…a free programming language for statistical computing and graphics, which we’re using in our new National Science Foundation-funded CodeR4MATH project to research the development of students’ computational thinking and mathematical…
…address these issues, two new NSF-funded projects, GeniGUIDE and GeniConnect, are investigating the use of real-time student tracking, data analytics, and scaffolding with an intelligent tutoring system to assist teachers…
…tools, CODAP (Common Online Data Analysis Platform), a free web-based environment for data analysis. Dataflow can be embedded directly into CODAP. The use of sensor technology is still new to…
…of creating hierarchical data structures (#9), automated analysis of collaborative problem solving in electronics (#8), and more. 1. New systems modeling tool supports students The NGSS identify systems and system…
Lights, camera, action: A video that introduces the NGSS practice of scientific argumentation Blog Post
…Likert scale uncertainty rating, and uncertainty rationale. In this introductory activity, students learn about the components of a good explanation. Even with this new activity, some students still struggled, so…
…of the creation of a new species—a discovery that Darwin called the “beautiful proof” for natural selection. Johannes Kepler was the first to understand that the planets move in elliptical…
Critical questions about pre-college data science education at international statistics conference Blog Post
…data in everything from physics and finance to politics and education is helping to build momentum for a new path in high school math—one emphasizing statistics and data literacy over…
…Top becomes hotter. A new iPad app whimsically called “Thermonator: The Matter Maker” is designed to help young children ages 6-8 understand how states of matter change by allowing them…
…they create control programs and see how the sensor data flows through those programs to determine actuator states. We’re adapting low-cost IoT technologies to give students new ways of doing…
…the workshop with customized posters for use at conference presentations, a box full of useful resources, and lots of new ideas. One teacher noted “how diverse our experiences are but…