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> <channel><title></title> <atom:link href="http://blog.oaknorton.com/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=3.3.1</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>Meet Some Mormons Website</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/meet-some-mormons-website/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/meet-some-mormons-website/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:14:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[LDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mormon]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=340</guid> <description><![CDATA[Some local folks and I are working on a website for people who aren&#8217;t familiar with LDS/Mormon beliefs. It&#8217;s called Meet Some Mormons and it will grow with time to include more information regarding practices and beliefs, but there is already a bit of content out there if you want to take a look. The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/meet-some-mormons-website/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>From Adam to Noah, a story in the names</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/from-adam-to-noah-a-story-in-the-names/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/from-adam-to-noah-a-story-in-the-names/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:30:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Religious]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=337</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve long been fascinated by the Hebrew language and found this to be pretty interesting.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/from-adam-to-noah-a-story-in-the-names/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Do you believe in prophecy or do you believe prophecy?</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/do-you-believe-in-prophecy-or-do-you-believe-prophecy/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/do-you-believe-in-prophecy-or-do-you-believe-prophecy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:13:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[LDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religious]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Last Days]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Prophesy]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=324</guid> <description><![CDATA[***This post is not to create panic or worry, I&#8217;m just offering a reminder that these things are coming, and even if you don&#8217;t believe in prophesy, it&#8217;s not a bad idea to have some food and water and supplies stored up just in case of a natural disaster.*** Are you a member of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/do-you-believe-in-prophecy-or-do-you-believe-prophecy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</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>My Parents LDS Conversion Story</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/my-parents-lds-conversion-story/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/my-parents-lds-conversion-story/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:28:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[LDS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religious]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Book of Mormon]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=300</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is the story of how my parents came to join the LDS church. That act naturally was the greatest effect on my life and I am eternally grateful they joined. If you are not LDS and you have questions about the faith, feel free to email me for a friendly and non-pushy answer to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/my-parents-lds-conversion-story/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</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>Blair Henderson tells the story of Old Ephraim</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/blair-henderson-tells-the-story-of-old-ephraim/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/blair-henderson-tells-the-story-of-old-ephraim/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:03:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=286</guid> <description><![CDATA[At a family gathering in the summer of 2009, Blair Henderson (my father-in-law) recounted the story of a giant grizzly bear that inhabited Logan canyon years ago. I finally got around to posting it for family and friends to enjoy. Total running time is about 45 minutes.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/blair-henderson-tells-the-story-of-old-ephraim/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</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>Building Teamwork Through Marshmallow Towers</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/building-teamwork-through-marshmallow-towers/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/building-teamwork-through-marshmallow-towers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 04:22:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fun Stuff]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=269</guid> <description><![CDATA[Neat concept.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/building-teamwork-through-marshmallow-towers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</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>Official Rebuttal to Daily Herald Article</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/official-rebuttal-to-daily-herald-article/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/official-rebuttal-to-daily-herald-article/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:42:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Constitution]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=263</guid> <description><![CDATA[For those of you that saw last Sunday’s Provo Daily Herald front page story, the reporter claimed I made a number of statements which I did not. I understand how a reporter occasionally gets things wrong, especially from oral conversations, but in this case, I gave the Herald a letter in writing and they completely [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/official-rebuttal-to-daily-herald-article/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>My lengthy absense</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/my-lengthy-absense/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/my-lengthy-absense/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:00:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=261</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well, for having a blog, I&#8217;ve been posting pretty slow here, eh? Actually, I&#8217;ve not been lazy, just busy. A LOT of my time is being spent at www.UtahsRepublic.org in exposing the lack of constitution oriented education our children are receiving in the school system. Please go take a look and sign onto the petition.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/my-lengthy-absense/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>Amazing Inspirational Art</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/amazing-inspirational-art/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/amazing-inspirational-art/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religious]]></category> <category><![CDATA[amazing art]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=254</guid> <description><![CDATA[What a gifted young lady to produce such stunning art. It&#8217;s not hard to believe she really has seen heaven.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/amazing-inspirational-art/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
