USCOTS ’09 Helps Teachers
Let Go to Grow
T
he third biennial United States
Conference on Teaching Statistics
“
U
SCOTS is a working conference, with many
(USCOTS ’09) will be held June
opportunities for hands-on activities, demonstrations,
25–27, 2009, at The Ohio State University
networking, idea-sharing …
in Columbus, Ohio, hosted by CAUSE,
the Consortium for the Advancement of
”
Undergraduate Statistics Education. The
target audience for USCOTS is teachers of
undergraduate and AP Statistics from any
discipline or type of institution; however,
teachers from two-year colleges are particu-
larly encouraged to attend.
The theme for USCOTS ’09 is “Letting
Go to Grow.” Letting go has many interpre-
tations, such as letting go of classic course
content to better align with course goals,
letting go of old ideas about pedagogy to
use more effective methods, or letting go of
old notions about students to better facili-
tate their learning.
USCOTS is a working conference, with
many opportunities for hands-on activities,
demonstrations, networking, idea-sharing,
and receiving the latest information on
research and best practices in teaching sta-
tistics. Leaders in statistics education and
assessment will give plenary talks, including
Dani Ben-Zvi, George Cobb, Peter Ewell,
Ronald Wasserstein, and Chris Wild.
M. Alejandra Sorto from The University of Texas, San Marcos, shares her work and ideas with another
We are calling for proposals for the USCOTS ’07 participant during the P & B session.
Posters and Beyond (P & B) session. The
P & B session provides an opportunity USCOTS breakout sessions are by invi- teachers, and to those who participate in
for conference participants to display a tation only and have been selected by the the P & B session. When you register for
poster of their ideas or provide a small USCOTS Program Committee. Look for USCOTS ’09, you can submit your abstract
demonstration of their favorite exam- details about the breakout sessions in future for the P & B session and/or apply for a
ples, activities, and teaching methods. issues of Amstat News and on the USCOTS registration grant.
Due to limited space, the P & B ses- web site,
www.causeweb.org/uscots. Register for USCOTS ’09 at www.
sion will be limited to 80 presenters. Registration for USCOTS 09, which
causeweb.org/uscots. Be sure to list your pro-
Abstracts for posters or demonstrations includes conference lunches and a banquet gram participation as “submitting a poster
in the USCOTS P & B session submit- dinner, is $160 before April 1, 2009, and or demonstration” if you wish to participate
ted before March 1, 2009, will receive $220 thereafter. There is a $20 discount for in the P & B session. For more informa-
feedback from the session organizers by participants from an institutional member tion about the P & B session, contact Jackie
April 1. Final abstracts should be submit- of CAUSE. Registration grants are avail- Miller at
jbm@stat.osu.edu. For other infor-
ted by May 1, 2009. Abstracts submitted able on a limited basis (does not include mation about USCOTS ’09, contact Deb
between March 1 and May 1 will be con- hotel and travel). The registration fee will Rumsey at
rumsey@stat.osu.edu.
sidered for selection, but will not receive be waived for a limited number of partici- We look forward to seeing you
feedback from the session organizers. pants for whom the fee would be a burden. at USCOTS. Your participation will
All P & B applicants will be notified of Priority will be given to graduate students help the conference be an exciting and
whether they were selected by May 17. planning a career in teaching, high-school rewarding event! n
DECEMBER 2008 AMSTAT NEWS 29
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