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> <channel><title>&#187; TERC</title> <atom:link href="http://blog.oaknorton.com/tag/terc/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>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>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>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>Teachers Can&#8217;t Teach?</title><link>http://blog.oaknorton.com/teachers-cant-teach/</link> <comments>http://blog.oaknorton.com/teachers-cant-teach/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:34:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oak Norton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[constructivism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TERC]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.oaknorton.com/?p=153</guid> <description><![CDATA[Confused? Not if you like reform math. Found on the TERC website comes this nonsense: http://investigations.terc.edu/library/bookpapers/constructivist_learning.cfm &#8220;In reality, no one can teach mathematics. Effective teachers are those who can stimulate students to learn mathematics. Educational research offers compelling evidence that students learn mathematics well only when they construct their own mathematical understanding (MSEB and National [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.oaknorton.com/teachers-cant-teach/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</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> </channel> </rss>
