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Strategies for Attacking Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple choice questions make up half of the AP Statistics Exam. Here we discuss three strategies your students must know for MCQ success.

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To Get Students Thinking and Talking, We Must Get Teachers Thinking and Talking

AP Stats all-star Joshua Sawyer believes that getting students thinking and talking requires us to get teachers thinking and talking.

Sarah Stecher

Assessment in the EFFL Classroom

How we use homework, quizzes, and tests to deepen and assess students’ learning.

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How I am using the Math Medic AP Stats Review Course

By Josh Tabor Like everyone else, I am constantly tweaking the way I teach AP Statistics, including how I manage the crucial time before…

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Why Teach Using the Experience First, Formalize Later Model?

In our previous post, we explained how we implement the Experience First, Formalize Later model. In this post, we explore the “why.”

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How to Design an Experience First, Formalize Later Lesson

We’ve explained the Experience First, Formalize Later lesson design and its benefits. Now, we’ll discuss the design ideas.

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Why Isn’t Bias Accounted for by the Margin of Error?

When teaching confidence intervals, we talk about how bias is not accounted for by the margin of error.  Seems easy enough to me, so when…

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The Normal Approximation to the Binomial Distribution

When is it appropriate to use a Normal distribution to approximate a binomial distribution? We use the green Skittles activity to discuss.

Sarah Stecher

3 Things I Learned at NCTM

My biggest take-aways from the sessions I attended at the 2023 NCTM Annual Conference.

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Would This Get Credit? 2023 AP Statistics Exam #3

Here it is — the dreaded probability question! See what is needed for full credit on the AP Exam, including details about holistic scoring.

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Three New Lessons for Calc BC!

EFFL Lessons for Euler’s Method, Parametric and Vector Motion, and Polar Area.

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AP Stats Shirt Design Contest

We are looking for an official design for the 2023-2024 AP Stats shirts. Have students submit their designs here!