Editor’s Note: Spring 2025
The editors share one article, one lesson plan, and three highlights from the ASA-NCTM Joint Committee on K-12 Education in Statistics and Probability.
Posts tagged ‘Data Visualization’
May 5
Dec 9
Making Sense of Data Visualizations: A Toolkit for Supporting Student Discussions
Advanced data visualizations are changing how we share information, making complex data easier to understand and more engaging. The authors created a simple framework with three steps—exploring the context, understanding the visualization, and connecting it to personal experiences—to help students make sense of these visuals.
Dec 8
Data Science in Secondary Grades: Exploring Our Communities Through Pictures
Pictures, sounds, and text are all considered data. How can these types of data be incorporated into the school curriculum to better prepare students for today’s societal needs? The authors introduced a data science investigation that uses pictures as data in their middle and high school classes to find out.
Jul 15
Data Science in Secondary Grades: Exploring Our Communities Through Pictures
Pictures, sounds, and text are all considered data. How can these types of data be incorporated into the school curriculum to better prepare students for today’s societal needs? The authors introduced a data science investigation that uses pictures as data in their middle and high school classes to find out.
Nov 13
ASA Announces Statistics Poster, Project Competition Winners
First-place winners received $300, a certificate, and grade-appropriate graphing calculators provided by Texas Instruments. Second-place winners received $200 and a certificate, third-place winners received $100 and a certificate, and honorable mentions received certificates.
Nov 12
Census Bureau Offers Classroom Resources
Statistics in Schools has a large offering of materials for K–12 students—from standards-based activities to five-minute challenges to fun facts handouts. These resources can help you prepare for the remainder of the year while encouraging statistical literacy with real-life data.
Mar 23
Editor’s Note: Spring 2022
Statistics Teacher editors Jessica Cohen and Charlotte Bolch provide an overview of the articles in this issue.
Oct 21
Announcements: Fall 2021
A roundup of statistics and education-related information, deadlines, and opportunities.
Mar 20
Posters: April 1; Projects: June 1
Introduce your K–12 students to statistics through the annual poster and project competitions directed by the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on Curriculum in Statistics and Probability.
Mar 15
2018 Data Visualization Poster Competition and Project Competition (New Rubric & Rules)
Introduce your K–12 students to statistics through the annual poster and project competitions directed by the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on Curriculum in Statistics and Probability.
