Friday Agenda

Morning:  Probability Activities - Teacher Sharing Time
*Announce the MOOC offered by the Friday Institute Teaching Statistics through Data Investigations
CMP page 11;  Shoes, Socks and Hats - Sari
CMP page 42;  Lawn Mowing - Sara and Rachel
Two Spinner Game - Kyle
Would you Play - Mike Ewing
Clueless - Susan
CMP page 38 1-and-1 Free Throws - Nathan
CMP page 8 - Kit
Curve Device - Jamaica, Nikki, Melissa
Pizza Toppings - Debbie, Steve, Jody
Surprise - Matt
CMP page 24 - Cave - Nathan - teachers will complete this task (next week with Ozobots)
Candy Blog (time permitting)
Roll Tongue / Bend Thumb (time permitting)

Afternoon:  Measures of Center and Spread
Hop Experiment - Analysis
Bean Weight Experiment - Analysis

Thursday's Agenda

Morning
Revisit the coin flip run demo
Law of Large Numbers Activity
Discuss how probability is taught [Empirical vs Theoretical]
Bottled Water Experiment - were the results from our class statistically significant?
Design an experiment with spinners as your manipulative / Dynamic paper
*A common theme in the Connected Math activities is to decide if a game is fair or not.

Afternoon
Revisit Surveys - Likert Scales
Hop Experiment - "Best Center?"
Probability - Misconceptions
Relationship Mathematics and Statistic
Candy Weight Experiment
Candy Blog activity

Random Stuff
1.  Professional Development Survey Link
2.  Hop in 30 seconds experiment data Link (Google Sheet)
3.  Hop in 30 seconds TP data file Link - raw data
4.  Hop in 30 seconds TP file with Mean Absolute Deviation Link

Get to Know a Circle - article

Get to Know a Circle (pdf) Play-Doh Activity and Class Discussion
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School - November 2012
LeAnn Neel Romine, Sara Paul & Kathy Shafer

GAISE Report and SET (Statistical Education of Teachers) Recommendations

Posted on the American Statistical Association website:
GAISE Report
Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education

SET 2016
Statistical Education of Teachers