Tim Erickson is a freelance math, science, and data educator from California. Most recently, he has worked extensively with The Concord Consortium to help develop CODAP (The Common Online Data Analysis Platform) as a free, effective, and accessible tool for data exploration at school and university levels. 

Mathematics workshops 

CODAP is a free, dynamic, web-based tool for data analysis—but where could it fit in a maths unit? We think that data can be a bridge between the concrete and the abstract, and help students make meaning in mathematics. For example: When we say that sides of similar figures are proportional, what do we really mean? CODAP helps students test that idea and broaden their understanding. And when we claim that exponential functions appear in real life, students justifiably ask where. CODAP can help students see real-life applications. We will take measurements and build simulations that yield data that can foster mathematical insights. We even have modelling activities that will give you ideas of what to do in your classroom. 

Target audience: Year 11-12 teachers of mathematics (and statistics) 

Statistics workshops 

CODAP is a free, dynamic, web-based tool for data analysis, designed for use at the school level. It’s very easy to make your first graph in CODAP and start to explore your data—but there is so much more! In this introductory workshop, we will quickly cover the basics, and then go on to learn some of CODAP’s more powerful features by doing activities we have used with students. You will learn how to introduce CODAP; how to make a wide variety of graphs and visualisations; how to get data into the program; and how to use CODAP to open the door to Data Science. We will also show you the most important tricks for using CODAP in the classroom. We even have a web-based “textbook” introducing data science for you and your students. 

Target audience: Year 6-11 teachers of statistics (and mathematics).