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Activity Number: 309
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Abstract - #301076
Title: NSF Programs Supporting Statistics Education and Strategies for Becoming a Successful Investigator
Author(s): Ginger Holmes Rowell*+ and Dennis K. Pearl*+ and Joan Garfield*+
Companies: National Science Foundation and The Ohio State University and The University of Minnesota
Address: 4201 Wilson Blvd, Division of Undergraduate Education, Arlington, VA, 22230, Department of Statistics, Columbus, OH, 43210-1247, 315 Burton Hall, Minneapolis, MN, 55455 ,
Keywords: statistics education ; grant opportunities ; proposal writing
Abstract:

A number of National Science Foundation (NSF) divisions offer a variety of grant programs that support innovations in teaching and learning in statistics. These programs will be discussed along with examples of successful projects. Experienced statistics education grant award winners will also provide feedback about their proposal writing experiences.

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