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Paloma Torres, The Lawrenceville School St atistics, Introductory JOSH TABOR has enjoyed

DAREN STARNES has
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taught a variety of statistics
teaching on-level and AP
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Statistics to high school
courses — including AP
students for more than 26
Statistics, and Mathematical
Potter’s School. He received
Statistics — for 25 years. He
a BS in Mathematics from
earned his MA in Mathematics Jordan Tabor years, most recently at The
from the University of Michigan and his BS in Mathemat- Biola University, in La Mirada, California. In recogni-
ics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. tion of his outstanding work as an educator, Josh was
Daren has been a Reader, Table Leader, and Question named one of the five finalists for Arizona Teacher of
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Leader for the AP Statistics exam for more than 20 years. the Year in 2011. He is a past member of the AP Sta-

As a College Board consultant since 1999, Daren has led tistics Development Committee (2005–2009) as well as
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hundreds of workshops for AP Statistics teachers through- an experienced Reader, Table Leader, Question Leader,
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out the United States and overseas. He frequently presents and Exam Leader at the AP Statistics Reading since
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in-person and online sessions about statistics teaching 1999. In 2013, Josh was named to the SAT Mathe-
and learning for high school and college faculty. Daren matics Development Committee. Each year, Josh leads
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is an active member of the National Council of Teach- one-week AP Summer Institutes and one-day College
ers of Mathematics (NCTM), the American Statistical Board workshops around the country. He also frequently
Association (ASA), the American Mathematical Association speaks at local, national, and international conferences.
of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC), and the International In addition to teaching and speaking, Josh has authored
Association for Statistical Education (IASE). He served on articles in The American Statistician, The Mathematics
the ASA/NCTM Joint Committee on the Curriculum in Teacher, STATS Magazine, and The Journal of Statistics
Statistics and Probability for six years. While on the com- Education. Combining his love of statistics and love
mittee, he edited the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruc- of sports, Josh teamed with Christine Franklin to write
tion in Statistics Education (GAISE) pre-K–12 report. Statistical Reasoning in Sports, an innovative textbook
Daren is also coauthor of the popular on-level text Statistics for on-level statistics courses. Josh is also coauthor of

and Probability with Applications (now in its fourth the popular on-level text Statistics and Probability with
edition) and of the new college text Introductory Statistics: Applications, Fourth Edition, and the new college text

A Student-Centered Approach . Daren and his wife Judy Introductory Statistics: A Student-Centered Approach.
enjoy traveling, rambling walks, jigsaw puzzles, and spend- Outside of work, Josh enjoys gardening, traveling, and
ing time with their three sons and seven grandchildren. playing board games with his family.

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