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Jan 9
3 min

What is Margin of Error?

Why do we include a margin of error when calculating a confidence interval? This post includes a new lesson for introducing margin of error.

Jan 3
4 min

Stats Medic + Skew The Script = New Lessons for Inference

Stats Medic and Skew the Script join forces to bring you some new EFFL lessons with relevant contexts.

Dec 13, 2020
5 min

Top 6 Strategies for Building a Successful Remote Classroom

All-star AP Stats teacher and blogger Amy Hogan discusses strategies that have been effective with her remote learners in Brooklyn.

Dec 6, 2020
6 min

How is College Intro Stats Different from AP Stats?

Erica Chauvet has taught both high school AP Stats and Intro Stats in college. In this post, she compares the two experiences.

Nov 29, 2020
5 min

Bring Back the German Tanks

Josh Tabor discusses a revised version of the German Tank Problem - an excellent activity for introducing sampling distributions.

Nov 27, 2020
2 min

Stats Medic Merchandise = Scholarships for Students

Buy some Stats Medic swag and help fund the future for students!

Nov 21, 2020
3 min

A Conversation With Your Students Before Going Remote

What do you need to know before teaching remote? What do students need to know? Use this conversation to find answers to these questions.

Nov 14, 2020
3 min

Teaching Statistical Inference: Challenges and Solutions

We all know that statistical inference is the end goal, but what are the best ways to get there? AP Stats guru Daren Starnes weighs in.

Nov 8, 2020
4 min

Using Desmos for Remote Student Feedback

We know that students need clear, consistent feedback to improve their written communication. But how do we do this in the remote setting?

Oct 31, 2020
3 min

How to Use a Stats Medic Answer Key

Have you always wondered why Stats Medic Answer Keys are written in blue and red? This blog post is the key to finding the answer.

Oct 24, 2020
2 min

The Last Banana - A New Lesson for Teaching Probability

Challenge students intuition about probability by having them play a game for the last banana.

Oct 11, 2020
3 min

How to Reduce Cheating for Online Assessments

In this blog post you will find an activity that you can do with your students to help them better understand the consequences of cheating.

Oct 4, 2020
2 min

Top 5 Tips for Using Desmos to Teach Stats Medic Lessons

This blog post will get you ready and excited to use Desmos activities to teach Stats Medic lessons.

Sep 27, 2020
2 min

What are the Best Ways to Use AP Daily Videos?

AP Daily videos can help student solidify their understanding of new statistical concepts. But what is the best way to use them?

Sep 20, 2020
2 min

New Collaborative Applets!

Check out all the new collaborative applets that will get your students engaged in collecting data.

Sep 13, 2020
2 min

How to Assess Online Students

What are the best strategies for assessing our students online? Find out here.

Aug 30, 2020
4 min

Teaching Stats Medic Lessons Virtually

Tips and tricks for teaching Stats Medic lessons virtually - synchronous and asynchronous.

Aug 16, 2020
3 min

Stats Medic / Skew The Script Collaboration Lesson

Engaging contexts from Skew The Script paired with the Stats Medic Experience First, Formalize Later (EFFL) approach to learning.

Aug 9, 2020
3 min

Going ALL IN on EFFL with a Block Schedule

This guest blog post comes to us from AP Stats all-stars Kelly Pendleton and Alana Braland. “You know what I just realized?” I asked my A...

Jun 7, 2020
3 min

We Believe Black Lives Matter

This blog post provides several tangible actions we can take in our classrooms to positively support our black students.

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