AP Statistics
Experience Interactive and Rewarding Professional Development
Learn AP instructional best practices and strategies that lead to student success in the classroom.
Course At A Glance
Format:
Live-Online and Asynchronous
New & Experienced Combined
Length:
4 days: Monday-Friday with Wednesday, June 19th off for the holiday
Dates and Times:
June 17-21, 2024
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT
Program Hours:
32 Contact Hours
Price:
$550 Standard Registration Fee (ends May 20)
$600 Late Registration Fee (begins May 21)
If paying by check or purchase order, CPE staff will follow up with an invoice. Please be prepared to provide your PO number upon registration. To request a W9, email [email protected].
College Board APSI Materials
College Board APSI materials are included in your registration fee. To provide greater accessibility, we will be offering the College Board materials electronically. The cost of electronic and hard copy materials are the same.
Still Have Questions?
If you have questions or need assistance registering, please contact [email protected] or 423-425-4344.
Workshop Overview
The AP Statistics Course and Exam Description (CED) offers a sound framework and resources for constructing quality instruction. The course is packaged into nine “Units”, each containing a wealth of specificity and detail about what AP students will be expected to know and do. At the 30,000-foot level, participants will review the big ideas of AP Statistics; at the 300-foot level, participants will engage with classroom-ready materials that focus on specific thinking and writing skills necessary for success in the course and on the AP Statistics exam. Statistics is an active endeavor, and the resources given will engage AP students and get them "out of their seats." The use of technology such as graphing calculators and statistical software will be stressed throughout the week. Communication—the presentation of an effective argument about interpreting data—is an essential part of doing and teaching statistics; the workshop will highly emphasize discussion and interpretation!
What You Will Learn
- AP Statistics Course and Exam Description
- AP Statistics Exam Structure, with a focus on Free Response Question types, strategies, and rubrics
- Practice FRQ scoring
- Content, with a focus on Probability/Simulation and Statistical Argumentation (Inference)
- Hands-on activities designed to enhance student understanding
- Planning and pacing that addresses various types of academic calendars
How You Will Benefit
- Develop an understanding of and familiarity with the Course and Exam Description
- Create a syllabus and pacing guide specific to your unique academic calendar
- Become proficient at grading AP Statistics Exam Free Response questions
- Develop a professional network of new and experienced AP Statistics teachers
- Assemble a library of teaching resources from which your own unique ‘bag of tricks’ will evolve
- Prepare daily lessons with hands-on activities to introduce various topics
How Online Workshops Will Work
No one wants to sit and watch a 32-hour long webinar, so we are working closely with our consultants to develop a modified course schedule that allows you greater flexibility, but still gives you the knowledge and skills you need.
Live-online instruction will be conducted through Zoom while asynchronous learning assignments will be managed through Canvas, the University’s learning management system (LMS).
Once you register, we will provide you with more details on how to access the platforms as well as your materials.
To register, please visit our registration portal.
Meet the Instructor
Chris Olsen
Chris is a two-time past member of the AP Statistics Test Development Committee and recently joined the 16-year club of serving as a table leader and question leader for the AP Statistics Exam. After teaching statistics at George Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for over 24 years—and AP Statistics from its inception until 2012—he passed the baton. For the past 10 years, he enjoyed the role of assistant professor of Mathematics and Statistics at Grinnell College where he taught calculus, experimental design, and applied statistics classes. As of July 1, 2023, he is recently retired and catching up on reading. He was a math and philosophy major in his undergraduate years at Iowa State University; he concentrated on statistics, computer programming, psychometrics, and test development in his graduate years at the University of Iowa.
He has been involved nationally and internationally in workshops and conferences mostly relating to statistics for over 35 years. He has reviewed materials for The Mathematics Teacher, the AP Central website, The American Statistician, and The Journal of the American Statistical Association. He also serves on the editorial board of the Teaching Statistics journal. He is a co-author, with Roxy Peck and Tom Short, of the Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis—now in its 6th edition—, and Statistics Learning From Data, which is now in its 2nd (updated) edition with a 3rd edition in the works.
Current projects involve moderating the College Board's AP Statistics Teacher Community and maintaining a freeware computer program, SPLAT ("Statistical Package for Learning and Teaching") designed to support the teaching of AP Statistics.
How to Register
To register, please visit our registration portal. Attendees will need to register using their College Board login credentials.
If paying by check or purchase order, CPE staff will follow up with an invoice. Please be prepared to provide your PO number upon registration. To request a W9, email [email protected].
If you have questions or need assistance registering, please contact [email protected] or 423-425-4344.
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Refund Policy
Attendance Policy
Participants are required to attend all 32 hours of their respective APSI workshop to receive a certificate of completion. Additionally, the workshop fee is due in full regardless of a participant’s attendance. Participants who do not attend all 32 hours of the workshop are still liable to pay the full fee.