Professional Learning Community

Regional workshops, collaborative sessions, and coaching for AP Statistics and High School Statistics teachers.

Looking to bring SkewU PLC to your region? Please complete this interest form.

What is the SkewU PLC?

Many high schools only have one or two AP Statistics or High School Statistics teachers. The result: these teachers are left to prepare, teach, adjust, and improve their courses on an island, without substantive collaboration with colleagues. SkewU Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) change that. The PLCs bring together statistics teachers for a year-long professional learning experience, involving peer collaboration during in-person and virtual workshops. Through this experience, teachers become a part of a local and sustaining community of educators working to bring relevant and compelling topics into their statistics classrooms.

The PLC sessions and coaching focus on three areas:

1) Internalize STS Lessons

Deeply understand Skew The Script lessons and practice facilitating relevant, rigorous, and nonpartisan classroom discussions.

2) Adapt & Adopt the Curriculum

Integrate Skew The Script lessons into your own curriculum so you know exactly when, where, and how to teach the lessons.

3) Implement Strong Teacher Moves

Practice using effective teacher moves to center relevance and spark high engagement in class.

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Program Structure

Summer Kickoff

  • In-person, 2 day workshop

  • Lays the foundation for the year by building initial motivation, strengthening connections with colleagues, and building confidence with STS lessons

School Year Sessions

  • Mix of in-person and virtual workshops

  • Internalize units, plan for upcoming discussions, practice engagement strategies

  • Partner and problem solve with PLC colleagues

Tailored Support

  • 1:1 coaching calls with STS staff, with optional classroom visits.

  • Access to virtual PLC community for continuous collaboration

What Teachers Say

In 2024:

  • 96% of teachers said they’d recommend our workshops to a colleague.

  • Teachers rated our workshops 4.96 / 5 stars.

In 2025:

  • 100% of teachers agreed that STS’s approach to relevance and instruction aligns with their own beliefs as educators.

Are you interested in bringing SkewU PLC to your region next school year? Please fill out this brief interest form and we’ll respond by email.

PLC Interest Form

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • Any AP Statistics teacher or High School Statistics teacher in the U.S.

  • Each PLC typically includes 18 - 25 teachers.

  • We launch new PLCs based on regional interest. If you’d like to bring one to your area, please complete the interest form.

  • Our PLCs are regional to minimize travel and maximize collaboration. We require teachers to teach and live in the region of the PLC.

  • Regions can include a larger city or a collection of towns/areas within 2 hours driving of one another.

  • Please fill out this interest form and we’ll be in touch with future steps!

  • There are no out-of-pocket teacher costs. Skew The Script works directly with districts and funders to bring this opportunity to new regions.

Note: AP® is a trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this workshop.

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