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Screen Time and Notifications

Is screen time beneficial or harmful? In this lesson, students will learn how to collect data on the hours they spend on their smartphones and represent it visually. They will also explore a correlation analysis between the two quantitative variables of hours of screen time and number of notifications.

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Announcements: Summer 2024

A roundup of statistics and education-related information, deadlines, and opportunities.

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New NCTM Statement on Math, AI Relevant for Educators

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics recently released the position statement "Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics Teaching." The statement highlights potential benefits of AI-driven tools, including responding to students' thinking and interests in ways previous tools could not.

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Data Science in Secondary Grades: Exploring Our Communities Through Pictures

Pictures, sounds, and text are all considered data. How can these types of data be incorporated into the school curriculum to better prepare students for today’s societal needs? The authors introduced a data science investigation that uses pictures as data in their middle and high school classes to find out.

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Get to Know the ASA-NCTM Joint Committee

Did you know the American Statistical Association and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics jointly sponsor a committee to help promote the importance of statistics education at the K-12 level? The committee helps support and oversee a number of items related to statistics education.

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Editors’ Note: Summer 2024

Two new Statistics Teacher co-editors share one article, one lesson plan, and two highlights from the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on K–12 Education in Statistics and Probability.

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