By Leticia Perez, Cynthia McIntyre, and Frieda Reichsman As data become increasingly central to science, mathematics, and everyday decision-making, teachers need accessible ways to integrate authentic datasets into classroom instruction. Although vast public data repositories exist, locating, cleaning, and contextualizing real-world data remains a significant barrier for … [Read more...] about Data Biographies: A Tool for Integrating Real-World Data into Classrooms
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Integrating Data Science Practices into Informal Learning: A STEM Summer Camp Approach
By Marc T. Sager, Southern Methodist University; Saki Milton, Southern Methodist University; Candace Walkington, Southern Methodist University; and Anthony J. Petrosino, Southern Methodist University For teachers and practitioners, this paper offers a model for integrating accessible, equity-minded data science activities into informal learning programs. Readers will gain … [Read more...] about Integrating Data Science Practices into Informal Learning: A STEM Summer Camp Approach
Lesson Plan: Lizards Task Levels B and C: Teacher Version with Student Version
By Kaycie Maddox and Christine Franklin Overview of Lesson This lesson provides a secondary data set for students to explore to develop understanding of classification, a data science concept, using accessible technology called CODAP. Students will also answer statistical questions used at each of the four phases of the framework for statistical reasoning outlined in … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Lizards Task Levels B and C: Teacher Version with Student Version
ASA/NCTM Joint Committee Members Share Favorite Resources
By Angela Walmsley, Mine Dogucu, Susan A. Peters, and Hollylynne Lee Preparing Pre-K–12 Teachers to Teach Statistics I often hear high school teachers tell me they never took a statistics class while earning their undergraduate degree. When they are approached by their high school principal to teach a statistics class, they sometimes aren't sure where to start. I hear the … [Read more...] about ASA/NCTM Joint Committee Members Share Favorite Resources
Data Science in Secondary Grades: Exploring Our Communities Through Pictures
By Michelle Dueck, Heritage Christian School; Pedro Gallegos, APEX Academy Charter School; Rosa Pastor, LA Promise Charter Middle School; Alvaro Pineda, East Valley High School; and Anna Bargagliotti, Loyola Marymount University Today, data is more critical than ever. Often, data are collected automatically through devices throughout our daily lives. A big challenge in … [Read more...] about Data Science in Secondary Grades: Exploring Our Communities Through Pictures
Editors’ Note: Summer 2024
We are excited to share our first issue of Statistics Teacher as co-editors! It has been a great experience getting to know authors, reviewers, and others at the ASA who work with Statistics Teacher. In this issue, we share one article, one lesson plan, and two highlights from the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on K–12 Education on Statistics and Probability. In “Data Science … [Read more...] about Editors’ Note: Summer 2024
Lesson Plan: Using Photographs as Data Sources to Tell Stories About Our Favorite Outdoor Spaces
Pip Arnold, Sheri Johnson, and Leticia Perez all started with the same initial prompt: Use photographs as data. The result? Three lesson plans that show it is possible to take an idea and develop it to best suit the interests of your students and you. All three lessons are aimed at the grades 6–9. You may like to work with one lesson plan or pick elements of all three to use … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: Using Photographs as Data Sources to Tell Stories About Our Favorite Outdoor Spaces
Lesson Plan: A Tale of One City and Two Lead Measurements
By Kirk Anderson and Mary Richardson, Grand Valley State University Overview of Lesson In 2014, a crisis began when the city of Flint Michigan switched its water supply in an effort to save money and the water became contaminated with lead. The EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule states that if lead concentrations exceed an action level of 15 parts per billion (ppb) in more than … [Read more...] about Lesson Plan: A Tale of One City and Two Lead Measurements