USCOTS • May 17-19, 2007
Program

Breakout Session #1 (Click for abstracts)

1. "What Really Goes on at an AP Statistics Reading?"
   Brad Hartlaub & Daren Starnes
   Pfahl Hall 240
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2. "I Wonder...From Question to Research"
   Bob delMas, Randall Groth, Larry Lesser, & Jackie Miller
   Pfahl Hall 202
3. "The Gorillas of Introductory Statistics"
   Roxy Peck
   Pfahl Hall 140
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4. "Enhancing Statistics Teaching and Learning with Tablet PCs"
   Christopher Bilder & Christopher Malone
   Pfahl Hall 340
5. "Using Statistics for Service Learning"
   Norean R. Sharpe & Julie Legler
   Pfahl Hall 230
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6. "Exploring GAISE 2007 - A Statistics Odyssey"
   Michelle Everson & Andrew Zieffler
   Pfahl Hall 330
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7. "'The Second Course in Statistics"
   Robin Lock & Dick DeVeaux
   Blackwell Hotel Ballroom
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8. "Strategies for Working with Other Statistics Teachers"
   Mary Parker & Brian Smith
   Pfahl Hall Executive Boardroom
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9. "Common Mistakes and Misconceptions"
   Martha Aliaga
   Pfahl Hall 302
10. "Increasing Interaction and Engagement with Computer Lab Management Software"
    Kythrie Silva
    Mason Hall 321 Computer Lab
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Exhibitor Test-Drives (Click for abstracts)

• "Minitab 15 Tips and Tricks" (11:00 to 11:35)
  Mary McCarty
  Mason Hall 345 Computer Lab
• "StatsPortal Test-Drive" (11:45 to 12:20)
  Patti Collings, Pat Humphrey, Shari Modur & Roland Cheyney
  Mason Hall 345 Computer Lab

Lunch in Courtyard Tent & Pfahl Hall

Meet the Author Roundtables (Courtyard Tent) (Click for abstracts)

• Workshop Statistics: "Facilitating a 'Workshop' Environment for Introductory Statistics"
  Allan Rossman and Beth Chance
• Fathom2: "Sensors in a Stats Class"
  Bill Finzer and Robin Lock
• Ideas for the second course from "Intermediate Statistics for Dummies"
  Deb Rumsey
• WH Freeman: "AP Statistics 2007 Reading roundtable"
  Brad Hartlaub and Daren Starnes

Exhibitor Demonstration (Click for abstract)

• "TI-Nspire: Mathematics Using Multiple Representations"
  Randy Miller
  Pfahl Hall 140

Breakout Session #2 (Click for abstracts)

1. "Why are Teacher Salaries Negatively Correlated with Student Performance on the SAT?"
   David Spohn
   Pfahl Hall 240
2. "What Can we Learn from Quantitative Data in Statistics Education Research?"
   John Holcomb, Marsha Lovett, Andy Zieffler, & Sterling Hilton
   Pfahl Hall 140
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3. "Using Fun to Take Statistics Teaching Up a Notch"
   Larry Lesser & Dennis Pearl
   Blackwell Hotel Ballroom
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4. "The Accelerated Learning Cycle: Are you Ready to Learn? Am I Ready to Lead?"
   Karen Kinard & Mary Parker
   Pfahl Hall 230
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5. "Examining the Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics (SATS)"
   Marjorie Bond
   Pfahl Hall Executive Boardroom
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6. "Preparing to Teach at the Next Level - Careers in Teaching Statistics"
   Paul Roback & Carolyn Cuff
   Pfahl Hall 302
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7. "Using Geometry to Teach Statistics"
   George Cobb & Danny Kaplan
   Pfahl Hall 202
8. "Play Along with the Statistics Six Pack!"
   Phyllis Curtiss, John Gabrosek, Kirk Anderson, David Coffey, Neal Rogness, Paul Stephenson, & Mary Richardson
   Pfahl Hall 330 & 340
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9. "Integrating StatCrunch into your Course"
   R. Webster West
   Mason Hall 321 Computer Lab
10. "Using the Statistics Online Computational Resource (SOCR) to Teach Statistics"
    Ivo Dinov, Nicolas Christou, & Juana Sanchez
    Mason Hall 345 Computer Lab
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Special Presentation: Blackwell Hotel Ballroom

• Speaker: Joan Garfield
  "Collaboration in Statistics Education Research: Stories, Reflections, and Lessons Learned"
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Exhibitor Demonstrations (Click for abstracts)

• Data Analysis with JMP Student Edition (SAS Institute)
  Curt Hinrichs and Melodie Rush
  Pfahl Hall 140
• StatsPortal for the Basic Practice of Statistics (WH Freeman)
  Patti Collings, Pat Humphrey & Shari Modur
  Pfahl Hall 202
• Teaching Statistics Using MyStatLab (Pearson Education)
  Gwen Terwilliger
  Pfahl Hall 302

Exhibitor Test-Drives (Click for abstract)

• Fathom Dynamic Data Software (Key Press) test-drive
  Bill Finzer
  Mason Hall 321 Computer Lab

Breakout Session #3 (Click for abstracts)

1. "Exploring the Next Level in AP Statistics - The Concepts Behind the Formulae"
   John Diehl & Robin Levine-Wissing
   Pfahl Hall 240
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2. "Connecting Research to Practice: Collaboration, Mixed Methods, and Lessons Learned"
   Beth Chance, Joan Garfield, Paul Roback, & Mike Shaughnessy
   Blackwell Hotel Ballroom
3. "Developing the Optimal Undergraduate Statistics Major"
   Christine Franklin
   Pfahl Hall 302
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4. "Launching Catapults to Teach Basic Experimental Design"
   Mark G. Haug
   Pfahl Hall 330
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5. "Teaching with Clickers"
   Roxy Peck
   Pfahl Hall 202
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6. "We Teach Statistics '2'!"
   Jonathan Baker & Michelle Persinger
   Pfahl Hall 230
7. "How Much Does a Single M&M Weigh? Developing Activities for Engaging Students in Statistical Discovery"
   Amy Froelich & W. Robert Stephenson
   Pfahl Hall 140
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8. "Improving your Students' Understanding of Scatterplots"
   Tisha Hooks, Christopher Malone, & Susan Beseler
   Pfahl Hall 340
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9. "Pet Pedagogical Peeves in 'Penta-decades' of Professing"
   Mark Berenson
   Pfahl Hall Executive Boardroom
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10. "Finding Statistics Teaching and Learning Online Resources: through CAUSEweb"
    Ginger Holmes Rowell, Scott N. McDaniel, Lisa Green, & Megan Hall
    Mason Hall 345 Computer Lab
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11. "Make your Own Podcast"
    Ryan Hayes
    Mason Hall 321 Computer Lab

• Special Panel Discussion
• Question and Answer Session with USCOTS Plenary Speakers
• Floor Discussion