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> <channel><title>&#187; Investigations Math</title> <atom:link href="http://blog.oaknorton.com/tag/investigations-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=3.3.1</generator> <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>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>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>Letter to State College, PA Board President on Investigations Math</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/state-college-pa-letter-investigations-math/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/state-college-pa-letter-investigations-math/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 03:46:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Investigations Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State College]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TERC]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=124</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is a copy of the letter I sent to the school board president in State College, PA on 5-12-09. Dear Mr. Madore, Steve Piazza forwarded me your email asking for research regarding Investigations math. You mentioned that you had seen a number of biased sites on the web and you wanted something objective.  Let [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/state-college-pa-letter-investigations-math/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Investigations Math facts &#8211; Juicy :)</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/investigations-math-facts-juicy/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/investigations-math-facts-juicy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 05:23:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Investigations Math]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=112</guid> <description><![CDATA[As I mentioned the other day, my hometown in State College, PA adopted Investigations and is looking to continue with the 2nd edition.  I&#8217;ve been impressed with the efforts of the parents fighting the battle back there and they&#8217;ve got some fantastic stuff they&#8217;ve researched.  Here&#8217;s a post about the success (or rather failure) of Investigations math. You&#8217;ve [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/investigations-math-facts-juicy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>State College Centre Daily Times Ad</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/state-college-centr-daily-times-ad/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/state-college-centr-daily-times-ad/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 23:46:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Math]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Investigations Math]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=109</guid> <description><![CDATA[The parents in my home town of State College, PA have taken out a full page ad to run in Sunday&#8217;s paper on 5/10/09. Here&#8217;s a link to check it out. It&#8217;s excellent and I truly hope for their success. Centre Daily Times Ad]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/state-college-centr-daily-times-ad/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
