Improving Understanding and Instruction of Probability and Statistics for Middle and High School Teachers

Time: 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Location: Hilton Altamonte Springs 350 Northlake Blvd. Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

Description: The goals for the presentation are to (a) enhance middle and high school teachers' content knowledge related to key concepts and ideas in statistics; (b) give middle and high school teachers background on statistical concepts; (c) model for middle and high school teachers sample problems dealing with the concept of describing and comparing distributions with a specific emphasis on measures of center (mean and median) and variability (interquartile range and mean absolute deviation), and provide interactive activities on these concepts; (d) model for middle and high school teachers sample problems dealing with the role of randomness in the interpretation of results, and provide interactive activities on these ideas; (e) provide middle and high school teachers with a list of resources supported by the What Works Clearinghouse, the American Statistical Association, and the National Council for the Teachers of Mathematics; and (f) provide opportunities for middle and high school teachers to ask clarifying questions.

Research Alliance: Improving Instruction of Mathematics Research Alliance

Audience: The audience will include in-service and pre-service teachers who are attending the Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics (FCTM) Annual Renee Henry Leadership Conference. Teachers who attend this session will be middle school and high school teachers from various districts in Florida. District-level mathematics coordinators and school-level teacher leaders may also be in attendance. We are expecting approximately fifty to seventy-five participants. The audience will be recruited by FCTM.

Speakers: Tim Jacobbe, Ph.D. Southern Methodist University