Introduction to the work of TWG5: Probability and Statistics Education

The working group gathered 42 participants from 20 countries. 27 papers and 9 posters were accepted. In the first session after the organising team presentation we explained the three Cs of CERME, introduced the aims of the conference and of our TWG. In order to create a collaborative atmosphere, that would support the discussions and feedback over the following days, we started with an ice-breaker activity involving all the participants in a “Bingo” game”. Through this activity participants got to know their TG5 colleagues in a low stakes and collaborative context. Following this, the participants were asked to introduce themselves and their expectations for the working group and the conference. Among the expectations communicated were: to receive constructive feedback on their work, to gather new ideas, to get informed and updated on new trends in statistics and probability education, to get better acquainted with emerging research from other countries and develop possible collaborations and networking opportunities.