Teaching school learners how to be data citizens
Speaker:
Kate Farrell, Director of Curriculum Development and Professional Learning, University of Edinburgh
About the Lecture:
Data science is the ability to collect, analyse, interpret, and communicate and ask questions about data. As technology makes it easier to collect vast amounts of data, the skills to use data to solve problems will become even more important to today’s learners. This session will introduce you to how data literacy can be taught in primary and secondary schools across different curricular areas. We will see how learners can explore data to solve real-life problems to benefit their schools and communities. We will look at digital and non-digital pedagogical approaches to teaching data science and the range of available resources and ideas, including our popular live lessons that have been played by over 28,000 learners. We will also explore how we established a new school and college qualification in data science and developed resources for teachers and learners. Join us to find out how learners can explore data through everyday objects like Lego bricks; investigate their world by seeing data from the pressure waves from volcanoes; and use data to defeat a group of eco-friendly, yet villainous, Vikings!
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