6th Graders | Mr. Gonzalez's Classroom

Apr 29

6th Grader’s Bullying Video

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Ed News
April 29, 2016

I have a 6th grader who wanted to post something different to our World Solutions blog. She wanted to tell a short story of bullying. She focused on kids who are bullied just for being who they are and how wrong that is. Head on over to our World Solutions Blog and watch her short …

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Feb 09

Adding Inquiry

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Science
February 9, 2014

I use Carolina’s STC/MS Energy, Machines, and Motion kit (EMM) with my 6th graders. The lessons in this kit are well structured to take advantage of how people learn by making sure every lesson starts by eliciting prior knowledge of students with questions that students investigate through different labs. The procedures are laid out, step …

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Apr 01

The End of a Great Streak

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Science, Tech Integration
April 1, 2012

I wrote two grant proposals this year and did NOT get either of them. With that came an end to an incredible 13 year streak of getting at least one grant per year. I have been very fortunate. But with failing and broken equipment and the threat of losing the 1:1 environment that I have …

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Dec 04

Freedom!

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Class News, Ed News
December 4, 2011

Recently I gave all my 6th graders a reflection survey to have them share with me their thoughts on what they’ve learned from some of the projects we’ve completed. I also asked them to share with me their thoughts on how well they have been working independently and in their teams. I always end the …

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Aug 02

In My Humble Opinion

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Assessment, Ed News, Grades & HW
August 2, 2011

Face to face conversations with my next door teaching neighbor about going gradeless and helping students learn without worrying about covering enough curriculum to pass a standardized test has been helpful for me. I get to think deeply about my beliefs about how I think students learn best and about accountability and if I’m doing …

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Aug 22

Classroom Management & Communication

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Class News
August 22, 2010

[Note: I don’t use the consequences or document listed in this post anymore. I am striving to make learning for my students about information and NOT about rewards and punishments. A difficult endeavor worth doing!] I’ve been getting quite a few pointers from the Smart Classroom Management blog. If you don’t subscribe to it, do …