• Course: Statistics (Focus on Fathom)
  
• Dates: June 21-24
  
• Instructor:
• Ruth Carver, Germantown Academy, Ft. Washington, PA, email - Ruth.Carver@germantownacademy.org

Ruth teaches AP Statistics at Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, PA where she is also chairperson of the mathematics department. She has been a reader for the Advanced Placement Statistics examination since 2001nd co-authored the College Board’s official AP Statistics Web Guide. Ruth is also a co-author of the AP Statistics Exam Prep for the textbook Stats: Modeling the World. She has received numerous awards, including the 2007 Siemens Foundation AP Teacher Award; the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching; the National Education and Technology Alliance STAR Award and “Best of the Best” Award; the Teachers Teaching with Technology, Demana/Waits Vision Award, and the Tandy Technology Prize for Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science. She is a co-founder of the Philadelphia Area Statistics Teachers’ Association (PASTA) and a consultant for the Middle States Region of the College Board.


• Included:
  
• Single-User Copy of Fathom, Version 2.1
• Materials (Textbooks, Activities, Projects, Assessment Options)
• Technology (TI-84 & Fathom Dynamic Statistics software)
• Lunch & Snacks
• Emphasis:
• Activities that address the four broad themes of AP Statistics
• Exploring Data
• Planning a Study- Experimental Design
• Anticipating Patterns – Using Probability theory and simulation
• Collecting Data Using Probes
  
• Statistical Inference
• CD with all handouts and loads of other resources
• Sharing of AP Statistics Teaching Strategies and Resources