Is it possible to help our math students become better citizens, while teaching them statistics?

Tune in to today’s episode with Jana Asher & Jeffrey Musyt, assistant professors at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of Slippery Rock University. Through the Office of Community Engaged Learning at Slippery Rock University, Jana & Jeffrey have been using ‘community-engagement' projects to level up how they teach Statistics and will share how you can do the same in your classroom!

The key topics discussed in this episode include:

• How to use statistics as a tool for becoming a good citizen [6.06]
• How to foster relationships with community partners in your school [12.32]
• Know what to do (and not to do) when creating a community-engaged project [18.00]
• Jana shares the importance of having a backup dataset plan [19.45]
• Even as a teacher, it is OKAY to make mistakes [22.44]

Connect with Jana Asher & Jeffrey Musyt

• To get Jana & Jeffrey’s Presentation on Community-Engaged Learning, email them at jana.asher@sru.edu or jeffrey.musyt@sru.edu.
• Jana’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janaasher/
• Office for Community Engaged Learning: https://www.sru.edu/offices/community-engaged-learning
• Campus Compact: https://compact.org/

Connect with Allison Dillard

• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Allison-Dillard/e/B07PV43V59
• Website: https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/
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Get the first 2 Chapters of Allison's upcoming book, Crush Hypothesis Testing, for free at https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/free