The EU-funded project EarlyStatistics aims to enhance the teaching and learning of early statistical reasoning in European schools by utilizing distance education to offer high-quality professional development experiences to teachers across Europe. The project consortium has developed and is currently pilot testing an online professional development course in statistics education targeting elementary and lower secondary school European teachers. The article provides an overview of the EarlyStatistics course design. It describes the pedagogical and didactical approach underlying EarlyStatistics and the course content and structure. It also outlines the quality assurance processes used in the project to avoid quality failures and the evaluation processes employed to assess the course effectiveness in achieving its objectives.
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