Thank You for an AMAZING 2023 Data Science Summer Institute

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NCSSM-Morganton, July 10-14, 2023

Announcements

Survey!

Jul 14 · 0 min read

Please complete the DSSI survey to let us know how we did! We want to know what worked well, and what we could do better, so when we do this again next summer we can keep the good parts and improve the so-so parts. THANK YOU for being here all week!

Pre-workshop Announcement

Jul 5 · 0 min read

Please visit https://demohub.ncssm.edu and sign up for an account. We’ll use this tool a bit this week, and having an account set up ahead of time will be very helpful!

Schedule

Monday - Welcome and Data Collection

1:00pm

LessonWelcome & What is Data Science?: Google Slides

2:00pm

Hands-OnData Collection: Helicopter Template, Google Sheet

3:00pm

LessonData Wrangling: Google Slides

Tuesday

9:00 am

LessonData Vizualization: Google Slides

What is it, and why is it important?

9:30 am

TechnologyExploring Tools for Data Vizualization: CoDAP, Google Sheets, Jupyter Notebooks

Datasets: Chronic Kidney Disease, World Statistics

10:30am

Hands-On Vizualizing our helicopter data

Using your tool of choice, investigate the helicopter data we collected yesterday. What is interesting about it? What do you notice? Are there any observations you might want to dig deeper into?

12:00pm

🥘 Lunch 🥘

1:00pm

Speaker Taryn Shelton, NC State: Google Slides

Title: Modeling with Data for Beginners

Explore the basics of the modeling process and learn how data can drive authentic questioning and discussions among your students.

2:30pm

☕ Coffee Break ☕

3:00pm

Speaker Mahmoud Harding, DS4E: Google Slides, Sync Materials

Title: DIY Lesson Design: Making the Data Science Classroom your Own (Day 1)

When designing a data science lesson the first thing you need is … data. At the start of this session, participants will be given tips on where to find data sets and how to prepare them to be used in lessons. After choosing a data set, you’ll work with other participants to create a data story that you’ll use to design tasks and make up questions for students to answer. Finally, you’ll be guided through the process of developing a Jupyter notebook for your lesson.

Wednesday

9:00 am

LessonSimulation Based Inference: Google Slides

Unlocking computational power

9:30am

Hands-On Manually simulating experiments: Flipping coins and tagging penguins: Coin Flipping, Penguin Tags

10:30am

Techology Using computers to simulate at scale

12:00pm

🥘 Lunch 🥘

1:00pm

Speaker Gemma Mojica and Emily Thrasher: Slides

Title: Incorporating Data Science into your Classroom

Want to engage students with real data to build statistical reasoning and data science skills? Come learn what data scientists do and what processes and dispositions can be developed. Bring your laptop to investigate multivariate, messy data using a data investigation process and a free data visualization and analysis tool (CODAP). A free, online professional learning platform (InSTEP) to develop teachers’ expertise in teaching data science and statistics will be shared, along with classroom resources.

2:30pm

☕ Coffee Break ☕

3:00pm

Speaker Mahmoud Harding: Google Slides

Title: DIY Lesson Design: Making the Data Science Classroom your Own (Day 2)

5:30pm

🍻 Happy Hour Reception

Come grab a drink and socialize this evening at Fonta Flora brewery, right across the street from The Fairfield Inn and Suites in downtown Morganton. We have the side room reserved for our event. There will be a food truck on site this evening. Fonta Flora is known for their beer, but also serve wine, and have non-alcoholic drink options available as well. Hope to see you there!

Thursday

9:00 am

LessonMaking predictions with data: Google Slides

9:30am

Hands-On The Midge Problem: Google Doc, Data set

An introduction to classification

10:30am

Techology Use a computer to speed up your predications. We’ll use google sheets and python to explore how to speed up classification.

12:00pm

🥘 Lunch 🥘

1:00pm

Speaker Doug Hague: Google Slides, Long Jump Data Boys,Girls,Combined,Excel

Title: Drawing students into STEM through the analytics of sports

For many students, the term “data science” is not familiar. As such, the School of Data Science at UNC Charlotte is developing concepts and programs to “meet students in their interests.” One of these is where there is a subset of students that are very interested in sports. Using and analyzing data from sports has engaged students and brought data science into their college and career lexicon. This presentation will discuss projects, programs and methods that have been piloted as well as the early success and learnings from each.

2:30pm

☕ Coffee Break ☕

3:00pm

Speaker Sam Leav: PDF Slides, Powerpoint slides, Data Science for Everyone

Title: Empowering the Next Generation: Communicating the Value of Data Science Education to Students, Administration, and Communities

In this session, we will dive into the world of data science education and its impact on K-12 classrooms. By effectively conveying the value of data literacy and analytical skills, we can equip students to become future innovators and problem solvers in our rapidly evolving world. We will explore strategies for effective messaging and communication, ensuring that school administration and communities understand the significance of data science education. Furthermore, we will discuss ways to engage families in supporting this transformative initiative, fostering a collaborative environment. By leveraging the power of data science education, we can collectively nurture a culture of data-driven decision-making, empowering students to embrace the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.

Friday - Wrapping it up!

8:30 am

Breakfast, sponsored by Data Science 4 Everyone

9:00am

Speaker Zarek Drozda, DS4E: Slides-PDF Slides-PPT

A national overview of data science education efforts

10:00am

Speaker Ray Levy, NC State: Slides-PDF, Slides-PPT

A window into how data science is applied in careers and industry

11:00am

Where to go from here?: Slides

We hope that this is just the start of your data science education journey. As we close out the week, make sure you’re set up with great resources and a plan for continued growth.

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