Dear Colleagues,
High schoolers are encountering data more than ever: in their social media feeds, in the research they do, in the informational text they increasingly read in class, and in the ads they view. Yet there has been little support for high school educators and librarians to build their data literacy skills. How can we support high schoolers as they navigate the complex world of "reading" and "writing" with statistics and data? What are the big ideas and high-leverage practices that can have a big impact given limited contact time?
We invite you to join us in exploring this issue on
July 14 and 15, 2016, when we'll convene a
free virtual conference on
building data literacy skills with an
exemplary set of presenters. You'll gain strategies in deciphering statistical data, asking good questions of data, data visualization comprehension and creation, and how we can more effectively decode and write with data in arguments.
While the conference's focus is on high school classroom teachers and librarians, our conversations with those in middle schools, community colleges, and even undergraduate education indicate that there is value for practitioners at those levels, too.
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This conference is sponsored by the University of Michigan School of Information, the University of Michigan Library, and the University of Michigan School of Education. Funding for this project is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services RE-00-15-0113-05.
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