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Jan 30

Another Problem with Standardized Testing

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Assessment
January 30, 2014

Our 6th graders are tested once a year, usually in the Spring around April or May, on Reading and Math. Our 7th graders are tested once a year on Reading, Math and Writing. Our 8th graders are tested once a year on Reading, Math and Science. We get the results of those tests usually in …

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Sep 17

Beginning of Year

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Ed News, Science
September 17, 2012

I teach 6th and 8th grade Science. I have all three of our school’s 6th grade Science classes and two of the three 8th grade Science classes. I’ve been teaching 6th and 8th grade Science for a few years now and I really enjoy getting kids as they enter the middle school and getting many …

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Nov 07

Innovators or Pioneers?

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Ed News, Tech Integration
November 7, 2011

When I think of innovators I think of Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. They come up with something new and people use it. I guess there are people who are innovators whose stuff we don’t use or whose stuff aren’t so famous but I am familiar with many Apple products and the lure of Facebook, …

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Feb 06

What Does Good Teaching Look Like?

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Ed News
February 6, 2011

I’m looking for help from my incredible PLN. My district’s tech committee has been meeting this year and we’re looking to revamp our technology vision and mission. One thing that has come up at these tech meetings is that before we can decide what direction to take with tech we need to define how we …