I’m often asked when I decided to become a statistician. Any game with zombies seems like it would be a lot of fun, and I’m sure we could all use more “exercise” now after being at home so much because of the pandemic. For Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month, we highlighted the game Zombies on Treadmills, which teaches concepts in sequential decision-making. A collaborative effort with Laber Labs, this site introduces statistics and data science using fun and engaging educational videos and games. His initiative focused on middle-school students and educators, and his working group developed a web resource with videos, links to resources, and games. Barry sponsored a K–12 initiative called House of Statistics-Explore, Engage, and Learn, which he discussed in his JSM address. A webpage with links to more information about each of these areas and more.Īfter Jessica, Barry Nussbaum became our ASA president.Gathering resources and activities for teachers and classroom speakers.Answering the question, “What do statisticians and data scientists do?”.Creating tips for effective classroom presentations in statistics and data science.The 2016 working group focused on the following: I’m happy to note that Anna is also a member of the working group implementing the ASA 2020 initiative in K–6 education.Īnna brings a wealth of experience from her work on this 2016 initiative, which our 2020 working group is taking advantage of. The October 2016 column of then ASA President Jessica Utts was written by her Statistics Careers for AP Statistics and Other K–12 Classrooms Working Group and describes their efforts to implement Jessica’s initiative, which was “to provide statistics career information to Advanced Placement Statistics students and other high-school students, teachers, counselors, and parents.” This working group was chaired by then ASA Board member Anna Nevius. In fact, this initiative builds on the K–12 work of previous presidents, including Jessica Utts and Barry Nussbaum. Our track record of implementing successful programs and initiatives for graduate and undergraduate students, middle- and high-school students, and educators shows me you agree. Our mission commits us to “promoting the practice and profession of statistics.” For me, there is no doubt this mission can only be achieved if we devote time, energy, and resources to supporting education at all levels. When I first thought about the focus areas for the 2020 presidential initiatives, education was at the top of my list. Listen to Alyana and Collin ask John Bailer (Stats+Stories host and International Statistical Institute president) and me questions about statistics and data science. Bishop Middle School dean, hosts a special episode of Stats+Stories with the children at her school. Stats+Stories Episode 140: Kid’s Questions for a Statistician
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