Statistics Teacher PLD

Curated free professional learning development (PLD) resources supporting the teaching of Statistics in Aotearoa New Zealand. Curriculum and Assessment overview.  

Upcoming Events

• July 12–17: ICOTS12
• August 26: IASE Webinar: Teaching Responsible AI Literacy in School
• September 5: AMAonline
• November 7: AMAonline
• November 27: Statistics Teachers’ Day

Teacher Courses

• Data to Insight: An Introduction to Data Analysis and Visualisation by Chris Wild

Workshop Plans

Facilitate internal PLD sessions during staff, syndicate, or department meetings.

• Years 1–6: Using CensusAtSchool datacards
• Years 7–8: Working with CensusAtSchool data
• Years 7–10: Using CODAP to develop statistical concepts – median and box plots

Statistics Teachers’ Day

• 2024: Engaging with Data, Keynote speakers Matthew Parry and Lara Cordonni
• 2023: Illuminating Data Pathways, Keynote speakers Anna Fergusson and Malia Puloka

Recorded Webinars & Podcasts

• AMA
• IASE
• ASA
• Can We Trust The Numbers?
• Stats and Stories

Statistical Education Research Papers

• Statistics Education Research Journal (SERJ) – IASE
• Training Teachers to Develop Statistical Thinking by Maxine Pfannkuch
• Telling Data Stories: Essential Dialogues for Comparative Reasoning by Maxine Pfannkuch, Matt Regan, Chris Wild, and Nicholas J. Horton. Journal of Statistics Education (Vol. 18, No. 1).
• Reconnecting data and chance

International Perspectives

• Data Education in Schools – Scotland
• American Statistical Association (ASA) Education
  • Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) Reports
  • STatistics Education Web (STEW)
  • The Statistical Education of Teachers Report

Statistical Software

Learning Resources:

• Awash in Data – An introduction to Data Science and data moves with CODAP
• Teacher’s Guide to iNZight Lite
• Exercises for learning iNZight, iNZightLite, VIT, and VITonline

Student Pedagogy: Writing, Insight & Discussion

• OSEM: A writing framework for Maths and Stats
• Years 9–13: Improving PPDAC written responses
• Writing statistical reports for Level 3 and before
• Writing techniques for report writing
• Years 9–13: Developing students’ statistical insight
• Let them write their own textbook
• Grappling with Authenticity 
• Working collaboratively & leading statistical discussions 
• Discussion and interaction in Statistics classes
• Statistics is my favorite subject
• Engaging students in Statistics

Data Stories

• Google Trends
• What’s Going On in This Graph?
• Tuva Data Stories
• Covid links
• Teaching statistics is awesome

Professional Practice

• Supporting new teachers
• The joy of data analysis and critical thinking