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Goals of USCOTS

• Hold a national conference that focuses on undergraduate level statistics education (including AP Statistics), targeting statistics teachers.

• Share ideas, methods, and research results regarding what teachers want to know about teaching statistics: What should I teach? How do I teach it? Where do I get good resources? And, what research can I rely on to assess whether what I'm doing is effective and appropriate?

• Facilitate teachers incorporating new ideas, methods, and resources into their existing courses and programs.

• Promote connections between all teachers of undergraduate level statistics throughout the country.

Special Features of USCOTS

• Plenary Sessions on Curriculum, Pedagogy, Resources, and Research by National Leaders in Undergraduate and AP Statistics Education:

  	George Cobb Mt. Holyoke College				Roxy Peck California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  		Cliff Konold University of Massachusetts				Dick Scheaffer University of Florida
  			Robin Lock St. Lawrence University				Ann Watkins California State University, Northridge

• Spotlight Sessions exchanging your ideas on teaching and learning statistics as well as research on the teaching and learning of statistics.

• Hands-on breakout sessions to incorporate new ideas into your courses

• Opportunities to meet other statistics teachers and researchers from a wide range of institutions and disciplines

• A Statistics Teaching and Research Resource Packet to take with you

• A fun, active atmosphere where everyone can be involved!

USCOTS Program Committee

Deb Rumsey (Chair); Jackie Miller (Co-chair); Richard Alldredge; Bob delMas; Mark Earley; Peter Flanagan-Hyde; Christine Franklin; Joan Garfield; Rob Gould; Bill Harkness; Brad Hartlaub; Sterling Hilton; John Holcomb; Bob Johnson; Carl Lee; Robin Lock; Marsha Lovett; Mary Parker; Dennis Pearl; Jeff Witmer

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