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> <channel><title>&#187; Math</title> <atom:link href="http://blog.oaknorton.com/category/education/math/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com</link> <description>Like the Oak Tree, Branching Off in Random Directions</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:04:01 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Students are not College Math Ready</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/students-are-not-college-math-ready/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/students-are-not-college-math-ready/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:28:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[constructivism]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=367</guid> <description><![CDATA[Someone sent me a link to this graph which comes from pg. 74 of a PARCC document and shows exactly what’s happening in public education. 89% of high school math instructors believe their students are ready for college level work, yet only 26% of college instructors think they are ready. What&#8217;s the disconnect here? Are high [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/students-are-not-college-math-ready/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The UVU Remedial Math Situation</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/the-uvu-remedial-math-situation/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/the-uvu-remedial-math-situation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 02:42:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Higher Ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[constructivism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UVU]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=349</guid> <description><![CDATA[Most universities have remedial math courses for students who have had difficulty getting to university math levels. However, few universities have remedial math DEPARTMENTS. UVU is one such university that has been forced to do this because of the low quality math skills of students who arrive at the university. For years the Utah State [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/the-uvu-remedial-math-situation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Parent Concerns in Alpine School District</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/parent-concerns-in-alpine-school-district/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/parent-concerns-in-alpine-school-district/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:14:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[alpine school district]]></category> <category><![CDATA[connected math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Investigations Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TERC]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=346</guid> <description><![CDATA[This past week I received a couple of troubling emails from parents in Alpine School District. Here&#8217;s the first: Last night my daughter was at a youth activity when a 12 year old girl from her church class mentioned some fun creative writing assignments she was given at the public junior high school in our [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/parent-concerns-in-alpine-school-district/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Report Suggests Improvements to ASD Math Program &#8211; ALARMING</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/report-suggests-improvements-to-asd-math-program-alarming/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/report-suggests-improvements-to-asd-math-program-alarming/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:26:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[alpine school district]]></category> <category><![CDATA[constructivism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Everyday math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Investigations Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=311</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you assumed this was Alpine School District in Utah, it&#8217;s not, but it&#8217;s the same old story. We&#8217;ve just saved $26,000 by not having the study done.  This news report is about Anchorage School District in Alaska which has jumped into constructivist math with the &#8220;Everyday Math&#8221; program (named thus because it was designed [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/report-suggests-improvements-to-asd-math-program-alarming/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Better than Singapore Math?</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/better-than-singapore-math/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/better-than-singapore-math/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:32:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[constructivism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JUMP Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TERC]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=303</guid> <description><![CDATA[Post note: Just to be clear, this is not an endorsement of Jump math. I think the jury is out on it and things I&#8217;ve read since this post indicate it may have some issues to resolve, but it does appear to be worth looking into. I received an email Wednesday concerning an article appearing [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/better-than-singapore-math/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Salmon Khan Academy</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/the-salmon-khan-academy/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/the-salmon-khan-academy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:18:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fun Stuff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Khan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[math tutorials]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=293</guid> <description><![CDATA[Many of you have probably heard of the Khan Academy before. A few years ago I sent out an email about it when it was a lot smaller but still very cool. Today&#8217;s Khan academy could be one stop shopping for almost all your child&#8217;s math needs.  With over 2,000 videos teaching everything from basic [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/the-salmon-khan-academy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>PISA scores and Utah</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/pisa-scores-and-utah/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/pisa-scores-and-utah/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:51:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[alpine school district]]></category> <category><![CDATA[constructivism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Goodlad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Singapore math]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=280</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last week on the Rod Arquette show, a Judy Park (??? not sure of last name) from the state office of education spoke with Rod concerning the release of the latest PISA scores (http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/) which help show math, reading, and science ability rankings from around the world. The United States was down the list a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/pisa-scores-and-utah/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How ASD Handles Vocal Parents</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/how-asd-handles-vocal-parents/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/how-asd-handles-vocal-parents/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:33:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[alpine school district]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Investigations Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TERC]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=275</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the August 2004 issue of Teaching Children Mathematics, 5 co-authors from Alpine School District and BYU&#8217;s mathematics education department (Scott Hendrickson, Daniel Siebert, Stephanie Z. Smith, Heidi Kunzler, and Sharon Christensen) collaborated on an article entitled &#8220;Addressing Parents&#8217; Concerns about Mathematics Reform.&#8221; This article appeared over a year before I entered the &#8220;math war&#8221; [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/how-asd-handles-vocal-parents/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Research on Effective Study Methods</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/research-on-effective-study-methods/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/research-on-effective-study-methods/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:05:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=272</guid> <description><![CDATA[This NY Times article is excellent. It points out how studies have shown the falsity of the &#8220;learning style&#8221; debate where educrats say, &#8220;well some children are visual and some are auditory.&#8221; This is a false theory which has tended to promote Investigations math style instruction. There are several other major tips to effective studying [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/research-on-effective-study-methods/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TED Talk on Math Class</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/ted-talk-on-math-class/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/ted-talk-on-math-class/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 04:20:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=266</guid> <description><![CDATA[I really like what this teacher has to say about children needing to derive formulas instead of just being taught them and I like how he integrates physics with math.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/ted-talk-on-math-class/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Algebra in Wonderland?</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/algebra-in-wonderland/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/algebra-in-wonderland/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:02:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=259</guid> <description><![CDATA[Someone sent me a link to this NY Times story about how Alice in Wonderland was really a story about math. Who knew? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/opinion/07bayley.html?pagewanted=all]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/algebra-in-wonderland/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/a-letter-to-u-s-secretary-of-education-arne-duncan/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/a-letter-to-u-s-secretary-of-education-arne-duncan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:36:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=250</guid> <description><![CDATA[If a first grade teacher read at the fifth grade level, we'd be outraged. But what if she had only third or fourth grade mathematics skills and lacked the conceptual understanding needed for teaching mathematics?  Unfortunately, this is the reality for all too many licensed K – 8 teachers in this country. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/a-letter-to-u-s-secretary-of-education-arne-duncan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Math Update</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/math-update/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/math-update/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:35:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Singapore math]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=231</guid> <description><![CDATA[Howdy folks, I&#8217;ve been buried with projects, one of which is getting Mathino ready for purchase as quickly as possible so those of you that want it for Christmas can get it. It&#8217;s really a fantastic game (since I didn&#8217;t create it I can say that ). There&#8217;s been a bit of stuff lately that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/math-update/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Free Honors Coordinate Geometry Book</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/free-honors-coordinate-geometry-book/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/free-honors-coordinate-geometry-book/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:49:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geometry]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=191</guid> <description><![CDATA[Curtis Blanco has put together a coordinate geometry book that is free for use. If you are homeschooling or looking for additional geometry problems for a class, you can get it here. Updates are being made on a regular basis so check back periodically. http://www.constructorscorner.com/Corners/Corners_files/Honors_Coordinate_Geometry.pdf]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/free-honors-coordinate-geometry-book/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>One Step Ahead of the Train Wreck</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/one-step-ahead-of-the-train-wreck/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/one-step-ahead-of-the-train-wreck/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:00:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Higher Ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=161</guid> <description><![CDATA[A great article from Barry Garelick on the insanity of Everyday math and the virtues of Singapore math. http://ednews.org/articles/one-step-ahead-of-the-train-wreck.html What exactly is the attraction of reform math? I still haven&#8217;t figured out why so many &#8220;educators&#8221; are so blind to this method of teaching and the results it&#8217;s producing.  Two year colleges are being hit [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/one-step-ahead-of-the-train-wreck/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Impressive Math Lesson Videos</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/impressive-math-lesson-videos/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/impressive-math-lesson-videos/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:51:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[finance]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=158</guid> <description><![CDATA[Someone recently sent me a link to the Khan Academy&#8217;s site. This person has over 800 videos on YouTube teaching various math courses. The videos aren&#8217;t too long, but the amount of them is quite impressive. If your child is struggling with a concept, see if there isn&#8217;t something on this page they can review [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/impressive-math-lesson-videos/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>National Standards are Dangerous</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/national-standards-are-dangerous/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/national-standards-are-dangerous/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:31:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=146</guid> <description><![CDATA[There are certain appealing aspects to having national standards, such as looking at a country like Singapore or Japan that has very high standards and achieves great things through them. However, within the United States, we have already seen tendencies from those in power to dictate down to the local level things that are &#8220;best&#8221; [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/national-standards-are-dangerous/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8220;No Common Denominator&#8221;</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/no-common-denominator/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/no-common-denominator/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:04:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Higher Ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=142</guid> <description><![CDATA[Two reports by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) do a fantastic job of showing just where education colleges are failing students who want to become teachers, and then our children who are taught by these teachers.  One report was released in June 2008 for mathematics preparation of teachers entitled &#8220;No Common Denominator&#8211;The Preparation [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/no-common-denominator/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Stop TERC</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/stop-terc/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/stop-terc/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:49:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Investigations Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TERC]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=139</guid> <description><![CDATA[An excellent new site has popped up recently that is a great resource for those fighting Investigations math. Check it out here: http://www.stopterc.com/ Loads of resources in one giant white paper.  Produced by people in Frederick County, Maryland, this site is a great topical view of the problems with TERC.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/stop-terc/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ASD Math Teachers</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/asd-math-teachers/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/asd-math-teachers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:19:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=133</guid> <description><![CDATA[Want to know which are the best math teachers for middle and high schools?  This is the place. I will update this post with additional schools as volunteers help this list grow for every middle and upper school in the district. Please volunteer to comb the school website and call the school.  Find out which [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/asd-math-teachers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
