We will unpack why and how to integrate data literacy skills into current instruction across grades 5-8 subject areas in strategic and consistent ways. The data literacy topics will focus on creating and making sense of data visualizations in age-appropriate ways. We will explore turnkey strategies to enhance students’ data skills within our existing curriculum. Through hands-on activities, reflection-based discussions, and planning time, we will expand the tools in our toolkits and build our confidence and enthusiasm for teaching data literacy, foundational to future data science learning.
I wear two "Data Literacy" hats, one, as a content and thinking partner with Dataspire Education & Evaluation LLCⓇ. The second hat is working as the Education Outreach Coordinator for the Northeast US Shelf LTER (NES-LTER) project for which I run a Data Jam. In these positions... Read More →
This presentation invites secondary teachers to explore how place can make data more meaningful, relevant, and engaging for students. Teachers will consider how local contexts, community issues, and students’ lived experiences can be used as entry points for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data. Through examples and discussion, participants will examine ways to connect data literacy with place-conscious teaching, so students see mathematics as a tool for understanding their communities and the world around them.
