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Online Statistics Courses. What is Statistics?

Online Statistics Courses

Statistics is an academic discipline concerned with the collection, graphic representation, and analysis of data taken from specific population surveys. College statistics programs often focus on three subsections of statistical study: applied, theoretical, and mathematical statistics. Applied statistics courses consolidate the study of descriptive and inferential statistics, which uses results from probability studies to explain clear numeric correlations in data as well as the more random results. On-campus and online statistics courses that discuss theoretical statistics use logic and probability theory to explain why data sets yield certain results while mathematical statistics are concerned with fundamentally altering experiment designs to create different probability data. What Can Online Courses in Statistics Actually Teach Me? Which experiment factors have direct numeric correlations with one another?

Concept to Classroom: Course Menu. Take Online Modules - Professional Development. On your own for professional development?

Take Online Modules - Professional Development

Earn a certificate of completion by taking the Library's self-paced interactive modules. Each multimedia-rich program delivers approximately one hour of staff development. Introduction to the Library of CongressGet an overview of the digitized materials and K-12 resources from the Library of Congress. Supporting Inquiry with Primary Sources Teachers and students demonstrate how primary sources can be used to support inquiry learning. Inquiry encourages students to draw on their prior knowledge, personal experiences and critical thinking skills to construct meaning. Copyright and Primary SourcesLearn how to evaluate primary sources from the Library's collections for the best use within copyright. Analyzing Primary Sources: Photographs and PrintsLearn how photographs and prints from the Library's collections can increase student engagement in the classroom.

Analyzing Primary Sources: MapsLearn instructional strategies for using maps in the classroom. Webinars. Coursera. EdWeb: A professional online community for educators. Speaks VOLumes. THECB - Welcome. Free Online Professional Development for Teachers. My sister, who is also a teacher, sent me these links that she used for obtaining continuing education clock hours for teacher license renewal.

Free Online Professional Development for Teachers

We are both from MN, so it may vary from State to State what you are able to use for your professional development hours. Free Online Professional Development for Teachers Curriculum Annenberg Weekly Reader Concept to Classroom Student Progress Monitoring Teacher to Teacher Digital Scholastic- Expert Talks Reading Rockets Library of Congress- Online The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvements The Access Center: Improving outcomes for all students K-8 students Microsoft in Education Webcasts and Research Channel Video Classroom 2.0 Thinkfinity Free online Read Naturally NetSmartz (Internet Safety Presentations) Reading Horizons Iowa School Counselor Webinar Series (mental health, autism) Free Media and Technology Webinars Presented by PBS Teachers and Classroom 2.

Schools moving up Leap Frog School Edutopia webinar Teacher Created Materials Publishing- Welcome : PBS TeacherLine. PBS TeacherLine offers courses that can inspire, educate, and reinvigorate your teaching strategies!

Welcome : PBS TeacherLine

PBS TeacherLine offers 15, 30, or 45 hour courses that are facilitated by content experts and master teachers that immerse you in a collaborative, online environment with your peers. You have the opportunity to earn graduate-level credit with our partner universities. Interested in trying out a course before committing? PBS TeacherLine offers free, self-paced courses that require 1.5 to 4 hours of study. Explore PD for PreK-3 Educators or view the monthly schedule to find a course that fits your needs! Why PBS TeacherLine? PBS TeacherLine’s facilitated and self-paced PD courses are designed to benefit both beginning and experienced teachers. Innovative: Acquire new strategies and tools you can use right away to enhance classroom instruction.

Engaging: Interact with peers and experts in a virtual learning environment. Schedule Catalog Schools & Districts. Teach Elements—Online Professional Development Courses. Annenberg Learner List of Workshops and Courses. OK2Ask®: Free Online Professional Development for Teachers. Welcome to OK2Ask®, a series of live, online "snack sessions" (available both live and in archived format) for self-directed teacher professional development and exploration.

OK2Ask®: Free Online Professional Development for Teachers

These sessions, scheduled at convenient times for you to attend from any computer (kick off your shoes!) Share great ideas you can use in your classroom, courtesy of TeachersFirst's staff. You know our style, so you know these sessions are useful and teacher-friendly. What teachers are saying about OK2Ask® Summer 2015 Printable OK2ask Session Schedule Upcoming sessions: Click here to read the full catalog and pre-register. Registration schedule: Summer sessions open in June Fall sessions open early September. You "attend" OK2Ask® sessions on your computer, with live video and audio from our moderators and a text chat area for you to ask questions live.

Invite a friend to attend with you (and bring a snack). It's FREE, and it's OK2Ask®! Sample OK2Ask® session titles: OK2Ask® Special Edition: LIVE from ISTE 2014.