Tuesday June 16, 2024

9:30-3:30 pm

Come join the conversation and connect with NC educators who engage in teaching statistics and data science at the high school and college levels, including those who prepare high school teachers. Together we can consider ways to cultivate wonder to teach statistics and data science with AI in NC.

This regional in-person conference is being held in conjunction with the online Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics (eCOTS). eCOTS is held online June 15-18, 2026. The 1 day regional conference will occur on June 16th and incorporate some online sessions from eCOTS.

Location

Friday Institute for Educational Innovation,
NC State University
1890 Main Campus Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606
Parking is Free in front of building

Agenda

9:00- 9:30	Arrival and Registration
9:30-10:00	Welcome and Kickoff
10:00- 10:50	Keynote & Kickoff Activity
10:50- 11:00	Break
11:00- 11:40	Birds of a Feather Table Discussions/Networking
11:40-12:30	Lunch
12:30- 1:10	Storytelling
1:10- 1:15	Transition to breakout session
1:15- 2:00	Breakout Sessions* (3 sessions)
2:00- 2:15	Break
2:15- 3:00	Breakout Sessions* (3 sessions)
3:00- 3:30	Wrap up and networking

*Breakout Sessions will be on a variety of topics relevant to each of the audiences: high school, college, and teacher education.

Cost

$25 to register for eCOTS, attendance at the regional conference is no additional cost.

Registration Process

To register for the Regional Conference at NC State University, participants should first register for the electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics and indicate that they will be attending the eCOTS Regional at NC State University. This registration allows participants to engage with the larger community in all online presentations and posters of the eCOTS conference from June 10-13, as well as attend the local in-person conference on June 13th at NC State.

Certificate of Attendance

Participants will receive a certificate of attendance that may be used for up to 6 hrs of professional development, if accepted by your local education agency.

Planning Committee

This regional conference is made possible by generous funding from the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education and the Hub for Innovation and Research in Statistics Education at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, including the ESTEEM project, funded by the National Science Foundation. 

The regional conference is organized and co-hosted by the following:

• Hub for Innovation and Research in Statistics Education, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, NC State: Hollylynne Lee, Gemma Mojica, Emily Thrasher
• Data Science and AI Academy, NC State: Ray Levy, Taryn Shelton
• Statistics Department, NC State: Justin Post 
• North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, UNC System: Taylor Gibson
• Department of Teacher Education and Learning Science, NC State: Meghan Manfra
• Mathematics and Physics Department, Wake Technical Community College: Bethany Corley
• Department of Statistical Science, Duke: Joan Durso