Math
DAREN STARNES earned his M.A. in Mathematics from the University of Michigan and his B.S. in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina Charlotte. He has taught AP Statistics since the course launched in 1996-97. The following year, Daren and a science colleague won a GTE GIFT Grant to integrate AP Statistics and AP Environmental Science. Daren has been a reader, table leader, and question leader for the AP Statistics exam since 1998. He became a College Board consultant that same year, and has since led over 100 summer institutes and numerous one- and two-day workshops for AP Statistics teachers. He is a frequent speaker on statistics education at regional, national, and international conferences. Daren contributed to the resources on AP Classroom and in the Course and Exam Description (CED) as a member of the AP Statistics Instructional Design Team. He served for 6 years on the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on Curriculum in Statistics and Probability, and was head judge for the ASA’s Student Project Competition. Daren is lead author of two popular high school statistics texts--The Practice of Statistics and Statistics and Probability with Applications—and coauthor (with Roxy Peck) of Making Sense of Statistical Studies, a capstone module in statistical thinking for high school students. Daren and his wife Judy enjoy traveling, and especially spending time with their three sons and six grand kids.
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LARRY PETERSON earned his B.S. in Mathematics Education from Utah State University and his M. Ed. from Weber State University. He has taught AP Calculus since 1976, currently teaching at Northridge High School in Layton, Utah.
Larry’s experience with Advanced Placement ranges from Calculus to Computer Science to Statistics. He has been a reader for the AP Calculus exam since 1993, serving as a Table Leader for 6 years. In 2003 and 2004 Larry was also a Question Leader. He is also a regular presenter at state, regional, national, and international conventions in mathematics and technology and has published materials for both AP Calculus and AP Statistics. He has been a member of numerous mathematics and education committees at the local, state, and national level. Larry currently serves on the Instructional Design Team for AP Calculus. In addition to his work as a consultant for The College Board and The National Math and Science Initiative, Larry served a six- year term as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. His awards include: Milken Educator, Tandy Scholar, Disney American Teacher Award winner, and Utah Teacher of the Year. COURSE AGENDA AND SYLLABUS |