In the next issue of CHANCE, we continue this two-part special issue with new articles as well as a summary of responses from luminaries in statistics education to two important questions.
In new articles, the technology to bring data, computing, and assessment resources are the focus of Eric Simoneau's paper on STATS4STEM, while Peter Turner, Rachel Levy, and Kathleen Fowler make connections between mathematical modeling and the K-12 curriculum.
Robert Hayden shares thoughts on intro statistics from college to pre-college. Mary Kwasny discusses the interplay between educators, students, and statisticians. John Holcomb discusses outreach efforts to high school students.
To broaden the conversation about statistics before college, we asked luminaries in the statistical education world—Al Coons, Allan Rossman, Amelia McNamara, Bethany White and Alison Gibbs, Chris Wild and Maxine Pfannkuch, Dick DeVeaux and Paul Velleman, Donna LaLonde, George Cobb, Katherine Halvorsen, Sandra Madden, and Sharon Hessney—to provide brief answers to the following questions:
(1) What are the greatest barriers and threats for statistics in secondary education?
(2) What are the most promising opportunities (e.g., new forms of technology, innovative approaches to teacher training and faculty development), and what is needed to take advantage of these opportunities?
We will then have an online forum where you can add to the discussion.