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Shameless self- (and STP) promotion

1. Did you know that the Society for the Teaching of Psychology maintains Project Syllabus ? This is a list of juried syllabi for every psychology class imaginable. I went through the process of submitting my undergraduate Positive Psychology syllabus . In addition to performing a bit of national service, I also had the chance to improve my syllabi via peer review guided by the Project Syllabus rubric . In particular, I appreciated the suggestion to clearly spell out WHY I use the assessments that I use. I already had included my employer-compulsory linkages between learning outcomes and course assessment, but I added information, in plain English, regarding what I hope my students learn from the different assignments in the course. Project Syllabus includes hundreds of these juried syllabi. This list includes 12 different statistics classes as well as over 20 research methods classes. I highly recommend submitting your own syllabi for a great class that you teach, or using this...

McDaniel's "Generic Syllabus Maker"

I use a syllabus in my stats class, ergo making this not-statsy resource relevant to a blog about teaching statistics. Alright, I hate putting Week 1, Week 2, etc. on my syllabus, as much for myself as for my students. But, revising my syllabus every semester and trying to put the dates in can be annoying. No more. Caleb McDaniel ( @wcaleb ) created the "Generic Syllabus Maker" , which allows you to select the days of the week when you teach, and the start and end dates of your semester, and returns the class meeting dates in the format you select. 

Chase's "How does rent compare to income in each US metropolitan area?"

Positive, interactive linear relationships, y'all. Chase, of Overflow Data , created a scatter plot that finds that as income goes up, so does rent. Pretty intuitive, right? I think intuitive examples are good for students. Cursor over the dots to see what metro area each dot represents, or use the search function to find your locale and personalize the lesson a wee bit for your students.