Teaching Statistics Seminar
The seminar meets Thursdays, 5pm, on MS 6229. UCLA Graduate students can enroll in Statistics 296 for 1 unit. Attendance is then mandatory.
To date, the following speakers have agreed to participate. Please
contact Robert Gould (rgould@stat.ucla.edu) if you would like to speak.
Richard Rothstein, Occidental College. Dr. Rothstein is a columnist
for the New York Times specializing in math education issues.
Matthew Strand, UCLA. Dr. Strand is adjunct assistant professor
in the Department of Statistics.
Noel Enyady, UCLA. Dr. Enyady is an assistant professor in the
Department of Education specializing in how people learn probability.
Gretchen Davis, UCLA, Santa Monica City School District. Ms.
Davis is a recently retired AP Statistics teacher and is currently the
UCLA Dept. of Statistics High School Teacher in Residence.
I've also invited Bill Finzer of Fathom Software, but have not yet heard. I hope to have one Long Distance speaker as well. (This is a speaker who has travelled a Long Distance to give the seminar.)
Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Topic (click for abstract and bio) |
| April 19 | Gretchen Davis | Santa Monica HS and UCLA | Some Personal Insights into Correlation and Regression |
| April 26 | Matthew Strand | UCLA, Dept. of Statistics | Using computer presentation packages in the classroom |
| May 3 | Bill Finzer | Fathom | Using Fathom Dynamic Statistics Software in the classroom |
| May 17 | Noel Enyedy | UCLA, School of Education | Technology, Collaboration, and Studentsí Understanding of Chance |
| May 31 | Richard Rothstein | Occidental College |
The Teaching Statistics seminar is dedicated to sharing information and innovations concerning all issues that touch on teaching statistics at any level.