Teaching With Data: Teaching Resources

Example Excel Activities: Activities range from assuming no prior spreadsheet knowledge to assuming a moderate level of spreadsheet knowledge.

Social Science

ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research):

• Online Learning Center
• Learning Guides that can be browed by Subject, Analysis Type and Dataset.
• Most data is in SPSS or SAS formats.

• Teaching With Data
• Lectures, Activities, Syllabi, Reading Lists, Tools and Data Providers.

SSDAN (Social Science Data Analysis Network):

• DataCounts!
• Teaching modules include links to datasets and instruction materials.
• Uses WebCHIP! for displaying data - can be copied into Excel.
• Gapminder for Teachers
• Gives a few resources for using Gapminder World in the classroom.
• Skewed a bit for younger audiences but gives a couple of examples for using the Gapminder tool.

Natural Science

SERC (Science Education Resource Center):

• Using Data in the Classroom
• Provides links to teaching examples, activities, tools and data sources.

General Statistical Literacy

SERC

• NNN (National Numeracy Network)
• Teaching With Data.
• Provides links to teaching examples, activities, tools and data sources.