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~~Buddies Excel in Statistics Teaching~~



Upcoming events


The BEST meeting- with all members.
The Groups
A B C D E F
Jared Schuetter
Kelly Schlessman
Whitney Ogren
Danielle Sullivan		 Adam Lundgren
Alice Kemme
Eric Minton
Lori Hoffman
Aritra Sengupta
Fangfang Sun		 Catherine Lucas
Bonnie Shook-Sa
Denise Kalos
Matthias Katzfuss
Jeremy Christman
Amber Shoecraft
Joanne Sklodowski		 Soma Roy
Michelle Witmer
Stephen Bamattre
Tayler Blake
Lei Kang
Aliesha Keegan
Jen Sinnott
Dave Spade




Results from the survey conducted before the start of Autumn, 2007


Areas in which assisstance would be appreciated
~ranked according to demand~		 How the department can help
  1. Preparing for class- creating worksheets and activities, writing notes
  2. Classroom management- establishing authority in the classroom, minimizing disruption
  3. Presentation skills and communication skills
  4. Using technology
  5. Getting students interested in class and mainly Statistics
  6. Understanding students and their learning styles- developing various learning styles
  7. Course-content
  8. Getting and using feedback
  1. Through senior (more experienced) TA mentors
  2. Through quarterly meetings of ALL TAs- to share ideas, thoughts, success stories, comments
  3. Through faculty mentors
  4. Through quarterly workshops on teaching
  5. All or any of the above