Suyen Machado is the Director of the Introduction to Data Science (IDS) project at UCLA Center X and co-author of the IDS curriculum. A former LAUSD teacher, coach, administrator, and professional development leader, Ms. Machado has spent the last 7 years collaborating with UCLA data scientists and education specialists to develop a mathematics curriculum that addresses the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for High School Statistics and Probability and teaches students to reason with, and think critically about, data in all forms.