Statistics Education Conference Announcement

The Montana ActiveStatistics Conference

June 28 and 29, 2018

Carroll College, Helena, Montana

Keynote Address by Prof. Robert Gould, Director of the UCLA Center for Teaching Statistics

http://mathquest.carroll.edu/activestats/conf.html

Please join us for a conference and workshop on statistics, data science, and innovations in the teaching of these subjects.  In addition to contributed papers and roundtable discussions, we will hold a special session where we will share a freely available set of statistics teaching materials developed at Carroll College including labs based on large data sets from AirBnB, Montana FWP, and more!  No registration fee will be charged, breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Confirmed Invited Speakers include:

Robert delMas, University of Minnesota

Jennifer Green, Montana State University

Stacey Hancock, Montana State University

Brian Steele, University of Montana

Matt Roscoe, University of Montana

Roger Johnson, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Kyle Caudle, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Call for Papers:  We are seeking papers on topics in statistics, data science, and the teaching of these subjects.  Presentations will be limited to 15 minutes in length with a question and answer session to follow.  Proposals from undergraduate students will receive special consideration.  Please submit an abstract, no more than 200 words to:  kcline@carroll.edu.

Paper Submission Deadline:  May 15, 2018.         

Conference Registration Deadline:  June 10, 2018

Robert L. Gould has been with the UCLA Statistics Department since its founding in 1998 where he has served as Director of the Center for Teaching Statistics. He has served on the ASA Undergraduate Statistics Education Initiative, the Advisory Committee on Teacher Enhancement, and the GAISE writing committee.