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From Classroom to Creativity: Designing an Intro Stats Course with Blank Slate and Games
Starting a new course can be a challenge, especially when you want to engage students right from the first lesson. After the success of my AP statistics project, I found a fresh way to bring creativity and interaction into the classroom. Thanks to a generous donation from the creators of Flip 7, I received multiple copies of their games, including Flip 7, Blank Slate, Hues and Clues, Telestrations, and Tapple. Using these games, I’ve seen firsthand how they spark enthusiasm a
Joanna Closs
Jun 154 min read


Engaging Students with Board Games
What happens when you throw out the post-AP Stats playbook and let high schoolers put down their phones for a week of board games? Spoiler: Math gets a lot more competitive. Here is how a classroom experiment turned skeptics into gamers—and changed how I want to teach probability forever.
Joanna Closs
Jun 155 min read
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