Preparing for Careers Teaching Statistics and Data Science

Workshop to prepare graduate students for a role as undergraduate faculty responsible for teaching statistics and data science.

JSM 2018

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Vancouver Convention Centre, 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3, Canada

Tentative Agenda

8:30 - 9:00 Welcome and introductions

9:00 - 10:30 Teaching Introductory Statistics and Assessing Learning

10:30 - 10:45 Break

10:30 -11:30 Teaching focused career opportunities

LUNCH BREAK 11:30 -12:30 Roundtable style

12:30 -1:30 Teaching Introductory Data Science and Assessing Learning

1:30 -1:45 Break

1:45 - 2:30 Preparing to mentor undergraduate researchers

2:30 -3:15 Opportunities for grants

3:15 - 3:45 Sharing resources and staying connected

3:45 -4:00 Wrap-Up and Moving forward

See Agenda for more information about each session.

Become capable of developing innovative and pedagogically-sound learning experiences for your students inside and outside the classroom.

Applications must be received by June 30, 2018.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until capacity is reached, so apply now!

National Science Foundation support of this workshop is pending.