Course Description: This course is designed for secondary mathematics teachers who desire a thorough review of all High School Statistics and Probability topics included the Common Core State Standards as well as various resources and practices appropriate for teaching probability and statistics to high school students. Goal: The objective of this course is to enhance understanding and teaching of statistics within the mathematics curriculum through conceptual understanding, research on best practices, real-word data applications and technology. Learning Outcomes: The latest research on purposes for including probability and statistics in a mathematics curriculum and on best practices for probability and statistics instruction will be reviewed. Methods for employing best practices with respect to teaching probability and statistics will be discussed and presented throughout this course. Participants will explore problems that require them to formulate questions, gather, display, summarize, examine and interpret data. Students in this course will model data and use probability models and random processes to discover patterns and deviations from patterns. At the conclusion of the course, participants will be familiar with expectations of high school students and develop an appropriate investigation with a scoring guideline to use for assessment.

Class Expectations: Students will be active participants in their understanding of the concepts introduced in this course through: in-class activities; discussions on assigned, professional readings; mutual sharing of professional teaching experiences; and a formal class presentation.

Description of Class Assignments with Percentage Contribution of Each Assignment:? 1. Professional readings in statistical education. (20%) Participants will be expected to read articles on the latest research and best practices for teaching statistics and probability in secondary schools. Contributions to in-class discussions and submission of written reflections will provide evidence of thorough reading of the assigned articles. 2. Contributions to class: Presentations and activities. (20%) It is expected that all teachers will be active participants in class activities that aim to deepen their understanding of the concepts covered in the course. Class activities include collecting data through simulations, experiments and observations and analysis using software and the graphing calculator. All participants will share their final project, an investigation they developed for high school students, through a brief presentation to the class. 3. Written assessment. (20%) Exam on statistical and probability standards covered in the course. 4. Final project. (40%) Teachers will develop an appropriate investigation for high school students. The investigation should assess the students? knowledge of several of the probability and statistics standards in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics while incorporating Common Core Mathematical Practices.