Editors’ Note: Fall 2025
The editors share four articles, three lesson plans, and two resources from the ASA-NCTM Joint Committee on K-12 Education in Statistics and Probability.
Posts tagged ‘resources’
Sep 25
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.
Jul 15
Announcements: Summer 2024
A roundup of statistics and education-related information, deadlines, and opportunities.
Nov 13
Announcements: Fall 2023
A roundup of statistics and education-related information, deadlines, and opportunities.
Nov 13
Join a K–12 Statistics Teacher Meetup
The free meetups (via Zoom) offer teachers a chance to share resources and discuss K–12 statistics topics, including the AP Statistics exam and statistics reading, assessment, applets, software resources, and lesson plans.
Nov 12
How Long Are the Words in the Gettysburg Address?
In this lesson, each student tries two methods for selecting a sample from the population of words in the Gettysburg Address: self-selection and simple random sampling.
Jan 2
Announcements: Winter
A roundup of statistics and education-related information and opportunities.
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.
Dec 29
K–12 Teachers Get Free Trial Memberships
This special offer is tailored to K–12 educators so they can enhance their students’ statistical education. Get information about upcoming events and services, subscriptions to Amstat News and Significance, online access to journals, and more!
