1. Rebuilding Statistics
Andy Pethan / Byron High School
@rockychat3 mrpethan.com

2. Fall 2011

3. No retention of prior material No idea why we learned this
November 2011
No understanding
No retention of prior material
No idea why we learned this
No motivation to learn why
cnx.org

4. December 2011

5. Starting over
Spring 2012

6. corporate board room ≠ "real world"

7. ??? www.savvyhomemade.com www.webcast50.com.prod.ngin.com

8. Ask a question
Collect data
Analyze data
Communicate results

9. Ultimate Frisbee

10. Moneyball:
Build a winning baseball team with little money using statistics instead of traditional scouting
Image: shalitsstache.com

11. Drafting an Ultimate Frisbee Team
Goal: "Moneyball" this set of Ultimate players to draft the best team in the room
Image: shalitsstache.com

12. Step 1: Learn the Game

13. Step 2: pick your team Form teams of 2-4
Each group needs an internet device (computer is better with Drive than tablet)
I will number your team -- then go to that doc on the TMC wiki page
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15. Create a formula that ranks players here
Drag down corner handle to all cells below to score all players
Sort by column C to rank your players

16. Draft Round 1: Team 1, then Team 2, etc...

17. Testing Predictions The game: Ultimate Frisbee draft/simulation
Learn the game (by playing, of course)
Analyze thousands of data points
Rank the simulation players
Draft your team
Simulate
Testing Predictions

18. Where's the math?

19. Minute to Win It

20. Minute to Win It The game: Minute to Win It challenges
Choose a challenge
Ask a question
Play the game
Answer the question
Minute to Win It

21. Infographics

22. Gapminder

23. Kids Modifying Games

24. Kids Modifying Games Contagious Disease Simulator
Students can modify parameters
Context: connect to book “The Panic Virus”
Made in JavaScript (works in web browser)
Students can spin off their own versions
Kids Modifying Games

25. Kids Modifying Games Zombie Apocalypse Students can modify parameters
Context: connect to book “The Panic Virus”
Made in JavaScript (works in web browser)
Students can spin off their own versions
Kids Modifying Games

26. Build your own project!

27. en.wikipedia.org

28. @rockychat3 rockychat3@gmail.com
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