Workshops for Math, Science Teachers Held in Boston

摘要

The American Statistical Association sponsored a two-day Meeting Within a Meeting (MWM) statistics workshop for middle- and high-school mathematics and science teachers August 5-6 during the 2014 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Boston, Massachusetts. This year, 18 middle-school and 30 high-school teachers, administrators, and madiematics educators attended the workshops that addressed statistical concepts taught in middle and high school. The MWM workshops emphasize the growth of statistical literacy and thinking as teachers explore problems that require them to formulate questions; collect, organize, analyze, and draw conclusions from data; and apply basic concepts of probability. Additionally, a follow-up program is planned that will help keep the teachers who attended MWM and the ASA in contact via webinars and email.