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Jan 28

Days 10, 11, 12, 13 WoW in Science #gbl

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Gamification
January 28, 2014

After having my 8th graders play World of Warcraft (WoW) during class for nine periods to level up their characters and live their stories, we spent another four periods in the computer lab bringing all our characters together to split into teams. Small groups of WoW characters had to get together and run to different …

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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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Oct 17

My Idea of Flipping My Classroom

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Ed News, Science, Tech Integration
October 17, 2011

There has been so much debate and attention to flipping the classroom. Just Google flipped classroom or Khan Academy and you’ll find plenty to read. At first I have to admit that I thought it was a great thing. Videos out there teaching my students things that I might be teaching. Not only can my …