Show Me the Data: Highlights from USCOTS 2017
Welcome to USCOTS 2017!
Special welcome to (please stand)…
First-time attendees
Green sticker on name badge
Pick one up at USCOTS registration booth
Those who have now attended all 7 USCOTS
Or is it USCOTS’s?
Or is it USCOTSes??
Those who have now attended >1 and < 7
USCOTS
Theme: Show Me the DATA!
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Whatever else you’d like the theme to mean ….
Opening Session
“Oh Say, Can You See?”
Chris Wild, University of Auckland (NZ)
Not a “bog-standard” talk
Opening Session
Show Me The DATA! (Anticipations)
Alison Gibbs, University of Toronto
Dave Hunter, Penn State University
Jessica Utts, University of California – Irvine
Nick Horton, Amherst College
Rebecca Nugent, Carnegie Mellon University
5-minute presentations
Chris Wild
Opening Session
Show Me The DATA! (Anticipations)
Alison Gibbs, University of Toronto
Dave Hunter, Penn State University
Jessica Utts, University of California – Irvine
Nick Horton, Amherst College
Rebecca Nugent, Carnegie Mellon University
5-minute presentations
(Notice use of alphabetical order by first name;
Alison is one of the few people who beat me!
I’m thinking of having my second L removed.)
Five-minute presentations
“I have made this longer than usual because I
have not had time to make it shorter.”
Blaise Pascal
“Not that the story need be long, but it will take a
long while to make it short.”
Henry David Thoreau
“If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for
preparation; if fifteen minutes, three days; if half
an hour, two days; if an hour, I am ready now.”
Woodrow Wilson
Preview of coming attractions (1)
Four plenary addresses
Fri am: Rob Kass, Carnegie Mellon
Gap Between Statistics Education and Practice
Fri pm: Deb Nolan, UC – Berkeley
Integrating Computational and Statistical Thinking
Sat am: Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel, Duke
Teaching Data Science and Statistical Computation
Sat pm: Jay Lehmann, College of San Mateo
Acceleration and Hope for Non-STEM Students
Preview of coming attractions (2)
Four sets of interactive breakout sessions
Some (ending in B, C, or D*) offered twice
Two sets of Posters and Beyond sessions
Dean’s Hall
Friday am, Saturday am
Birds-of-a-Feather lunch discussions
See online program for topics
Including for first-time attendees
Exhibitor technology demonstrations
Preview of coming attractions (3)
Banquet and awards
Do not miss – in this room tomorrow evening!
A-mu-sing contest winners
Insights from award-winning statistics teachers
Presentation of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award
No technology glitches this year!
Closing session
Show Me the DATA! (Reflections)
Five 5-minute presentations (different perspectives)
Must be on time: wedding to follow!
Preview of coming attractions (4)
Social media challenge
#USCOTS17
CAUSE Rewards Points!
Free internet throughout conference center:
attwifi network
Hallway conversations
Greet first-time attendees
Enjoy!
Preview of coming attractions (5)
Eventually we’ll return home ….
If you want to take the shuttle to SCE airport,
you MUST let front desk know in advance
Please let USCOTS registration desk know if:
You can offer a ride to Pittsburgh area or
Baltimore area or Harrisburg area on Saturday
evening or Sunday morning
You would like to have a ride to the Philadelphia
area on Sunday morning
Many thanks (1)
Penn State Department of Statistics
Dennis Pearl, Director of CAUSE
Bob Casey, Kathy Smith, Lorey Burghard
Penn State statistics graduate students
Many thanks (2)
American Statistical Association
JMP Division of SAS Institute (premier
sponsor)
Hawkes Learning
John Wiley and Sons
Minitab
Pearson Higher Education
W.H. Freeman
Many thanks (3)
Workshop presenters, participants
Breakout session presenters
Posters & Beyond: Jack Miller, reviewers,
presenters, reviewers
Birds-of-a-feather discussion facilitators
Many thanks (4)
ALL of you!!
USCOTS 2017 had a theme centered around data-driven decision-making in education. The event featured insightful presentations by renowned speakers like Chris Wild and Alison Gibbs. Attendees were encouraged to engage with data visualization and explore the realm of data science. The event emphasized the importance of using data to enhance teaching and learning practices. The memorable five-minute presentations showcased the power of concise communication in conveying complex ideas. USCOTS 2017 aimed to inspire educators to leverage data effectively in shaping classroom strategies.
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Special welcome to (please stand) First-time attendees Green sticker on name badge Pick one up at USCOTS registration booth Those who have now attended all 7 USCOTS Or is it USCOTS s? Or is it USCOTSes?? Those who have now attended >1 and < 7 USCOTS
Theme: Show Me the DATA! Helping students understand that data beat anecdotes, data are essential for evidence- based decision-making Emphasizing data visualization Embracing ideas of data science Using data as educators to make informed decisions about effective teaching and learning Whatever else you d like the theme to mean .
Opening Session Oh Say, Can You See? Chris Wild, University of Auckland (NZ) Not a bog-standard talk
Opening Session Show Me The DATA! (Anticipations) Alison Gibbs, University of Toronto Dave Hunter, Penn State University Jessica Utts, University of California Irvine Nick Horton, Amherst College Rebecca Nugent, Carnegie Mellon University 5-minute presentations
Opening Session Show Me The DATA! (Anticipations) Alison Gibbs, University of Toronto Dave Hunter, Penn State University Jessica Utts, University of California Irvine Nick Horton, Amherst College Rebecca Nugent, Carnegie Mellon University 5-minute presentations (Notice use of alphabetical order by first name; Alison is one of the few people who beat me! I m thinking of having my second L removed.)
Five-minute presentations I have made this longer than usual because I have not had time to make it shorter. Blaise Pascal Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short. Henry David Thoreau If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if fifteen minutes, three days; if half an hour, two days; if an hour, I am ready now. Woodrow Wilson
Preview of coming attractions (1) Four plenary addresses Fri am: Rob Kass, Carnegie Mellon Gap Between Statistics Education and Practice Fri pm: Deb Nolan, UC Berkeley Integrating Computational and Statistical Thinking Sat am: Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel, Duke Teaching Data Science and Statistical Computation Sat pm: Jay Lehmann, College of San Mateo Acceleration and Hope for Non-STEM Students
Preview of coming attractions (2) Four sets of interactive breakout sessions Some (ending in B, C, or D*) offered twice Two sets of Posters and Beyond sessions Dean s Hall Friday am, Saturday am Birds-of-a-Feather lunch discussions See online program for topics Including for first-time attendees Exhibitor technology demonstrations
Preview of coming attractions (3) Banquet and awards Do not miss in this room tomorrow evening! A-mu-sing contest winners Insights from award-winning statistics teachers Presentation of this year s Lifetime Achievement Award No technology glitches this year! Closing session Show Me the DATA! (Reflections) Five 5-minute presentations (different perspectives) Must be on time: wedding to follow!
Preview of coming attractions (4) Social media challenge #USCOTS17 CAUSE Rewards Points! Free internet throughout conference center: attwifi network Hallway conversations Greet first-time attendees Enjoy!
Preview of coming attractions (5) Eventually we ll return home . If you want to take the shuttle to SCE airport, you MUST let front desk know in advance Please let USCOTS registration desk know if: You can offer a ride to Pittsburgh area or Baltimore area or Harrisburg area on Saturday evening or Sunday morning You would like to have a ride to the Philadelphia area on Sunday morning
Many thanks (1) Penn State Department of Statistics Dennis Pearl, Director of CAUSE Bob Casey, Kathy Smith, Lorey Burghard Penn State statistics graduate students
Many thanks (2) American Statistical Association JMP Division of SAS Institute (premier sponsor) Hawkes Learning John Wiley and Sons Minitab Pearson Higher Education W.H. Freeman
Many thanks (3) Workshop presenters, participants Breakout session presenters Posters & Beyond: Jack Miller, reviewers, presenters, reviewers Birds-of-a-feather discussion facilitators
Many thanks (4) ALL of you!!
