Editors’ Note: Spring 2023
Statistics Teacher editors Jessica Cohen, Catherine Case, and Charlotte Bolch provide an overview of the articles in this issue.
Posts tagged ‘classroom’
Mar 23
Mar 23
If You Only Have One Hour … Teaching Statistical Inference to Youth
Beth Chance, Elsa Medina, and Jacquelyn Silverbush share a series of activities used with students in grades 4–6 to introduce statistical inference. The article is structured based on the amount of time to devote to the topic.
Oct 21
Using Photographs as Data Sources to Tell Stories About Our Favorite Outdoor Spaces
Three lesson plans that use photos as data sources show it is possible to take an idea and develop it to best suit the interests of your students and you.
Dec 1
GAISE II Now Available; Download for Free
The Pre-K–12 Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education II (GAISE II): A Framework for Statistics and Data Science Education includes a number of updates. It is available for free download now and will be available for purchase on Amazon soon.
Nov 12
K–12 Statistics Teacher Meet-Ups
ASA offers free K–12 teacher meet-ups (via Zoom) to share resources and discuss K–12 statistics topics. Topics have included the AP Statistics exam and statistics reading, assessment, applets, software resources, and lesson plans.
Sep 19
Building Understanding of Randomness from Ideas About Variation and Expectation
Random is the kind of word with different meanings in different contexts. Students are likely to use “random” as an adjective describing anything unexpected and surprising, but these usages are not mathematical. They do, however, provide an opportunity for teachers to discuss the differences between language used inside and outside of mathematics.
Dec 29
ThisIsStatistics
The field of statistics is growing fast. Jobs are plentiful, opportunities are exciting, and salaries are high. So what’s keeping more kids from entering the field? Many just don’t know about statistics. But the ASA is working to change that.
