Conferences Related to Statistics Education
Conferences Related to Statistics Education
UCLA, Los Angeles, California, July 28-29, 2008
REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL JUNE 30TH (FEES WILL DOUBLE AFTER THAT DAY)
CensusAtSchool is a project that gathers data about K-12 children using an online survey and returns the data and curricular materials that use that data to the teacher of those children for use in the classroom. It is a voluntary project that makes the data handling and chance part of the curriculum fun and engaging while educating on the importance of evidence based decisions across the curriculum. This workshop shows how to use the activities of the C@S project to implement Curriculum Content Statndards in Statistics, Data Analysis and Probability in practice and across the curriculum. The workshop will be of interest to teachers, university professors teaching the first course in Statistics, official statisticians and parents and education advocates.
For more information: http://censusatschool-california.stat.ucla.edu/index.html.Berkeley, California, July 14-17, 2008
The workshop will explore alternatives to teaching statistics that include innovations in data technologies, modern statistical methods, and a variety of computing skills that will enable our students to become active and engaged participants in scientific discovery. The workshop will be a hands-on program for faculty interested in innovating statistics courses and curricula to better prepare statistics students to engage in creative statistical practice in today's dynamic, data-rich scientific environment.
East Tennessee State University, Monday, July 14 - Thursday, July 17, 2008
Presented by Roger Woodard, North Carolina State University; & Scott McDaniel, Middle Tennessee State University
The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE) in conjunction with East Tennessee State University is sponsoring a workshop on teaching introductory statistics. This 4 day workshop will expose participants to current ideas in teaching and planning a course on introductory statistics.
The workshop will explore many topics in the development and improvement of an introductory statistics course. The workshop will begin with methods of planning a course to highlight key concepts. Participants will then move on to the building and planning hands-on activities. Participants will also explore CAUSEweb.org, an online digital library of statistics teaching materials. The workshop will also help participants develop assessment strategies and instruments that identify student learning. This will include use of the online Assessment Resource Tools for Improving Statistical Thinking (ARTIST).
For more information: http://www.causeweb.org/workshop/etsu/.On Cape Cod in West Barnstable, MA, Monday, June 16 - Friday, June 20, 2008
Presented by Bob delMas, University of Minnesota; Mary Parker, University of Texas, Austin; and special topic instructors John Climent, Cecil Community College (Regression and Model Fitting); Glenn Miller, Borough of Manhattan Community College (Using Multiple Assessments)
The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE), in partnership with Cape Cod Community College and AMATYC, is sponsoring this five-day workshop GAISEing Beyond the Crossroads. This workshop will provide participants with direct experience that will help them develop classroom activities and assessments that are aligned with both the ASA endorsed Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE; http://www.amstat.org/education/gaise) and recommendations in the AMATYC publication, Beyond Crossroads. Each participant will be part of a team that develops a lesson plan and materials by the end of the workshop that can be incorporated into an introductory statistics course.
For more information: http://www.causeweb.org/workshop/capecod/.University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, 11-17 August 2007
The fifth in a series of International Research Forums is to be held in England in August 2007, hosted by the Institute of Education, University of Warwick. This gathering offers an opportunity for a small, interdisciplinary group of researchers from around the world to meet for a few days to share their work, discuss important issues, and initiate collaborative projects.
The topic of the fifth Forum will be Reasoning about Statistical Inference: Innovative Ways of Connecting Chance and Data. This topic is emerging from the presentations and discussions at SRTL-3 and 4 and is a topic of current interest to many researchers as well as teachers of statistics. As new courses and curricula are developed, a greater role for informal types of statistical inference is anticipated, introduced early, revisited often, and developed through use of simulation and technological tools. We encourage research papers that address reasoning about statistical inference at all levels of education including the professional development of elementary and secondary teachers. For further information, see http://srtl.stat.auckland.ac.nz/.
Guimarães, Portugal, 19-21 August 2007
Papers are invited on all aspects of assessing student learning in statistics. We expect, for example, to have papers on writing effective exam questions, on exam implementation strategies, and on alternative assessment methods such as projects, lab assignments, and writing assignments. We also encourage submissions on how to use assessment to improve student learning, and on developing and administering assessments items to conduct research into student learning.
This conference is an IASE organised satellite conference to ISI 56. ISI 56 is being held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 22-29 August. Guimarães is approximately 50 km from Porto and about 350 km from Lisbon.
PROGRAMME CO-CHAIRS: Brian Phillips and Beth Chance
LOCAL ORGANISER: Bruno C. de Sousa (Portugal)
Sponsors
PAPER DEADLINES
For further information: http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/iasesat07 or contact Brian Phillips (bphillips@swin.edu.au) or Beth Chance (bchance@calpoly.edu).
Salvador, Brazil, 2-7 July 2006
Information: Carmen Batanero
E-mail: batanero@ugr.es
ICOTS-7 Website: http://www.maths.otago.ac.nz/icots7
Call for contributed papers and posters: http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/temp/ICOTS7CallForContribPapers.pdf
Rochester, New York, 4-5 August 2005
This two-day conference is designed to promote excellence in teaching introductory statistics. Participants from high school and college settings can expect to hear speakers present new ideas and techniques that will make their classrooms more effective statistics learning centers. Four major areas of teaching concern have been identified: the curriculum, the techniques and methodologies, the ever-changing technology, and real world applications. For details, see http://www.monroecc.edu/go/beyondtheformula/.
Auckland, New Zealand, 2-7 July 2005
For more information on SRTL-4, contact
Maxine Pfannkuch
Department of Statistics
The University of Auckland
New Zealand
Phone: 64 9 373 7599, ext. 88794
Fax: 64 9 373 7018
m.pfannkuch@auckland.ac.nz
or see the website at
http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/srtl4/.
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 19-21 May 2005
The first United States Conference on Teaching Statistics, hosted by the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education, will focus on ways that we can share teaching ideas, develop working relationships, and identify areas for future collaborations and projects at our own institutions. USCOTS will feature spotlight sessions, plenary talks, and working breakout sessions in three major areas: curriculum, pedagogy, and research. For more information about USCOTS, please contact Deborah Rumsey, USCOTS program chair, at rumsey@stat.ohio-state.edu.
Sydney, Australia, 4-5 April 2005
To be effective in the real world, our students will have to be able to take problems vaguely conceived in natural language terms through the statistical investigation and analysis cycle to arrive at conclusions that they can successfully communicate to others in natural language. Effective communication of statistical findings is one of the critically important legs on which this structure stands. One reason why statistics does not have the impact it should have in society is that even statistical professionals are often not very good at it. A great deal more work has to go into teaching students to communicate the messages they see in data.
What is going on out there? What methods do we have for teaching students to write about, speak about, or otherwise convey, the messages they see in data? What is working? How do we know? What has been tried but failed? What new ideas do we have?
Wrap your experience and ideas up into a paper for the IASE Satellite or just plan to come to hear from others experience. For full details see the webpage http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/conferences.php?show=iase2005.
Important dates
Abstracts due: September 30, 2004
Invitations sent out by October 30, 2004
Papers due: December 20, 2004.
To be assured of a place in the program, please submit abstracts as early as possible as there are a limited number of places for speakers.
Joint Organisers: Brian Phillips, bphillips@swin.edu.au and Kay Lipson, klipson@swin.edu.au
Monroe Community College - Main Campus, Rochester, NY, 5-6 August 2004
Each summer in Rochester, New York there is an excellent conference on the Teaching of Introductory Statistics which you or your teaching colleagues might want to consider attending. The BEYOND THE FORMULA STATISTICS CONFERENCE is for all teachers of the Introductory Statistics course, beginners or experienced, high school or college.
The program for BEYOND THE FORMULA VIII, AUGUST 5 & 6, 2004, promises to be a great one. The central focus will be on curriculum and assessment. William Harkness from Penn State will be this year's keynote speaker. Bill's opening address 'Restructuring Intro Stats: Changing the Image of Statistics Part I -- What Should We 'Teach'?' focuses on redesigning a course that is not only intellectually stimulating but also enjoyable. This will set the stage for 23 sessions and workshops lead by 15 distinguished speakers! There will be several presentations in the each of the areas of Curriculum, Teaching Techniques, Technology Usage and Applications with emphasis on exactly how an instructor can incorporate these ideas into their course. All of the newly gained knowledge will come full circle in Bill's closing keynote 'Restructuring Intro Stats: Changing the Image of Statistics Part II -- How Should We 'Teach'?'
This year's conference will take on a bit of international flavor, as Peter Holmes, RSS Centre for Stat Ed, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, England, will be the after-dinner speaker. His topic is, 'Assessment in Statistics: A two-edged sword.' Peter is considered by many to be 'one of the best speakers and most experienced statistics educators in the world.'
A new feature at the 2004 conference: Two workshops, 'Statistical Thinking Workshop: The Theory Behind A Statistical Thinking Approach' and 'Planning and Assessing Student Learning Outcomes for Statistics', for which there is pre-registration. Visit our website for the details.
Please visit the Beyond The Formula website for information about our
history and the details for the 2004 conference. All information is
posted: Speakers, Titles, Abstracts, Conference schedule, Registration
forms, Hotel information, Travel information, answers to all your
questions.
http://www.monroecc.edu/go/beyondtheformula
Please pass this information along to all others who might be interested in attending. We look forward to the participation by members of your institution. August 5th will be here sooner than you think, so start this week making plans to attend.
Bob Johnson
Chair, BTF Steering Committee
To contact the Beyond The Formula Steering Committee:
E-mail:
BeyondTheFormula@MonroeCC.edu
Phone: Dept. Office: 585-292-2930
Fax: Dept. Office: 585-292-3874
Post: Beyond The Formula, Dept. of Mathematics
Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY 14623
Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, 1-4 August 2004
The goal of this roundtable conference is to provide participants with opportunities to learn about and discuss issues of student assessment in statistics courses. Presenters will include worldwide leaders in the area of assessment and teachers of introductory statistics courses. Participants at this working conference will have the opportunity for hands-on discussions of assessment development and resources. This year's conference will focus on the following themes:
The application deadline has been extended until April 1. For more information, see http://www.rossmanchance.com/artist/roundtable.html.
Lund University, Lund, Sweden, June 28 - July 3, 2004
The International Association for Statistical Education (IASE) and the International Statistical Institute (ISI) are organizing the 2004 Roundtable on Curricular Development in Statistics Education, which will be held at Lund Institute of Technology at Lund University in Lund, Sweden from 28 June to 3 July 2004. The Roundtable will bring together a small number of experts, representing as many different countries as possible, to discuss one another's views and approaches to curriculum for teaching statistics. The Roundtable Conference will provide opportunities for developing better mutual understanding of common problems and for making recommendations concerning the statistics curriculum. A main outcome of the Roundtable will be a monograph containing a set of papers, which have been prepared for and discussed during the conference. The monograph will present a global overview of the conference that can serve as starting point for further research on issues related to the statistics curriculum.
The need for processing the increasing amount of data people receive in the course of their work and lives has made it imperative that students leave elementary and secondary schools prepared to make reasoned decisions based on sound statistical thinking. Countries and communities have approached this problem in different ways. The Roundtable will provide the opportunity for sharing what works and to highlight the challenges and potential solutions researchers have faced as they design and implement curricula to produce statistically literate citizens. The Roundtable will be held immediately prior to the Tenth International Congress on Mathematical Education to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2004, July 4-11.
The IASE Scientific Program Committee will prepare the program and schedule for the Roundtable. The Committee has agreed on a list of topics that will form the basis of the discussions and invites those interested to send in a three-page summary of their proposed paper. The major topics to be addressed at the primary, secondary, tertiary, or inservice levels are:
Theoretical papers should include: a) the statement of the problem, b) background or appropriate previous work, c) discussion of main arguments, d) implications for curricular development, e) references.
Descriptions of experimental research should include: a) the statement of the problem and methodology, b) background or appropriate previous work; c) data analysis and discussion of main results; d) implications for curricular development; e) references.
Descriptions of curriculum innovations should include a) focus and philosophy of the curriculum, b) background and development process, c) description, d) pilot and implementation results, e) sources and references.
The Program Committee will review the summaries. Authors of papers that seem promising in terms of the overall Roundtable program will be encouraged to submit full papers. The final selection will be made on the basis of the contribution of the paper to the thinking of the field and to ensure representation from diverse communities across the world.
Manuscript Submission
Papers may be submitted for the primary, secondary, tertiary, or inservice levels within each of the topics according to the following process. Authors must submit a three-page summary of a proposed paper for review by the Program Committee. Authors of summaries that are in line with the goals of the overall Roundtable program will be asked to submit full papers. The final selection of papers to be presented at the Roundtable will be made on the basis of their contribution to curricular development in statistics, with attention given to balance across topics and across diverse communities from around the world.
Summaries should be submitted electronically as a Word file. Pictures and graphs should be embedded within the text. Margins should be 1.24 cm all around in Times, 12-point font.
Important deadlines
October 1, 2003 for submission of summaries of papers to the Chair of the Scientific Program Committee, Gail Burrill, at burrill@msu.edu
November 1, 2003 for provisional acceptance of papers
January 2004 for first draft of papers
March 2004 for final acceptance of papers for the Roundtable
July 2004 presentation of papers at Roundtable
October 2004 for final version of revised papers
For more information, see http://hobbes.lite.msu.edu/~IASE_2004_Roundtable/.
Athens, Georgia, October 30 - November 1, 2003
TEAMS is the inaugural conference on statistics in teacher preparation.
This conference is the ASA's response to the MET report released by CBMS.
Teams of educators from across the United States will be partially funded to
attend the conference. Contact Christine Franklin, UGA, Department of Statistics,
204 Statistics Building, Athens, Georgia 30602,
Max-Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany, August 11-12, 2003 (preceding the ISI 54th session)
For information, see http://www.ph-ludwigsburg.de/iase/.
San Francisco, California, August 3, 2003
Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, September 20, 2003
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, November 22, 2003
For information, see http://www.msmesb.org/.
Monroe Community College - Damon City Campus, Rochester, NY, July 24-25, 2003
Speakers include:
Paul Velleman, Cornell University
Floyd Bullard, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Robert Carver, Stonehill College
Sterling Hilton, Brigham Young University
Roger Hoerl, General Electric
Ginger Holmes Rowell, Middle Tennessee State University
R. Webster West, U of South Carolina
For information, see http://www.monroecc.edu/go/beyondtheformula/.
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, July 23-28, 2003
The third in a series of International Research Forums on Statistical Reasoning, Thinking and Literacy is to be held in the United States in July 2003 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This gathering offers an opportunity for a small, interdisciplinary group of researchers from around the world to meet for a few days to share their work, discuss important issues, and initiate collaborative projects. Having emerged from the two previous forums, the topic and focus of SRTL-3 will be Reasoning about Variability. Based on the SRTL tradition, we plan to keep the number of participants small to facilitate a working research forum. There are two possible roles for participants in this Forum. The first is to present current research on reasoning about variability, while the second is to discuss and react to research presentations. Participants will be encouraged to use videotape and written transcripts of students in classroom and interview settings to provide illustrations of what the researchers are learning about how students reason about variability. As with the previous SRTL Research Forums, we encourage the participation of young promising scholars. Contact William Mickelson, 31 Teachers College Hall, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0345, USA, (402) 472-1196, wmickelson2@unl.edu.
For more information, see the SRTL-3 web site at http://tc.unl.edu/srtl.
Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 13-18, 2003
For information, see http://www.hawaii.edu/pme27/.
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, March 29, 2003
The conference will be a one-day event oriented toward the discussion of innovative ways of teaching introductory statistics. However, contributed presentations on teaching statistics at all levels are welcome. The program includes three invited talks, panel discussion, contributed oral presentations and posters (dateline for submission of abstracts of papers or posters: February 22). Invited Speakers: Jessica Utts, Richard De Veaux, Christine Anderson-Cook. The event is directed toward regular and adjunct faculty teaching statistics courses at college level, graduate students of Statistics or Mathematics planning a career on teaching, and high school teachers teaching AP Statistics. Those who are responsible for planning such courses would find the material valuable. There is no registration fee for the conference. However, attendees are required to fill out a registration form. Due to space limitations, attendees are encouraged to register early. Contact Edith Seier, Mathematics Department, PO Box 70663, ETSU, Johnson City, Tennessee 37614, USA, (423) 439-6974, seier@mail.etsu.edu, http://www.etsu.edu/math/seier/ARCOTS.htm.
Bellaria, Italy, February 28 - March 3, 2003
For information, see http://fibonacci.dm.unipi.it/~didattica/CERME3/.
"Introductory Statistics for a New Century"
Thursday, August 8, 2002, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM and 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Friday, August 9, 2002, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Monroe Community College's Damon City Campus,
228 E. Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604
This conference is for all teachers of Introductory Statistics, from those teaching the first time to the experienced teacher. There are sessions planned for all.
AGENDA PLANS INCLUDE:
Keynote addresses by Joan Garfield,
Two real world statistical case studies,
Several sessions focusing on how to integrate new materials
into your intro course,
Several sessions focusing on evaluation of your intro course,
Several sessions encompassing classroom teaching strategies and curriculum
issues,
Several hands-on computer (web and software) and calculator sessions,
Dinner and an after-dinner speaker,
Publisher's Book Exhibit
And much more!!
MAJOR THEMES INCLUDE:
Teaching Techniques
Technology
Curriculum
Applications
CALL FOR SPEAKERS:
It is clear from the discussions
that occur on the various statistical lists that many
members are doing interesting and innovative things in
their statistics classrooms, and have much to offer other
statistics instructors. Have you ever thought about making
a presentation to share your innovations?
You can find out more about the Beyond The Formula conferences by visiting our website at http://www.monroecc.edu/go/beyondtheformula
The Conference Steering Committee is interested in hearing from you about:
presentation(s) you would like to make,
topics you would like to see on our program,
people you would be interested in hearing speak, and
any other way that we could help you in your teaching of statistics.
The Steering Committee's email address is BeyondTheFormula@monroecc.edu.
"Developing a Statistically Literate Society"
Cape Town, South Africa, 7 - 12 July 2002 (Note change of location! See
the ICOTS 6 web site for details.)
This conference is co-sponsored by the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE), the International Statistical Institute (ISI), and the South African Statistical Association (SASA). The major aim of ICOTS is to provide the opportunity for people from around the world who are involved in statistics education to exchange ideas and experiences, to discuss the latest developments in teaching statistics, and to expand their network of statistical educators. As the conference theme for ICOTS-6 is "Developing a Statistically Literate Society," special sessions on statistics literacy are also planned. For more information see the conference web site at http://icots.itikzn.co.za/ or contact Maria-Gabriella Ottaviani, Chair, International Program Committee, mariagabriella.ottaviani@uniroma1.it
"Getting Real with Business Statistics"
Athens, Georgia, June 6-8, 2002
The 17th annual conference on Making Statistics More Effective in Schools and Business (MSMESB) will be held at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. For more information visit http://www.msmesb.org/2002Georgia/ or contact John D. McKenzie, Jr., phone: 781-239-4479, fax: 781-239-6416, mckenzie@babson.edu.
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 22 - 29 August 2001
Seven invited paper sessions have been organised by the IASE, with another four jointly organised with other ISI sections.
http://www.swin.edu.au/maths/iase/isi53.html
For general information about the conference, see http://www.nso.go.kr/isi2001/
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 21 - 22 August 2001
This precedes the 53rd Session of the ISI and is intended to be of interest to a wide cross-section of society, with particular relevance to teachers.
http://www.swin.edu.au/maths/iase/statlit.html
University of New England, Armidale, Australia, 15 - 20 August 2001
A Statistics Conference for Mathematics Teachers Teaching Introductory Statistics
DATE:
Thursday, August 2, 2001, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and
6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Friday, August 3, 2001, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
LOCATION:
Monroe Community College
1000 East Henrietta Road
Rochester, NY 14623
AGENDA PLANS INCLUDE:
Addresses by a keynote speaker,
Two real world statistical case studies,
Several sessions focusing on how to integrate new materials
into the beginning course,
Several sessions encompassing classroom teaching strategies
and curriculum issues,
Several hands-on computer (web and software) and calculator
sessions,
Dinner and an after-dinner speaker,
Publisher's Book Exhibit
And much more!!
MAJOR THEMES INCLUDE:
Teaching Techniques
Technology
Curriculum
Applications
Visit the conference website at http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/math/beyond1.htm
The Conference Steering Committee is interested in hearing from
you about:
presentation(s) you would like to make,
topics you would like to see on our program,
people you would be interested in hearing speak,
and
any other way that we could help you in
your teaching of statistics.
The Steering Committee's email address is beyondtheformula@monroecc.edu
25th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Utrecht, The Netherlands, 12 - 17 July 2001
A Conference for Teachers of Statistics
Organized by
Department of Mathematics
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
June 27-29, 2001
The purpose of the conference is to share the latest ideas and information on issues related to teaching statistics at all levels. The conference will feature presentations by leading statistics educators, panel discussions, and contributed paper sessions consistent with the mission of the conference. Authors wishing to contribute a 30 minute paper should submit an abstract (e-mail submission preferred) by June 1, 2001.
For more information contact one of the following organizers:
K.L.D. Gunawardena, University of Wisconsin
Oshkosh
gunaward@uwosh.edu
Bob Wardrop, University of Wisconsin Madison
wardrop@stat.wisc.edu
Chitra Gunawardena, University of Wisconsin Fox
Valley
cgunawar@uwc.edu
Registration forms and updated information will be available on the MCOTS Web site at http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/gunaward/mcots3.html
The Sixteenth Conference on Making Statistics More Effective in Schools and Business (MSMESB) will be held on June 21-23, 2001 at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Details concerning the conference, as well as registration materials, may be found at the following web site: http://www.rpi.edu/~burker/MSMESB.html. Opportunities exist for those wishing to make presentations of their work.
The theme of the conference this year is "Beyond the Core." For fifteen years MSMESB has imposed a great influence on the teaching of basic statistics courses, particularly in schools of business, to make these courses more relevant and realistic in relation to demands placed on graduates going into the workplace. MSMESB also had a significant influence on the authors of most leading textbooks, and this conference will be a wonderful opportunity to review the latest in textbooks, electronic media, and software.
This year, MSMESB will address issues beyond the first course. This is a great opportunity for those teaching statistics to hear from outstanding scholars and teachers on such topics as:
This conference has had a very powerful, positive influence on many who teach applied statistics at the undergraduate and graduate level, and it has been a useful forum for industry and business leaders to get their needs recognized by those teaching their future employees. For those who are:
Among this year's features will be a plenary session presented by Dr. Richard Scheaffer, President of the American Statistical Association, and a tour of the GE Power Systems University, headquarters of GE Power Systems Six Sigma efforts. Think about joining us for MSMESB XVI. It will be a great opportunity.
For additional information contact
Richard J. Burke, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
The Lally School of Management & Technology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street
Troy, NY, 12180-3590
USA
Voice: 1-518-276-6845
Fax: 1-518-276-2665
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 19 - 21 April 2001
http://www.statsresearch.co.nz/fest/
A symposium on biometrics education of wildlife biologists will be given at the 2000 Wildlife Society Meeting to be held in Nashville, TN, September 12-16, 2000. The half-day symposium has been organized by William Gould, New Mexico State University, and Dean Stauffer, Virginia Tech University, and is being sponsored by the Biometrics Working Group and the College and University Education Working Group of the Wildlife Society.
Statement of Purpose: The objective of this symposium is to bring together those who teach and employ students in natural resources. The intent is to share pedagogical strategies and to promote a better understanding of employers' needs and expectations of students' quantitative skills. In this symposium, employers from state and federal agencies as well as the private sector will identify the required and/or desirable skills (quantitative, computer, or otherwise) of wildlife biologists for employment purposes. Presenters from academia will present current content and future directions of quantitative courses taught at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Identification of the common ground (or lack thereof) between course content and the desired knowledge base of graduates (from employers) is a central purpose of the symposium. Constructive thought and debate concerning what topics/concepts are being taught at the university level, how they are taught and why, will be encouraged. Recognition of desirable skills as presented by employers may facilitate revisions of biometrics course material or initiate offerings of biometry courses for more effective training of wildlife students for biological positions. Finally, wildlife students attending the session may gather an understanding of how they might orient their undergraduate or graduate curriculum to be competitive in the job market.
For more information, contact William Gould at (505) 646-3986 or wgould@nmsu.edu or Dean Stauffer at (540) 231-7349 or dstauffe@vt.edu
THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE:
Two addresses by keynote speaker Richard Scheaffer,
Two real world statistical case studies,
Several sessions encompassing curriculum issues, and
classroom teaching strategies,
Several hands-on computer (web and software) and
calculator sessions,
Dinner and an after-dinner speaker, Robert Hogg,
Publisher's Book Exhibit
MAJOR THEMES INCLUDE:
Curriculum
Statistical Reform
Evaluating Reform
Probabilities Role in Introductory Statistics
Teaching Techniques
Technology
Applications
INVITED SPEAKERS:
Professor Richard L. Scheaffer, Keynote Speaker
Dept of Statistics, Univ of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Professor Joan Garfield
Dept of Educational Psychology, Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Professor Robert V. Hogg
Dept of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Univ of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Professor Kyle Siegrist
Mathematical Sciences Dept, Univ of Alabama in Huntsville, AL
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION, UPDATES, AND REGISTRATION FORM:
See our web site:
http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/math/beyond1.htm
Or
Contact Bob Johnson by:
E-mail: BeyondTheFormula@MonroeCC.edu
Phone: Dept. Office: 716-292-2930
Fax: Dept. Office: 716-292-3874
Post: Dept. of Mathematics
Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY 14623
The mission of the conference is to bring together business practicioners and academicians to explore ways to improve teaching and learning statistics, statistical thinking, and continuous improvement. The conference also strives to promote interdisciplinary research and research partnerships between academicians and business practicioners. If you would like more information, please contact:
Chung Chen or Raja Velu
School of Management
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244
cchung@syr.edu or rpvelu@syr.edu
Phone: +1-315-443-1377
Fax: +1-315-443-5457
www.som.syr.edu/msmesb/
The deadline for applications is April 20, 2000.
For more information, contact:
Dex Whittinghill
whittinghill@rowan.edu
Phone: +1 (856) 256-4500 ext. 3879
Fax: +1 (856) 256-4816
First Announcement -- Call for Papers
The second bi-annual Western Statistics Teachers Conference (WeSTCo 2000: Statistics Education for the New Century) will be held March 17-18, 2000 in Greeley, Colorado. Sessions will be held Friday afternoon, Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon at the McKee Hall of Education on the University of Northern Colorado campus, with the Ramada Inn serving as the official hotel for the conference.
Organizers Dan Mundfrom and Larry Lesser invite teachers of statistics courses at all levels to plan to attend and submit a presentation proposal, especially involving research and/or significant innovation in one of the following areas:
Integrating Data Analysis throughout the Curriculum
Interdisciplinary Connections
Quantitative Literacy
Teaching the Advanced Placement Statistics Course
Teaching the Mathematical Statistics Course
Teaching the Introductory Statistics Course
Use of Technology in Teaching Statistics
Use of Alternative Assessment in Teaching Statistics
Teaching New Topics (or Old Topics in New Ways)
Attendees may apply to give a 20-minute contributed paper talk (deadline for receipt: September 15, 1999; notifications mailed by November 1, 1999) or a poster session presentation (deadline for receipt: January 10, 2000; notifications on these mailed by Jan. 31, 2000). Registration for the conference is $50 if received by Sept. 15, $65 if received by Jan. 31, and $80 if received after January 31. Checks should be made payable to UNC-WeSTCo. The official proposal form should be completed and mailed to:
WeSTCo 2000
c/o ASRM Department
University of Northern Colorado
501 20th Street
Greeley, CO 80639
Transportation will be provided between UNC and the Ramada Inn. Attendees can get a special conference rate of $45 (plus tax) per night (single or double occupancy) by saying they are with the WeSTCo conference when they make their reservations (1-888-GREELEY) with a credit card by the end of February 2000. Greeley is a city of 70,000 located at the intersection of US Highways 34 and 85, and transportation between Greeley and Denver International Airport can be reserved by calling Rocky Mountain Shuttle at 1-970-356-3366. Attendees with their own cars may park on campus (it will be pretty empty due to spring break week). In Greeleys grid of north-south numbered avenues and east-west numbered streets, the Ramada Inn is near 6th Street and 8th Avenue and McKee Hall is near 22nd Street and 11th Avenue.
More detailed information on speakers and times, etc., will be posted as it becomes available. For more information, contact Dan Mundfrom at (970) 351-1669 or djmundf@unco.edu, or check out our website at http://www.math.armstrong.edu/faculty/lesser/WeSTCo2000.html.
Workshops and Short Courses
University of Minnesota, Friday, June 6 & Saturday, June 7, 2008
Presented by Joan Garfield, Bob delMas, and Andrew Zieffler
This workshop will share teaching methods and materials developed by the NSF-Funded AIMS (Adapting and Implementing Innovative Materials) project. The activities are designed for use in an introductory, non-calculus based college statistics course. We invite participants who teach statistics and are interested in learning about teaching a student-centered, activity based course that utilizes exemplary software tools, real data sets, and alternative methods of assessment.
Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop to the workshop. However, a few laptops will also be available for people to use.
For more information: http://www.causeweb.org/workshop/aims/.UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 6-8 August 2007
The 2007 joint SOCR/CAUSEway continuing education workshop aims at demonstrating the functionality, utilization and assessment of the current UCLA, SOCR and CAUSEweb resources. This workshop will be of most value to AP teachers and college instructors of probability and statistics classes who have interests in exploring novel IT-based approaches for enhancing statistics education. The workshop will provide an interactive forum for exchange of ideas and recommendations for strategies to integrate computers, modern pedagogical approaches, the Internet and new student assessment techniques. For further information: http://wiki.stat.ucla.edu/socr/index.php/SOCR_Events_Aug2007/.
San Luis Obispo, CA, 18-22 July 2005
Sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America, as part of its Professional Enhancement Programs (PREP) Project, and co-sponsored by the ASA and Duxbury-Brooks/Cole, this faculty development workshop is intended for college faculty who teach introductory statistics courses for mathematically inclined students.
The goals of the workshop are to help participants to adapt current content and pedagogical recommendations from algebra-based introductory statistics courses to the post-calculus level, providing mathematically inclined students with a balanced introduction to the discipline of statistics at an appropriate mathematical level. These adaptations may involve development of a new course or infusion of data and activities into existing courses. The workshop will seek to generate productive thought and discussion about the appropriate goals, content, and pedagogy of the first course for mathematically inclined students, particularly for prospective teachers. The workshop will also aim to offer helpful guidance for implementing activities and data, for assessing student learning, and for using technology effectively, and to build a supportive network of teachers of such courses from statistics and mathematics departments.
Workshop participants will receive a copy of Investigating Statistical Concepts, Applications, and Methods, an investigation-based text written by the presenters. Participants will also receive an extensive binder containing articles, additional activities, course materials, and assessment items. Most workshop sessions will consist of participants working through activities selected to illustrate the guiding principles behind the development of the course materials. Many activities will involve the use of technology such as statistical analysis software and applets designed specifically to enhance student learning. Presenters will also offer implementation and assessment suggestions during these activity-based sessions. Some workshop sessions will be devoted to small-group discussions of course goals for various student audiences and of implementation and assessment issues.
The workshop will be held on the campus of Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, on the beautiful central coast of California. It will begin with dinner on Monday, July 18 and conclude with lunch on Friday, July 22. The registration fee of $250 includes room and board as well as all workshop materials, but it does not include travel expenses to/from San Luis Obispo. To register for the workshop, go to http://www.maa.org/PREP/. For more information about the workshop, see http://www.rossmanchance.com/prep/workshop.html. You may also contact the presenters: Allan Rossman (arossman@calpoly.edu) and Beth Chance (bchance@calpoly.edu).
Two New LearnStat Workshops have been announced: Guidelines for Teaching Statistics within the Pre K-12 Mathematics Curriculum, presented by Christine A. Franklin, University of Georgia, and Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education, presented by Martha Aliaga, American Statistical Association, and Carolyn B. Morgan, Hampton University. Both of these half-day workshops will be held January 4, 2005 in Atlanta and immediately precede the Joint Mathematics Meetings. For more information and to register, visit the LearnSTAT section of the ASA web site.
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo, 21-25 June 2004
Interested in infusing your post-calculus introductory statistics course with
activities and data?
Interested in creating a new course that provides a more balanced introduction to
statistics for mathematically inclined students?
Interested in modeling recommended pedagogy and content for future teachers of
statistics?
We invite instructors who teach a post-calculus introductory statistics course to attend an NSF-sponsored four-day workshop on incorporating an active-learning and data-oriented focus into this course. Participants will receive a complimentary copy of the preliminary edition Statistical Concepts, Applications, and Theory by Rossman and Chance, to be published by Duxbury. During the workshop, participants will immerse themselves in use of the activities and receive advice for implementing components or the entire course at their own institution.
Applications for the waiting list are now being accepted. For more information, see http://www.rossmanchance.com/iscat/workshop.html.
Project NExT is a professional development program for new or recent PhDs in the mathematical sciences (including statistics). It addresses all aspects of an academic career: improving the teaching and learning of mathematics, engaging in research scholarship, and participating in professional activities. It also provides participants with a network of peers and mentors.
Two-and-one-half day workshop, July 28-30, 2003, Boulder, CO.
Eligibility - Faculty for whom 2003-2004 will be the first or second year of full-time teaching.
No registration fee. 60 Fellows will be selected. Sponsored by MAA and ASA, and major funding from The ExxonMobile Foundation.
For information, see http://archives.math.utk.edu/projnext/.
The Mathematical Association of America's Professional Enhancement Program (PREP), with joint sponsorship from the American Statistical Association, is offering a course on Regression Analysis: The Heart of Statistical Methodology as part of its program for 2003. Led by Richard Scheaffer of the University of Florida and Jeffrey Witmer of Oberlin College, the course will run from July 23 through 27, 2003 at Oberlin College.
Building on the notion that regression, in its many facets, is probably the most widely used statistical methodology in existence, the workshop will cover the data analytic techniques appropriate to modern use of regression analysis, as well as the inferential procedures most widely used with this methodology. Beginning with establishing principles and concepts through simple linear regression, the course will build to discussions of multiple regression, including models involving categorical response variables. Regression is an appropriate vehicle to enlarge and enhance the world of statistics methodology for those instructors who may want to revitalize their working knowledge of statistics. Regression is also an ideal topic upon which to build a second course in statistics, for those who want to offer more than the traditional introductory course as part of an undergraduate program.
The workshop will provide participants with an understanding of regression principles and a working knowledge of regression techniques. Workshop participants will engage in hands-on activities, individual and group, that involve the regression analyses of real data from observational studies and designed experiments. This will lead to their planning lessons on the subject that are to be taught to students at their home college during the coming school year. Follow up on these lessons will be by e-mail and telephone. Projects and lab activities will be mixed into these sessions throughout the week.
Standard regression software will be demonstrated, as will some free software that can be downloaded from the web. Many illustrative statistics applets and data sets from various sources on the web will be introduced, including some of those referenced on the ASA's electronic Journal of Statistics Education.
Room and board are provided for all selected participants, but participants must pay a $100 registration fee and fund their own transportation to and from Oberlin. More information on the course can be obtained from
Applications may be made through MAA at
PREP programs are open to all faculty, independent of whether of not they are members of the MAA or any other professional organization.
Please share this information with anyone who may want to spend an exciting week at lovely Oberlin College upgrading their skills on The Heart of Statistical Methodology.
Hilton New York, New York, New York
Monday, August 12, 2002
In conjunction with the Joint Statistical Meetings, the
ASA will offer a one-day seminar, "Beyond Advanced
Placement Statistics," for experienced AP Statistics
Teachers. The course will cover statistical topics that
extend beyond the AP syllabus and will include sessions on
sampling, design and analysis of experiments, exploring
probability models, and multiple regression. The
registration fee for the full day is $30.00. For more
information, see page 19 of the May 2002 Amstat
News or contact Madge Haven at madge@amstat.org or by
phone at
An Introduction to Statistical Methods Based on Regression
Dates: June 2 through 7, 2002
Location: Oberlin College
Presenters:
Richard L. Scheaffer
Department of Statistics
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-378-1996
Fax: 352-392-5175
scheaffe@stat.ufl.edu
Jeffrey A. Witmer
Mathematics Department
Oberlin College
King Bldg 205
Oberlin, OH 44074-1019
Phone: (440) 775-8381
Fax: (440) 775-6638
jeff.witmer@oberlin.edu
Overview:
Regression, in its many facets, is probably the most widely
use statistical methodology in existence. It is the basis
of modeling, whether the modeling is directed toward
searching for associations among variables in observational
studies or establishing treatment differences in designed
experiments. The workshop will cover the data analytic
techniques appropriate to modern use of regression
analysis, as well as the inferential procedures most widely
used with this methodology. Beginning with establishing
principles and concepts through simple linear regression,
the course will build to discussions of multiple
regression, including models involving categorical response
variables. Regression is an appropriate topic to serve as
the basis of a second course in statistics, for those who
have taken or taught an introductory course. It need not
be calculus based but does rely heavily on statistical
software.
Outline of workshop content:
Regression basics
Main reference text for the course:
Ramsey, F. and Schafer, D. (2002). The Statistical Sleuth, 2nd ed. Belmont, CA: Duxbury Press.
Technology:
Regression software will be demonstrated and used by
participants. Many illustrative statistics applets and
data sets from various sources on the web will be
introduced, including those referenced on the American
Statistical Association's electronic Journal of
Statistics Education. Participants will have access
to computers running standard statistical software and will
have access to the web.
Instructional Format:
Believing in active learning, the presenters will provide
many opportunities for participants to engage in hands-on
activities, both with and without the aid of technology,
during the workshop. A reading list will be supplied to
the participant in advance of the workshop, and time will
be devoted to discussions of this material. Although the
emphasis will be on content, there will be opportunities
for demonstrating and discussing various pedagogical
approaches to teaching regression analysis.
Cost:
Room and board are provided for all participants through a grant from NSF.
Participants must fund their own transportation to and from Oberlin.
Applying for Participation:
Applications must be made through MAA at
http://www.maa.org/pfdev/prep/prep.html
Applications should be sent in by March 31, 2002.
Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia
Monday, August 6, 2001
In conjunction with the Joint Statistical Meetings, the
ASA will offer a one-day seminar, "Beyond Advanced
Placement Statistics," for experienced AP Statistics
Teachers. The course will cover statistical topics that
extend beyond the AP syllabus and will include sessions on
sampling, design and analysis of experiments, exploring
probability models, and multiple regression. The
registration fee for the full day is $30.00. For more
information, see page 13 of the June 2001 Amstat
News or contact Madge Haven at madge@amstat.org or by
phone at
| Date | Course | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| January 8-9, 2001 | Teaching Contemporary Statistics with Active Learning | Dec. 15, 2000 |
| February 5, 2001 | Communication Skills in Statistical Consulting | Jan. 12, 2001 |
| May 7, 2001 | Interim Analysis in Clinical Trials | April 3, 2001 |
| May 18, 2001 | Bayes and Empirical Bayes Methods and Computing for Data Analysis | April 27, 2001 | June 11-12, 2001 | Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling: Introductory and Advanced Topics | May 18, 2001 |
One session will concentration on collaboration from the statistician's point of view; another will focus on the experience and expectations of the client professional. Academic, biomedical, manufacturing, and business settings will be considered.
For more information, contact the organizers:
Arnold Goodman
agoodman@uci.eduJanet Myhre
marcmath@aol.comHarold Dyck
hdyck@csusb.edu
Date
Course
Deadline
March 31,
2000
Get an Introduction to Bayesian Methods in
Biostatistics with Dalene Stangl. The course will be offered in various places - click for the Maryland sessions.
March 10,
2000
April 8,
2000
Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling
March 17,
2000
May 1-2,
2000
Visualizing Data: Building Models
for Data
April 14,
2000
May 8,
2000
Sample size and power determination
for Study Planning and Equivalence Testing
April 10,
2000
June 29,
2000
Designing and Using Customer
Satisfaction and Relationship Surveys in Seattle, WA
June 9,
2000
January 17-18, 2000 Instructors: Allan Rossman and Beth Chance
Registration Deadline: December 15, 1999
Location: Nathan Hale Room
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
2660 Woodley Road NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
(202) 328-2000
Course Description
Designed for instructors from universities, colleges, junior colleges and high schools, the course prepares instructors to incorporate the recent recommendations of the ASA/MAA Joint Committee on Undergraduate Statistics. These recommendations are 1) to teach statistical thinking; 2) to emphasize more data and concepts, less theory and fewer recipes, and 3) to foster active learning. The course will actively involve participants with hands-on investigations that can be adopted for use with students. These activities cover such topics as sampling and experimental design, exploratory data analysis, randomness, and statistical inference. Sessions will also be devoted to assigning student projects, using authentic assessment techniques, and finding resources for teaching statistics. The course is of particular value to those who teach statistics but have little recent training in the discipline.
For more information, see the "Teaching Contemporary Statistics" homepage at http://www.amstat.org/education/activelearn.html
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