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Free personalized professional learning to support teachers and instructional coaches in developing expertise in teaching statistics and data science in grades 6-12+.

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InSTEP: Invigorating Statistics and Data Science Technology through Professional LearningInSTEP: Invigorating Statistics and Data Science Technology through Professional Learning

Personalize learning to meet your professional needs through customized recommendations, collaborative spaces, and choice of learning modules and microcredentials.

Build your skills in data investigations and innovative teaching approaches based on practices of data professionals and research on students’ learning with data.

Expand your professional collection of resources and technology vetted by experts in statistics and data science education.

Our Mission

Improve classrooms to build a better tomorrow for the data-centric world our students live in.

I liked being able to go through and find what works for me and my students. What do I need? What do my students need?

Middle School Mathematics and Science Teacher

It was nice having a package of things that I could sort and sift through in a sequence that made sense to me

High School Mathematics Teacher

Built on 7 Dimensions of Teaching Statistics and Data Science

Modules for teachers’ learning are organized by 7 interrelated dimensions of instructional design that support developing students' understanding of foundational processes, practices, and ways of thinking used in statistics and data science classrooms.

Hover over each dimension to learn more

Data and Statistical Practices
Tasks
Technology Tools
Central Statistical Ideas
Data
Argumentation
Assessment of Student Thinking
Data and Statistical Practices
Central Statistical Ideas
Tasks
Data
Technology Tools
Argumentation
Assessment of Student Thinking

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Project Team

Hollylynne S. Lee

Hollylynne S. Lee

Principal Investigator

Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education, College of Education @ NC State University

Gemma F. Mojica

Gemma F. Mojica

Co-Principal Investigator

Senior Research Scholar, Friday Institute for Education Innovation @ NC State University

Emily Thrasher

Emily Thrasher

Project Manager

Research Scholar, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation @ NC State University

Patrick Brown

Patrick Brown

Technical Director

Education Practice Area @ RTI International