You will find plenty to like about this year's Statistics Education program. Kelly McConville (chair) and Stacey Hancock (2019 chair) have organized an excellent array of options. The one-page schedule will be available at the Statistics Education booth, and you may access it here: Statistics Education Program.
Be sure to catch our Introductory Overview Lecture on Sunday at 4pm - Examining What and How We Teach at All Levels: Key Ideas to Ensure the Progress and Relevance of Statistics, organized by Rebecca Nugent, chaired by Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel, and also featuring Nicholas Horton and Daniela Witten. Introductory, undergraduate and graduate levels will be addressed with an overview of where the field of statistics is, new ideas that could be adopted, where the field could go, and what it will take to get there. (CC-West 301, 4pm).
New this year are birds of a feather discussions on various topics. They are scheduled Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at 12:30 and 4:00pm. We ask that you follow this link (http://bit.ly/bofjsm2018) to see descriptions, and to sign up for any sessions you plan to attend. All are FREE. Bring your lunch or snack, and meet at the Stat Ed booth to decide as a group where to convene.
Our section is in party mode!
Established in 1948, we are celebrating 70 years of Statistical Education in 2018! Stay tuned for some interesting moments in our history, and plan on joining us for birthday cake at our business meeting (mixer) Wednesday night 6:00-7:30pm in F-Cheakamus. You are invited!
Speaking of our history, did you know that Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences (TSHS) used to be part of the Section on Statistical Education? In 1991, they fledged to form their own section. Now, we're working together at our booths and publicizing each other's JSM programs. They have a great line-up this year, and they've got a blogpost about it here. Some highlights include the invited session Monday morning on educational tools for causal inference, and the topic contributed session Tuesday morning on teaching biostatistics partially or fully online. See the TSHS blog for other things, like Laila's journey to publish data for teaching. They are promoting our sessions to their members as well. What a great partnership!