STREAM: Statistical Inferences (HS) - April 2023

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Statistics and Probability do not appear as stand-alone topics in Montana’s Standards. These concepts are dispersed throughout all high school mathematics courses with an emphasis on informed decision making. The power of statistics and probability to understand the world we live in is some of the most applicable knowledge students can acquire in our classrooms. 

  • Understand how key concepts in statistics and probability develop along a learning progression.
  • Discover how knowledge of statistics and probability leads into making inferences, predictions, and decisions
  • Explore how mathematical modeling enhances teaching probability and statistics – or do statistics and probability enhance the teaching of modeling?

Facilitated by Brooke Taylor, Billings Public Schools.

For information on future runs of this course check our Facilitated Course Calendar.

"Comparing middle school statistics standards to HS standards was insightful" —Teacher, Great Falls, MT
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User Rating: 4.04.0 stars
Type: Facilitated
Audience: High School
OPI Professional Development Units: 15 hours
Enrollment Opens: 3/12/23
Course Dates: 4/9/23 - 4/30/23
Note: Enrollment closes the first day of the course or when the cap is met.

STREAM: Transformations and Proofs (HS) - October 2021

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The introduction of the Common Core standards inspired a change in the mindset of “basing transformations on congruence” to the more intuitive approach of “basing congruence on transformations.” In modern geometry, the traditional arguments justifying congruence and similarity are more effectively supported by rigid transformations and dilations. In this 3-week module, we examine how transformations are applied to justify congruence and similarity. Specific goals and activities include the following:

  • Examining and connecting properties of transformations through constructions using GeoGebra.
  • Experiencing the shift to justifying congruence and similarity through transformations.
  • Revisiting fundamental geometric theorems and proving them through transformations.

Created by The STREAM Team. Facilitated by Pat Baltzley, Math Education Consultant

For information on future runs of this course check our Facilitated Course Calendar.
user rating User Ratings: 3.5 3.5 stars
Type: Facilitated
Audience: High School
OPI Professional Development Units: 15 hours
Enrollment Opens: 9/12/21
Course Dates: 10/3/21 - 10/24/21
Note: Enrollment closes the first day of the course or when the cap is met.