APSI: AP Statistics for New Teachers, Week 2

This workshop covers the four major content areas of AP Statistics: exploratory data analysis, data collection, probability, and statistical inference.
Lovett Hall at Rice University with sunshine

The workshop will provide AP Statistics instructors with insights into the material and will introduce techniques for presenting the ideas with which students struggle the most. Recent exam questions will be analyzed to give instructors a better understanding of the emphasis and expectations found in the course.  The workshop layout will be flexible, providing opportunities for discussions of requested topics.

Details

Section Instructor Format Schedule start date
CCR42789 Bob Smidt On-campus 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Instructor: Bob Smidt

Lead Consultant

Bob Smidt (Ph.D. Wyoming, M.S. Rutgers, B.S. Manhattan) is professor emeritus and former chair of the Statistics Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where he was named Distinguished Faculty (a teaching award).  He has taught Statistics at four colleges, two junior colleges, an Air Force Base, and a prison (a captive audience).  He has been a question leader, table leader, and reader for the AP Statistics exam and has presented over twenty one-day and thirty-four week-long workshops to AP Statistics high school teachers around the country.  He has broad statistical consulting experience and has contributed articles to a variety of journals. 

Term: Spring/Summer 2018

Start Date: July 24, 2018

End Date: July 27, 2018

Schedule: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Length: Tuesday-Friday

Location: Rice campus

Fee: $555 Tuition includes College Board Exam Resources, course materials, parking and lunch.

Early Registration: $505 if registering by April 9

Late Registration: $605 if registering after June 25

Continuing Professional Education (CPE): 30

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  • Investigation of important ideas from the four major content areas:
    • Exploratory data analysis
    • Data collection
    • Probability
    • Statistical inference
  • Consideration of:
    • Concepts that are particularly difficult for students
    • Teaching strategies and lecture suggestions
    • Approaches for taking the AP Statistics exam
  • Examination of:
    • The content of the 2017 AP Statistics exam
    • Interesting and pedagogically useful questions from old exams
  • A list of questions and topics for discussion
  • Calculator
  • A computer memory key if you want electronic copies of materials