The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ Annual Meeting and Exposition starts tomorrow, Thursday, April 6. Are you going? There are a bunch of statistics talks and activities to check out!
Let’s start with the ASA booth that will be staffed by ASA Director of Education Rebecca Nichols and ASA K-12 Statistical Ambassador Chris Franklin. The booth number is #827 in the exhibit hall, which will be open Thursday and Friday, 8-5, and Saturday, 8-12. The booth is a great place to learn why AP Statistics is one of the top four AP STEM exams and how statistics is one of the fastest if not the fastest growing undergraduate majors. In addition to their passion for statistics, Rebecca and Chris will also have lots of teaching resources and ASA’s famous statistics-themed t-shirts, which are available in kids’ sizes, too!
Rebecca went through the NCTM online program and identified many talks each day that involved statistics. See her list below and let us know if we missed any or what you are excited about.
Chris also highlighted several talks that are discussed in a This is Statistics blog post.
We hope Rebecca and Chris will see you at NCTM to share the excitement and opportunities for statistics.
06 April, 2017
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM: Great Combinatorial Reasoning Activities for AP Statistics and Discrete Mathematics , Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 007A
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM: Ramp It Up! with STEM, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 305
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM: Teaching Probability on a Dime! (Well, Maybe "Two" Dimes!), Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 004
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM: Teaching Two-Way Frequency Tables: Fostering Mathematical Minds with Statistical Inquiry, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 304C
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Making Math in Scratch, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 217D
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: MOOC-Eds: Free Online Professional Development on Your Schedule, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 205
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM: Probability beyond Bunko: Can You Improve the Standard Die?, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 217B
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM: STEM Gives Meaning to Mathematics, Location: Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Lonestar Ballroom A
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Strategic Use of Technology Tools for Statistics in High School Math Courses, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 214C
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Utilizing Random Number Sheets to Carry Out Simulations Aligning with CCSS, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 006C
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: What Makes Residuals So Special?, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 217B
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM: Connecting Geometry, Functions, and Data—with Modeling, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 007C
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: More Than Meets the "Line", Location: Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Lonestar Ballroom F
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Statistics for Social Justice: A Critical Theory Approach, Location: Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Lonestar Ballroom C
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: What Are Statistical Models, and Why Do I Need Them?, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 207B
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Dare to Dive Into Data, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 004
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Oh, The Places You'll Go -- Or Will You? An Adventure in Probability That Keeps On Going . . . , Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 302AB
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Primary Math Games to Excite Learners Who Are Struggling, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 006B
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Using the Poisson Distribution to Make Real-World Decisions, Location: Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Crocket AB
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM: Analyzing Variation Can Help Us to Make Estimates and Decisions: It's More Than Just a Random Thing , Location: Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Lonestar Ballroom A
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM: Mathematical Action Technologies: Moving beyond the Hype of Flipping, Clickers, and IWBs, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 007C
07 April, 2017
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Changing the Rhythm of Math Class: Using Educational Songs to Cultivate Learning and Community, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 214C
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: On the Money: Integrating Mathematics and Financial Literacy, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 221
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM: Take a Chance, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 005
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM: The Clothesline: The Master Number Sense Maker, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 304C
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Promoting Success on the AP Exam with The Practice of Statistics, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 213AB
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: A New Approach to On-Level Statistics: Statistics and Probability with Applications, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 213AB
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: What's the Probability I Can Draw That?, Location: Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Texas Ballroom F
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM: Mathematical Practices Go to the Movies: High-Level Box Office Activities, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 007B
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM: Tea, Guinness, & Crop Yields: The Many Faces of Statistics, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 006D
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: In Your Interest: Integrating Mathematics and Financial Literacy, Location: Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Travis CD
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Engaging Students with Great Questions, Fun Simulations, and Free Technology, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 007A
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Understanding Sampling Variability, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 303
08 April, 2017
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM: Experience-First Statistics: Using Activities to Promote Statistical Thinking, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 007A
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM: Hands-On Activities + Technology = Mathematical Understanding through Authentic Modeling, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 006D
8:00 AM - 9:15 AM: Thinking Critically about Statistical Inference: Playing Cards and Drinking Water, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 302AB
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: LOCUS: A Formative Assessment Tool for Teachers That Is Informing State and National Assessments, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 205
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM: Statistics for the Redesigned SAT, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 007B
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM: Together Is Better! Using the Modeling Cycle to Connect Secondary Math and Science, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 217B
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM: Using NCTM’s Core Math Tools to Deepen Mathematical Connections in Statistics and Functions, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 006D
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: A Fruity Investigation Featuring Data and Measurement, Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 214D