[CAUSE] Enrollment open for the FREE Teaching Statistics Through Data Investigations MOOC

Enrollment open for the FREE Teaching Statistics Through Data Investigations MOOC Registration is now open for the [ http://go.ncsu.edu/tsdi | Teaching Statistics Through Data Investigations ] MOOC for Educators. This course focuses on learning approaches and teaching strategies for teaching statistics with real data, and introduces participants to many rich resources and technology tools. Past participants (over 3500 from 92 countries and all 50 states), have included educators who teach statistics in middle school or high school (preservice or inservice) and intro level statistics in college to undergraduates or graduate students. Mathematics teacher educators who prepare teachers to teach statistics also find this course useful for supplementing their methods instruction. The course opens October 1 , 2018 and will remain open through mid December to allow for flexibility in learning at your own pace. Check out the description and register at [ http://go.ncsu.edu/tsdi | http://go.ncsu.edu/tsdi ] The course features video discussions of an expert panel of statistics educators that includes Hollylynne Lee (course designer and instructor), Christine Franklin (ASA’s K-12 Statistics Ambassador), Webster West (developer of StatCrunch), and Susan Friel (author of statistics content in a middle school series Connected Mathematics Project). There are many engaging videos of students and teachers working in classrooms and opportunities to dive into real data sets using technology tools. Participants can join a community of educators dedicated to improving their practices and learn with and from each other in our rich discussion forums! Participants can earn a certificate for 20 hrs of professional development, plus demonstrate their competency through performance assessments, called micro-credentials, related to [ https://place.fi.ncsu.edu/mod/page/view.php?id=3269 | understanding principles to guide instruction ] (extended from ASA’s GAISE documents), and [ https://place.fi.ncsu.edu/mod/page/view.php?id=3278 | designing worthwhile statistics tasks ] . Each micro-credential can lead to set number of Continuing Education Units (CEUs), plus a certificate and digital badge. Please share this information with anyone you know who may be interested in this FREE online professional development course. Contact Hollylynne Lee, lead instructor, with any questions at [ mailto:hollylynne@ncsu.edu | hollylynne(a)ncsu.edu ] . Many Smiles Hollylynne Hollylynne S. Lee Professor, Mathematics and Statistics Education Department of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education NC State University Faculty Scholar Faculty Fellow, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation RTI International University Scholar 2018-19 (Horizons Building, RTP, [ mailto:hlee.contractor@rti.org | hlee.contractor(a)rti.org ] ) NC State University Campus Box 7801 502C Poe Hall Raleigh, NC 27695 (919)-513-3544 (office) (919)-515-6892 (FAX) [ mailto:Hollylynne@ncsu.edu | Hollylynne(a)ncsu.edu ]