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                        Bring your classroom to life with real world data.  Select an activity that supplements what you are currently teaching in subjects including English, Math, Geography and History.

                    

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                        Increase the data literacy of your students with resources that display data in fun ways.  Choose from monthly Fun Facts, 5-Minute Challenge warm-up activities, maps, videos and more.

                    

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                        Statistics in Schools activities are based on relevant education standards and guidelines that outline the foundational knowledge and skills students should have at certain levels.

                    

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                        Statistics in Schools is a free Census Bureau program that uses the data to create resources for K-12 students in a variety of subjects.

                    

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                            Math
                        
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                            Geography
                        
                            Sociology
                        
                            English
                        
                            Home and Distance Learning Activities
                        
                            Grades K - 2
                        
                            Grades 3 - 5
                        
                            Grades 6 - 8
                        
                            Grades 9 - 12
                
                    Apportionment Resources
                        
                            Constitution Day
                        
                            Data Access Tools
                        
                            Fun Facts
                        
                            Games
                        
                            Historical Documents and Images
                        
                            Kahoot! Games
                        
                            Learn About the Decennial Census
                        
                            Maps
                        
                            Monthly Highlights
                        
                            Videos
                        
                            Visualizations
                        
                            Warm-Up Activities
                
                    Overview
                        
                            Math
                        
                            History
                        
                            Geography
                        
                            Sociology
                        
                            English
                
                    About Us
                        
                            Program Benefits
                        
                            Census 101 for Students
                        
                            Teacher's Guide to Tools
                        
                            Newsroom
                        
                            Partner with SIS
                        
                            Contact Us
 
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 Statistics in Schools (SIS) activities were created and reviewed by teachers, subject matter experts, and standards experts in K-12 education and curriculum design from across the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. These educators work at various grade levels in public and private schools in rural, urban, and suburban communities. They are diverse in their backgrounds and in the student populations they serve.
All the educators who helped develop activities are listed below. The SIS program would not be possible without them.
 Adriana I. Cartagena
Elementary Teacher, Caribbean School
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Althea Alabanzas
Teacher, Lockhart Elementary School
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Amanda Burkybile Wiltenburg
Education Consultant
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Amabel T. Soto Guzmán
Secondary Math Teacher, Carmen L. Feliciano School
Río Grande, Puerto Rico
Amanda Burkybile Wiltenburg
Instructional Coach, Sante Fe Public Schools
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Andrea De Leon
Teacher, Arlington County Public Schools
Arlington, Virginia
Andrea Ruiz
Education Consultant
Oakland, California
Ann Marie S. Trusso
Teacher, Guam Department of Education/Pedro C. Lujan Elementary School
Barrigada, Guam
Arvin Novelo
Teacher, Astumbo Middle School
Dededo, Guam
Beth Chance
Professor of Statistics, California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California
Bonnie French
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Caldwell University
Caldwell, New Jersey
Chris Bunin
Teacher, Albemarle High School
Charlottesville, Virginia
Chris Olsen
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa
Ciera Graham
Associate Director of Student Services, Washington State University
Everett, Washington
Connie George
Teacher, Quail Hollow Middle School
Charlotte, North Carolina
Craig Perrier
History and Social Sciences Curriculum Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools
Fairfax, Virginia
Darren Burris
Director of Instruction for STEAM, Boston Collegiate Charter School
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dennis Ashendorf
Teacher, Back Bay High School
Costa Mesa, California
Delavita John
STEM Teacher, Chinle High School
Chinle, Arizona
Elizabeth Johnson
Assistant Professor of Statistics, George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia
Elizabeth Wood
Mathematics Teacher, Jamesville-DeWitt High School
DeWitt, New York
Emily McMillen
Instructional Coach, Office of School Quality
Henrico County, Virginia
Emma F. Grigsby
Teacher, Bright Horizons Children's Center, LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Erika Hedin
Teacher, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Erin Clement
Teacher, South Side Lower Elementary School
Picayune, Mississippi
Indhira Rivera Rodríguez
Special Education Teacher, MAE Avelino Peña Reyes
Humacao, Puerto Rico
Jaclyn Ahrens
Teacher, P.A. Shaw Elementary School
Boston, Massachusetts
Jann'l Henry-Robinson
Education Consultant
Washington, District of Columbia
Jason Bellerose
Teacher, Skowhegan Area Middle School
Skowhegan, Maine
Jennifer Broatch
Assistant Professor of Statistics, Arizona State University West
Glendale, Arizona
 Jocelyn Elston
Special Education Teacher, Miller Grove High School
Lithonia, Georgia
Jodie Kavanagh
Teacher, North Union High School
Richwood, Ohio
John Mahoney
Teacher, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Washington, District of Columbia
Karrie Snyder
Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Sociology, Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Kathryn Gillespie
Teacher, Bloomington High School
Bloomington, Illinois
Kathy Traylor
Retired Teacher, Charleston County School of the Arts
North Charleston, South Carolina
Kelly Robson
Associate Partner, Bellwether Education Partners
Washington, District of Columbia
Kyle Engdahl
Teacher, Vinton-Shellsburg High School
Vinton, Iowa
Laura Kyser Callis
Glenn Fellow, Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Lauren Brady
Teacher, Park East High School
New York, New York
Lem Wheeles
Social Studies Teacher, A.J. Dimond High School
Anchorage, Alaska
Lewis Christmas II
Teacher, Pinetta Elementary School
Pinetta, Florida
Mary Hoekje
Dual Language Teacher, Riverside Park Academy
San Antonio, Texas
Matt Tyler
Social Studies Teacher, Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School
New York, New York
Megan Gibbs
Curriculum Specialist
Fairfax, Virginia
Michael Weingarden
Teacher, Newbury Park High School
Newbury Park, California
Monica Johnston
Statistics Education Consultant
Pleasant Hill, California
Pamela Rawson
Teacher, Baxter Academy for Technology and Science
Portland, Maine
Perrine Punwani
Teacher, Rose L. Hardy Middle School
Washington, District of Columbia
Phillip Nguyen
Executive Director, EdChiefs
New Jersey
Riya Nathrani
Computer Literacy Teacher, Hopwood Middle School
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Robert Ford
Owner, GeoBob’s Photography and Consulting
Rockville, Utah
Roxy Peck
Professor Emerita of Statistics, California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California
Sarah Calhoun
Teacher, Matthew Maury Elementary School
Alexandria, Virginia
Sarah Makarechian
Teacher, Northglenn High School
Northglenn, Colorado
Sean Saffell
Middle School Mathematics Instructional Coach, Dublin City Schools
Dublin, Ohio
Shannon Booth
Education Consultant
Newport, Rhode Island
Tracie Gones
Teacher, Branson Public Schools
Branson, Missouri
Vilmari Gonzalez Negron
Teacher, Ramon Olivares
Lajas, Puerto Rico
Yolanda Mercado Fretts
English Teacher
Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Valerie Johnson
Social Studies Literacy Specialist, Urban Teachers
Baltimore, Maryland
 
 
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