Statistics
Statistics APSI Overview
During this APSI, participants will:
- Explore content, resources, planning strategies, and best practices for teaching AP Statistics
- Gain a deeper understanding of the course and exam
- Learn to use assessment tools that engage students and provide meaningful feedback
Focus areas:
- Primary: Developing the written communication skills necessary for student success
- Secondary: Exploring the support mechanisms provided by AP
Instructor: Darin Clifft
Since joining Memphis University School in 1999, Darin Clifft has been the only AP
Statistics teacher Memphis University School has ever known. He’s been instrumental
in growing the program from one class with a minimum of 4 students to three full classes
and has been recognized for his efforts three times (2023, 2014, 2010) as teacher
of the year. The Tennessee Association of Independent Schools has also recognized
his dedication and service to mathematics education with the 2022 Hubert Smothers
Award. He holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Mathematical Sciences from the University of
Memphis with all major course work completed in statistics.
Darin has been involved with the AP Reading in Statistics since 2007. He has served
as a table leader, rubric team member, organizer of Best Practices Night, and, most
recently, as Question Leader on the Operational Exam. He has led dozens of professional
development experiences including APSI’s in Bowling Green, Tuscaloosa, St Louis, and
Lincoln. Additionally, he has written items for his state’s inaugural Tennessee Mathematics
Teachers Association Statistics exam and has served as an editor on a widely used
AP Statistics textbook. When he’s not teaching, you can find Darin spending time with
his wife of 33 years and new grandson, teaching Sunday School, or collecting Incredible
Hulk memorabilia.