EDUCATION
ASA To Offer Online Lesson Plans
Editor Sought for STEW
O
ne of the goals of the American
Statistical Association is to
improve statistics education at all
levels. Through the STatistics Education
Web (STEW), the ASA plans to reach out
to K–12 mathematics and science teachers
who teach statistics concepts in their class-
rooms. STEW will be an online resource
for peer-reviewed lesson plans and resources
for K–12 teachers. The web site will be
maintained by the ASA and accessible to
K–12 teachers throughout the world.
Statistics and probability concepts are
included in K–12 curriculum standards
and on state and national exams; however,
Brenda Cox of Battelle (center) presents a check for $6,250 to ASA Executive Director Ron
few K–12 teachers have formal training
Wasserstein to support creating the infrastructure for STEW. Also present is ASA Director of
or applied experience with statistical con-
Programs Martha Aliaga.
cepts. K–12 teachers need a place where
they can find peer-reviewed teaching
materials available in a standard format. and interpret results. Teachers will be able modified, or rejected. The editor will make
Teachers also can benefit from guidance to navigate the site by grade level, statistical the final decision. Lesson plans accepted
toward activities that are appropriate for topic, and content area (e.g., mathematics, for online publication will be posted to the
their students’ maturity levels and from statistics, and science). STEW page on the ASA web site.
the ability to select relevant, useful, and STEW will operate like an ASA jour- During 2008, the editor and associate
meaningful applications. The ASA is the nal, having an editorial board consisting editors will discuss and determine a frame-
logical entity to host a resource to sup- of an editor and associate editors. Authors work for STEW based on the GAISE Pre-
port teachers in their efforts to master the will submit proposed activities to the edi- K–12 report. This framework will include
content and incorporate it into their class- tor according to a template prepared for the standards and review criteria and the
rooms. There are currently lesson plans and that purpose, and the editor will determine kinds of content (e.g., in-class activities,
resources available for undergraduate sta- which material meets the guidelines for homework, class or individual projects,
tistics instructors through the Consortium posting on the web site. etc.) that would be appropriate, as well as
for the Advancement of Undergraduate Nominations are now being accepted for details about the submission process, the
Statistics Education (CAUSE) at www. editor of STEW. The position is voluntary, format for submissions, and the review
causeweb.org. STEW will be devoted to K– with the editor serving from January 2009 procedure. This editorial board also will
12 teachers and complement the resources through December 2011; orientation will provide examples of lesson plans appropri-
provided by CAUSE. begin in 2008. ate for STEW.
STEW will be set up as a searchable The editor should be someone with Nominees must be members of the
database, and its content will identify both an understanding of statistics and of ASA. All applications must include a cur-
both the statistical concepts being devel- teaching K–12 students who is comfortable riculum vitae and statement describing the
oped and the age range appropriate for working with associate editors to evaluate applicant’s qualifications. Nominations
its use. The statistical concepts will follow the content of the lesson plans and for what also may be submitted with a brief descrip-
the recommendations of the Guidelines age level they would be appropriate. As with tion of the person’s qualifications.
for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics most publications, the editor will identify Review of application/nomination
Education (GAISE) Report: A Pre-K–12 an associate editor to assign a lesson plan. materials will begin March 8, 2008, and
Curriculum Framework, available at www. The associate editor will either review it or continue until the position is filled. All
amstat.org/education/gaise. The web site arrange to have it reviewed by someone else. materials should be submitted to Martha
resource will be organized around the four After the review, the associate editor will Aliaga, ASA Director of Programs, 732
elements in the GAISE guidelines: formu- make a recommendation to the editor about North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA
late questions, collect data, analyze data, whether the lesson plan should be accepted, 22314;
martha@amstat.org. n
MARCH 2008 AMSTAT NEWS 33
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