Home of the Better Book project, a new model for education research and development. Free online materials for teaching stats & data science for HS and college.coursekata.org Los Angeles, CAJoined May 2019
Earlier this year at #WPA, Claudia Sutter & Ji Son led a symposium on how the Better Book approach bridges research & practice in teaching stats, featuring insights on equity, AI, motivation & data-driven instruction through @CourseKata. Plus, we met amazing instructors! 💬✨
This summer, 60+ educators from 10 states & 4 countries joined CourseKata’s 3-day virtual Summer Institute to reimagine intro stats 📊. Led by Ji Son & Icy Zhang, they explored Jupyter & R, real-world data, and modeling as a unifying theme. See the confidence boost ⬇️
Debugging can be frustrating for our first time #RStats students... but maybe it can lead to a spot on Debugging Bingo! DeBug-o? DeBingo?
Here's a copy if you want to include the common errors you see in your class! zurl.co/jomdx
New to teaching stats or looking for fresh ideas? Join our Fall CourseKata Study Group! You’ll experience the course just like your students - working through hands-on activities in a supportive Zoom cohort.
Check out the flyer or learn more here: zurl.co/cKbV3
Welcome back to school! 🍎
CourseKata has big Fall 2025 updates:
📘 New section materials zurl.co/m5uJQ
📲 LMS integrations (Google Classroom + Schoology)
💬 Daily office hours all semester zurl.co/ausQQ
Check out the flyer for more details👇
🚨 Exciting news! CourseKata’s student-centered approach is featured in a new chapter: "From Student to System Change" in Advances in Motivation Science, led by Chris Hulleman & our own Claudia Sutter. 📘🎉
Read it here 👉 zurl.co/l9QvE
Thank you to Judith Fan & NSF Project Nightingale for hosting our co-founders, Jim Stigler & Ji Son! They shared how CourseKata rethinks R&D in education - by studying learning in real classrooms & building a shared platform for researchers, not just tools. 🛰️
📸: Stacey Shaw
📢 Teaching intro stats? Join us for the CourseKata Summer Institute – a free, virtual 3-day workshop on evidence-based, student-centered teaching.
🗓️ July 22–24, 2025
🖥️ 8:00–10:00am PT each day
Open to college instructors and grad students!
👉 hubs.li/Q03vG1Nk0
Join CourseKata's summer study group for college instructors! Our study groups collaborate regularly on Zoom. We focus on foundational statistics concepts and teaching strategies, perfect for new and returning educators. Register now: hubs.li/Q03v3Q6P0
CourseKata is now integrated with even more LMS platforms thanks to our new partnership with @EdlinkAPI!
We’re making it easier than ever for instructors to bring CourseKata into the systems they already use — no extra setup, no headaches.
Read more: hubs.li/Q03stdRh0
🚨 Stats teachers! Last chance to apply for the 2025–2026 CourseKata Fellowship! Get a free online textbook, classroom materials, & year-long PD.
🗓 Final deadline: June 1
👉hubs.li/Q03pJcmJ0
What if instructor professional learning worked more like AI?
Iterative. Feedback-driven. Built to learn from real data.
That’s the vision Ji Son and Jim Stigler explore in this guest piece for @CA_LearningLab. Read the full Substack post here! hubs.li/Q03nTBRX0
Join us for a 3 day, virtual Summer Institute for professors & grad students teaching intro statistics at the college level.
Date: July 22 - 24, 2025 (Tuesday through Thursday)
Time: 8:00am - 10:00am PT each day
Cost: Free!
Learn more and apply today! hubs.li/Q03nnSYq0
Join Us for This Year’s Teaching Innovation Potluck! Discover how educators and researchers are using CourseKata to support a diverse range of students. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and get inspired.
Register now: hubs.li/Q03mxqbD0
Register for this year's Teaching Innovation Potluck! Hear about how teachers and researchers make CourseKata work for a diverse array of students. Register now: hubs.ly/Q03mmCnV0
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