Custom PD Program by DataClassroom
Our team will meet with you to discuss your goals for your teachers and the program of presentations to make a recommendation based on the needs of your district or school.
Intro to graphs, Intro to stats and research in the classroom, Experimental design, Data formatting, Storytelling with data, and Making messy data into tidy data.
Sessions typically are built around interactive work with DataClassroom.
Collaborative PD by Dataspire
Presented by master educator Kristin Hunter-Thomson of Dataspire, these programs cover both fundamentals of teaching graphing and data work as well as a foundation in using the DataClassroom. These are a good option for districts that want both strong support for their teachers using DataClassroom and a solid foundation in data skills and teaching approaches for those teachers.
Half-Day Workshop (up to 3 hours): 1-2 topics
Full-Day Workshop (up to 6 hours): 3-4 topics
Two Full-Day Workshops (12 hours): 4-6 topics
Three Full-Day Workshops (18 hours): 6-9 topics
Interested? We’d love to hear from you:
Featured Presenters
Dr. Aaron Reedy is a field biologist, entrepreneur and former high school science teacher in the Chicago Public Schools. While pursuing a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Virginia, Aaron realized that many of the tools he was using to conduct his research needed to be made available in K-12 classrooms. Reedy is the cofounder of DataClassroom.
Dr. Elizabeth Schultheis is the cofounder of Data Nuggets, a beloved website devoted to bringing authentic datasets and learning activities to K-16 classrooms. Schultheis completed her PhD in Plant Biology at Michigan State University and is currently the Education and Outreach Coordinator at the Kellogg Biological Station. She frequently studies the effects of Data Nuggets on both students and scientists.
Dr. Josh Rosenberg is an assistant professor of STEM education and faculty fellow at the Center for Enhancing Education in Mathematics and Sciences at the University of Tennessee. His research focuses on how learners think of and with data, particularly in science education settings. Rosenberg was formerly a high school science teacher in Shelby, NC.
Dr. Melissa Kjelvik is the cofounder of Data Nuggets, an educator-favorite website devoted to bringing authentic datasets and learning activities to K-16 classrooms. Kjelvik holds a PhD from Michigan State University and has been involved with several initiatives on data literacy, science role models, and environmental education. Her current work examines how including humanizing elements of diverse scientist role models impacts student learning and interest in STEM.
Dr. Paul Strode teaches AP/IB Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Science Research at Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado. Paul has been teaching statistics in his science courses since returning to high school teaching after finishing his doctorate in ecology. Strode has developed curriculum for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Princeton University Press and others.
Kristen Dotti has been teaching math and science for more than 31 years in public and private institutions. She has designing student centric courses at the middle school, high school, and university levels. Dotti works with schools around the globe as an educational consultant and professional development trainer. She is the founder of Catalyst Learning Curricula.
Kristin Hunter-Thomson pulls from her formal and informal education background (grades 4 - undergraduates) to facilitate data and science education professional development for teachers in grades 3-16, develop data-focused educational resources, and evaluate STEM educational programs through Dataspire. She also writes the Data Literacy 101 column articles for NSTA’s Science Scope.
Dr. Ariel Kahrl is an assistant professor at Hamilton College who studies the evolution of sexually selected traits. She uses a combination of experimental biology, comparative analyses, and field work to learn about the evolution of traits. Before she began her career as a scientist, Kahrl taught math and science in grades 8-12 at the Stuart Hall School in Virginia.