Statistics Teachers' Day

Teaching Statistics (Years 9 to 13)

Tamaki Campus, University of Auckland (Map)

Friday 30 November 2007


Programme:

8:45 - 9:00am

Registration

9:00 - 9:45am

Welcome

Statistics for Ecology: It's Alive!
Associate Professor Marti Anderson, University of Auckland

9:45 - 10:30am

Making Connections: Getting in Touch with Statistics
Lindsay Smith, NZ Science, Mathematics and Technology Teacher Fellow & Epsom Girls' Grammar School

10:30 - 11:00am

Morning tea (provided)

11:00am - 12:00pm

Workshop Session 1 (6 parallel sessions)

· Using Statistics: From Florence Nightingale to Al Gore
Louise Addison, TEAM Solutions, University of Auckland

· Cleaning Data
Pip Arnold, TEAM Solutions, University of Auckland

· Activities for Developing Understanding of Sampling Distributions and Confidence Intervals
Marie Fitch, Albany Campus, Massey University

· Probability Resources and Simulation
Jim Hogan, School Support Services, University of Waikato

· SURFing with Statistics New Zealand
Nathaniel Pihama and Deborah Brunning, Statistics New Zealand

· Using Graphics Calculators (FX 9750G) for Statistical Thinking in Year 10
Dru Rose and Sue Wood, Westlake Girls' High School

12:00 - 1:00pm

Lunch

1:00 - 2:00pm

Workshop Session 2 (6 parallel sessions)

· Probability Misconceptions
Louise Addison, TEAM Solutions, University of Auckland

· Teaching Level 5 Statistics using the PPDAC Cycle
Lisa Gilmore, Avondale College

· Tinkerplots
Gillian Frankcom-Burgess, University of Auckland

· Lunchtime Liaisons: Simulations to Explore the Effect of Sample Size on Variability
Michael Loretz, Massey High School

· Assessing Confidence in Confidence Intervals
Anna Martin, Avondale College

· SURFing with Statistics New Zealand
Nathaniel Pihama and Deborah Brunning, Statistics New Zealand

2:00 - 3:00pm

Workshop Session 3 (6 parallel sessions)

· Recategorising Data
Pip Arnold, TEAM Solutions, University of Auckland

· Using an Interactive White Board (IWB) to Improve the Teaching and Learning of Statistics
Vicky Binedell, St Cuthbert's College

· Using Technology to Teach Year 13 Statistics
Murray Black, AUT

· Margin of Error
Anne Blundell and Marina McFarland, Auckland Girls' Grammar School

· Heuristics, Fallacies and Other Cool Stuff
Jason Florence, Otahuhu College

· SURF to Schools Focus Group Meeting
Nathaniel Pihama and Deborah Brunning, Statistics New Zealand

Registration: