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Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education

A national organization whose mission is to support and advance undergraduate statistics education, in four target areas:
resources, professional development, outreach, and research.

Resources	Professional Development	Research
eCOTS 2012	Workshops	Webinars

CAUSE NEWS:

	Register now for eCOTS 2012! The first biennial electronic Conference On Teaching Statistics (eCOTS) will take place from May 14-18, 2012 through the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE). eCOTS will center around three themes: Teaching Statistics: Debating Some of the Big Ideas Statistics for the Modern Student Commercial Resources for Teaching Statistics Please join us for interactive virtual sessions from leaders in the Statistics Education community, in addition to a virtual poster session, demonstrations from exhibitors, and a virtual CATALYST workshop. The conference will culminate in keynote presentations by technology innovators Hans Rosling and Webster West.

	CAUSE Announces Three Upcoming Workshops! Marjorie Bond, Monmouth College, will be presenting "Identifying and Addressing Difficult Concepts for Students in the Introductory Statistics Course" on three upcoming occasions. Catch one near you! Monday, May 21^st, 2012 • 8:30am - 4:30pm Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas Saturday, September 15^th, 2012 • 9:00am - 5:00pm Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois Wednesday, November 7^th, 2012 • 8:30am - 4:30pm The Hyatt Regency Riverfront, Jacksonville, Florida Pre-AMATYC National Conference Workshop

	PROJECT-SET: Statistics Education for Teachers Project-SET is a new NSF funded project that aims to develop innovative curricular materials to enhance the ability of high school teachers to foster students' statistical learning regarding two fundamental topics: sampling variability and regression. These materials will be useful for teacher preparation institutions, school districts, professional development programs, and individuals interested in furthering their own statistical knowledge. All materials will be geared towards helping high school teachers implement the Common Core State Standards for statistics as well as closely align with the learning goals outlined in the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education: A Pre-K-12 Curriculum Framework (GAISE) report.

	The Quantitative Analysis Center at Wesleyan University is hosting a Project-Based Introductory Statistics Workshop The workshop will be held Thursday, June 14, and Friday, June 15, 2012 and is aimed at disseminating a project-based introductory statistics curriculum developed for use with undergraduate college students. The curriculum is aimed at taking advantage of student's natural curiosity and providing a common language for approaching questions across numerous scientific disciplines. Priority will be given to new faculty (<4 years), postdoctoral fellows and advanced graduate students planning to teach introductory statistics at the college level. Full information about the workshop is available at qac.blogs.wesleyan.edu/summer-workshop. Additional information on this project-based curriculum can be found at www.wesleyan.edu/qac/curriculum. Questions about the workshop can be sent to ldierker@wesleyan.edu Download Workshop Flyer (PDF)

	Technology Innovations in Statistics Education (TISE) has now published Issue 1 in Volume 6. Technology Innovations An Exploration of the Exact Distribution and Probabilities for Sample Means for Small Random Samples Hoff, Steven; Heiny, Robert L; Perrett, Jamis J Learning Statistics Using Motivational Videos, Real Data and Free Software Harraway, John A

	SERJ Volume 10 Number 2, November 2011 now available Co-editors Peter Petocz and Bob delMas are pleased to announce the publication of a new issue of the Statistics Education Research Journal (SERJ). SERJ is a peer-reviewed electronic journal of the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE) and the International Statistical Institute (ISI). SERJ is published twice a year and is free. Please visit the main SERJ page for information about submitting manuscripts for review, and to access past issues. Editorial Calls for Nominations for New Editor and new Assistant Editor Publishing in SERJ: An Analysis of Papers from 2002-2009 Andrew Zieffler, Joan Garfield, Robert delMas, Laura Le, Rebekah Isaak, Audbjorg Bjornsdottir, and Jiyoon Park View:Abstract, Paper (pdf, 237kb) Preservice Elementary Teachers and the Fundamentals of Probabiltiy Clark Dollard View:Abstract, Paper (pdf, 131kb) Graduate Teaching Assistants' Statistical Content Knowledge of Sampling Jennifer Noll View:Abstract, Paper (pdf, 231kb) Conferences Letter to the Editor Referees

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	Donate to CAUSE You can make a tax-deductible donation to CAUSE through our development account administered by The Ohio State University. The CAUSE Support Fund is used for pilot projects and activities that further our mission of advancing resources, professional development, and research in statistics education. For example, a donation of $80 commissions a cartoon for free use by teachers in their classrooms or course websites. A $160 donation provides a registration grant for a graduate student, AP teacher, or 2-year college faculty to attend USCOTS. $300 provides free monthly conference calling for a faculty interest group. A regular donation of $50/month pays for the entire A-mu-sing competition.