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The Auckland Mathematical Association and our Department of Statistics ran a special event at The University of Auckland’s Tamaki campus for 350 Year 13 statistics teachers last Thursday. The workshop introduced teachers to a range of online and interactive tools and resources to support the new statistics curriculum, which starts in the 2013 school year.

The workshop will be repeated in Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, with local maths associations running each event. You can find out more about the statistics road tour herephotos and teacher quotes here.

Jason Ellwood of Otumoetai College talks bootstrapping at The University of Auckland Statistics Roadshow, Tamaki campus, Thursday 22 November 2012. Photo: Stephen Barker/Barker Photography, www.barkerphotography.co.nz
©The University of Auckland.

CensusAtSchool – one of the The University of Auckland’s Department of Statistics’ educational projects in association with Statistics New Zealand and the Ministry of Education – has made news headlines today with its survey findings on students’ thoughts on who will win the Rugby World Cup.

Read the original press release and the article on NZ Herald.

See also:

• Morning Report interview (audio)
• Taiwan News
• Newstalk ZB
• MSN
• TVNZ
• Super Sport
• Star Canterbury
• Radio Live interview at ~4:15pm today