Teaching
A conversation that leads another person to share my enthusiasm statistical investigation carries great intrinsic reward. As a teacher, I get to engage in these conversations every day. I enjoy working closely with students to help them develop the skills and judgement needed to make responsible data-driven decisions and critique faulty arguments they are sure to encounter in their everyday lives. I employ a variety of inclusive pedagogical strategies designed to create a learning-centered environment rooted in high expectations and transparency. I want my students to know that I value them as individuals and care about supporting their success. Most of all, I want them to feel empowered in the knowledge that they are capable of doing hard things.
I teach a variety of statistics and data classes including:
- STAT 107: Principles of Statistics
- CMSC/STAT 205: Data-Scientific Programming
- STAT 255: Statistics for Data Science - STAT 255 Class Notes
- MATH/STAT 340: Probability
- STAT 450: Bayesian Statistics
- STAT 455: Advanced Statistical Modeling
I have found the following references especially insightful in my teaching.
- Carver, R., Everson, M., Gabrosek, J., Horton, N., Lock, R., Mocko, M., … & Wood, B. (2016). Guidelines for assessment and instruction in statistics education (GAISE) college report 2016. Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association.[Online: www. amstat.org/education/gaise].
- Cavanagh, S. R. (2016). The Spark of Learning: Energizing the College Classroom with the Science of Emotion. West Virginia University Press.
- Cobb, G. W. (1992), “Teaching Statistics” in Heeding the Call for Change, ed. Lynn Steen, MAA Notes No. 22, Washington: Mathematical Association of America.
- Curley, B., Downey, J., Kinnaird, K. M., Loy, A., & Reyes, E. (2023). Questions (and Answers) for Incorporating Nontraditional Grading in Your Statistics Courses. Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 1-13.
- Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T., & Smith, K. A. (1998). Active learning: Cooperation in the college classroom. Interaction Book Company, 7208 Cornelia Drive, Edina, MN 55435.
- Leamnson, R. (2000). Learning as biological brain change. Change: The magazine of higher learning, 32(6), 34-40.
- Michaelsen, L. K., Knight, A. B., & Fink, L. D. (Eds.). (2002). Team-based learning: A transformative use of small groups. Greenwood publishing group.
- Sibley, J., & Ostafichuk, P. (2015). Getting started with team-based learning. Stylus Publishing, LLC.