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Using Question Structures to Write Assessments
Write your own higher-level thinking questions with intentionality and efficiency.
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Stats Medic
- Dec 20, 2019
AP Statistics Lesson Plans -- Aligning to the CED
Check out our plan for teaching the second semester of AP Stats in the order suggested by the College Board Course and Exam Description.
Sarah Stecher
- Dec 20, 2019
Mix Up Your Verbs
Assess deeper understanding by varying your verbs. This blog post covers three categories of verbs and how to write questions for each level
Stats Medic
- Dec 6, 2019
Experience First, Formalize Later (EFFL) for the Pythagorean Theorem
In these lessons, students will discover the Pythagorean Theorem through the Experience First, Formalize Later (EFFL) teaching philosophy.
Sarah Stecher
- Dec 1, 2019
Setting the Stage for a Successful New School Year
A collection of our favorite tasks, resources, and activities to start the school year off right!
Stats Medic
- Nov 24, 2019
Lesson Plans for Teaching Binomial Distributions
In this post, we reveal how binomial distributions are a path to inference, and then give you four lessons you can use to teach it well.
Stats Medic
- Nov 2, 2019
Yo Stats Medic. Where Are All Your Guided Notes?
In this post, we outline exactly how we give students the formal learning that is needed for later success on the AP Exam.
Sarah Stecher
- Nov 1, 2019
How to Balance Concepts and Procedures in an EFFL Classroom
Let's take a deeper look at how we can use homework and assessments to assess conceptual understanding and build procedural fluency.
Calc Medic
- Oct 27, 2019
Experience First, Formalize Later in AP Calculus
“Experience First, Formalize Later” (EFFL) means that students are working collaboratively to think, to discuss, and to construct their...
Stats Medic
- Oct 26, 2019
Can You Taco Tongue and Evil Eyebrow? Two Lessons for Teaching Probability
Help students to understand two-way tables, Venn diagrams, the General Addition formula, conditional probability, and independence.
Lindsey Gallas
- Oct 20, 2019
Why Won't Mrs. Gallas Just Give Me Notes?
Research shows students learn more through active learning. This post includes an activity to explain why you teach this way.
Stats Medic
- Oct 13, 2019
SRS, Stratified, Cluster and Now...Systematic by Justin Timberlake
Do we need to teach systematic random sampling? According to the new College Board CED, the answer is YES! Check out our new lesson.
Stats Medic
- Oct 3, 2019
Anthony Marble Goes "ALL IN" with Stats Medic
What happens when AP Stats teacher Anthony Marble decides to go ALL IN with Stats Medic. Check out the incredible results.
Luke Wilcox
- Oct 1, 2019
How to Use a Math Medic Answer Key
Math Medic answer keys are not just for solutions and correct answers. They are meant to be the official guide to teaching the lesson.
Stats Medic
- Sep 24, 2019
My Favorite Question
A blog post from former AP Statistics Chief Reader Allan Rossman from his blog Ask Good Questions.
Stats Medic
- Sep 21, 2019
Unit 2: Exploring Two-Variable Data
The new College Board Course and Exam Description requires AP Stats teachers to make some changes in the way they teach two-variable data.
Sarah Stecher
- Sep 20, 2019
How Do We Assign Homework?
We explain some of our philosophy around homework, with links to several resources you can use to create your homework assignments.
Luke Wilcox
- Sep 13, 2019
Turn your old notes into an Experience First, Formalize Later (EFFL) lesson
How can you take your more traditional notes and turn them into an activity that students can engage in without your direct instruction?
Lindsey Gallas
- Sep 1, 2019
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.
Stats Medic
- Aug 24, 2019
What the Heck is a Mosaic Plot?
Well...it's related to a segmented bar graph, but much better.
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