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 ]