Ahead of the Curve

Discover new lessons, education discussion, and answers to frequently asked Stats questions.

May 19
2 min

Students...have these resources ready for the 2020 AP Stats Exam!

The 2020 AP Stats Exam is open notes. So what should students have in front of them when taking this exam? Check out our recommendations.

May 17
3 min

Predictions for the 2020 AP Statistics Exam

Check out our best guesses about what you can expect on the 2020 AP Statistics Exam.

May 10
3 min

Stats Medic Practice Exam 2020

Are you teaching remotely, but want students to have the experience of a Practice Exam? Check here for all the resources you will need.

Apr 26
2 min

YouTube Live Lessons Now Cover the Whole Curriculum

These YouTube Live videos can be used to teach remotely, to help absent students, or as part of your AP Exam Review.

Apr 19
1 min

Name That Significance Test - 2020 AP Exam Edition

While we don't expect a full significance test on the 2020 AP Exam, it is still important that students can identify the correct test!

Apr 11
3 min

Strategies for Engaging Students in the Stats Medic Review Course

Use the "Discussion" and "Notes" features in the Stats Medic AP Exam Review Course to get students interacting with you and other students.

Apr 5
2 min

Preparing Students for the 2020 AP Statistics Exam

Get all the details about the 2020 AP Stats exam, along with helpful tips for getting your students prepared.

Mar 29
2 min

Frequently Asked Questions for Using the Stats Medic Review Course

We've compiled a list of the most common questions about the Review Course, and provided answers to point you in the right direction.

Mar 22
2 min

Stats Medic Review Course is Free for Schools Impacted by Coronavirus

We care about the AP Stats community and want to help. If your school has been impacted by COVID-19, the Stats Medic Review Course is FREE.

Mar 14
1 min

Lesson Plans for CED Unit 9: Inference for Slope

AP Statistics lessons plans that align with Unit 9 of the College Board Course and Exam Description (CED) covering inference for slopes.

Mar 14
1 min

Lesson Plans for CED Unit 8: Chi-Square Tests

AP Statistics lesson plans that align to Unit 8 of the College Board Course and Exam Descriptions (CED) covering chi-square tests.

Mar 8
2 min

What is Normal Body Temperature?

In this lesson, students will use a significance test to decide if 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit is actually the true normal body temperature.

Feb 23
2 min

Redesigning Geometry Class for SAT Success

The redesigned SAT test has less Geometry and more Statistics than the previous SAT. As a result, this school changed their Geometry class.

Feb 15
1 min

Lesson Plans for CED Unit 7: Inference for Means

AP Statistics lesson plans that align to Unit 7 of the College Board Course and Exam Description (CED), covering inference for means.

Feb 5
2 min

Big Changes in the Rubric for Significance Tests

The rubric for grading the significance test on the 2019 AP Statistics Exam has some big changes from how these were graded in the past.

Jan 19
2 min

Lesson Plans for CED Unit 6: Inference for Proportions

AP Statistics lesson plans that align to Unit 6 of the College Board Course and Exam Description (CED), covering inference for proportions.

Jan 11
3 min

What Does This Dot Represent?

In this blog post, we reveal the ultimate solution to helping students understand inference - a simple question that the teacher can ask.

Jan 5
2 min

Lesson Plans for CED Unit 5: Sampling Distributions

AP Statistics lesson plans that align to Unit 5 of the College Board Course and Exam Description (CED), covering sampling distributions.

Dec 20, 2019
2 min

AP Statistics Lesson Plans -- Aligning to the CED

Check out our plan for teaching the second semester of AP Stats in the order suggested by the College Board Course and Exam Description.

Dec 6, 2019
2 min

Experience First, Formalize Later (EFFL) for the Pythagorean Theorem

In these lessons, students will discover the Pythagorean Theorem through the Experience First, Formalize Later (EFFL) teaching philosophy.