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Teaching Data Science 

While K-12 data education is a relatively nascent field, there are already a variety of resources for teachers who want to implement data science in the classroom today. Here, schools and teachers can gather resources for implementing data science education into their classrooms ranging from year-long courses to short activities. 

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CourseKata

CourseKata is an interactive online textbook designed for beginners in data science and algebra. It includes hands-on activities to practice manipulating and analyzing data using Jupyter and R. CourseKata also provides office hours and workshops for teachers as well as an introductory 12-session training to support their curriculum implementation.

Grade:

9-12, College

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Course Curriculum, Professional Development

Software & Tools:
 

Jupyter Notebook, R

Data Literacy

Data Literacy offers reduced-rate professional development for educators focused on data literacy fundamentals.

Grade:

All, K-5, 6-8, 9-12, College

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Professional Development

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None required

Data Visualization Principles: DS4E Lesson Plan Competition

Data Visualization Principles is a lesson plan selected from the DS4E Bite-Sized Lesson Plan Competition. In this lesson plan, students learn introductory data visualization principles in order to determine good and bad visualiations of data.

Grade:

6-8, 9-12

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Lesson Plans

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None required

Dataspire

Dataspire offers workshops and full summer courses for educators interested in developing their data literacy skills and instructional strategies.

Grade:

All, K-5, 6-8, 9-12, College

Category:
 

Professional Development

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None required

Daphne Draws Data

Daphne Draws Data provides elementary educators with tools to make math and graphing lessons fun and engaging. Use the website below to download an educator guide that includes discussion questions and lesson plans that map to common core state standards in math and English

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K-5

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Data Stories

Data Stories free membership program gives educators access to a project-based curriculum with lessons and data sets for classroom use.

Grade:

9-12

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Lesson Plans

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None required

Data8

Data8 is a university data science course curriculum being piloted at several high schools. The curriculum teaches critical concepts and skills in computer programming and statistical inference, in conjunction with hands-on analysis of real-world datasets. The online resource library includes lecture recordings, a full digital textbook, student assignments in Jupyter, and recommended course sequences.

Grade:

9-12, College Level

Category:
 

Course Curriculum

Software & Tools:
 

R, GitHub, Jupyter

Decision Trees: DS4E Lesson Plan Competition

Decision Trees is a lesson plan selected from the DS4E Bite-Sized Lesson Plan Competition. This lesson plan contrasts human and computer logic systems to classify data and make predictions using labeled datasets. Students will learn key components of computer models such as vocabulary, training and testing stages, and ethical considerations through the use of a variety of programming platforms.

Grade:

6-8, 9-12

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Lesson Plans

Software & Tools:
 

Python, Google Collab

Data Education in Schools

Data Education in Schools provides a variety of curricular resources for learners grades K-12. These include data sets, lesson plans, and activities across the subject areas. Resources are divided by topic and theme, such as water pollution and seasonal topics, and range from short activities to complete units.

Grade:

K-5, 6-8, 9-12

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Lesson Plans

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None Required

Data Stories through Street Photography: DS4E Lesson Plan Competition

Telling Local Data Stories through Street photography is a lesson plan selected from the DS4E Bite-Sized Lesson Plan Competition. In this lesson plan, students engage with principles of photography to make sense of data and think critically about how data is produced and used.

Grade:

6-8, 9-12

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Lesson Plans

Software & Tools:
 

None required

DataCamp

DataCamp is an online platform offering courses, lessons, and practice challenges to help teachers instruct students on data science concepts and data analysis tools, and build their own proficiency.

Grade:

9-12, College

Category:
 

Course Curriculum, Lesson Plans, Professional Development

Software & Tools:
 

Many incuding R, Python, Tableau, PowerBI, Excel and others

Deepnote

Deepnote is a collaborative coding environment. Instructors can create courses, share assignments, track submissions, and provide feedback directly on students' programming assignments. The platform is entirely web-based so users do not need to download Python, Jupyter, or any other coding software.

Grade:

9-12, College

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Tools & Curriculum Resources

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None required

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