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
statistical education of teachers
Using LOCUS Released Items with Practicing Teachers
By Christopher Engledowl and Tracey Gorham Blanco, New Mexico State University Throughout the past 20 years, it has been largely accepted that statistics is not mathematics, albeit statistics makes use of mathematics. For instance, the Statistical Education of Teachers (SET) report states “teachers also should recognize the features of statistics that set it apart as a … [Read more...] about Using LOCUS Released Items with Practicing Teachers
A Technology Twist on a Classic Statistics Lesson
By Shelly Sheats Harkness, Sarai Hedges, Kim Given In the lesson, “Alphabet Statistics,” described by Marilyn Burns in her 1987 book, A Collection of Math Lessons (from grades 3 through 6), students explore letter-of-the-alphabet frequency of usage in print material. Over the years, Shelly Sheats Harkness used an adaptation of this lesson several times with middle-school … [Read more...] about A Technology Twist on a Classic Statistics Lesson
Re-Envisioning the Mathematics Teaching Practices as the Statistics Teaching Practices
By Natasha E. Gerstenschlager In 2014, the Mathematics Teaching Practices (MTPs) were released by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All. These eight practices are described as practices based in research that ensure students receive quality mathematics instruction. As a mathematics teacher educator, … [Read more...] about Re-Envisioning the Mathematics Teaching Practices as the Statistics Teaching Practices