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Jun 04

Real Life

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Ed News, Grades & HW
June 4, 2012

We talk a lot about preparing our students for real life. We entice them with the reward of high marks (A’s, 100%’s, 3’s and 4’s) and we threaten them with failure (F’s, 0’s, 1’s and 2’s). It’s easy to think that enticing kids with high marks works because of the kids who work hard for …

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Jan 02

My Fave 11 of 2011

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Assessment, Ed News, Tech Integration
January 2, 2012

It’s that time of year again. Where people look back and reflect on their top posts. I was reading Pernille Ripp’s top blog post and she made a great point. Instead of listing the posts that got the most hits list the ones that mean the most to you! I love it. And actually I …

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Oct 24

Sample Grant Proposal

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Ed News, Science, Tech Integration
October 24, 2011

This post has been updated slightly – go here to read the updated version. I have learned the benefits of grant writing. In my career I have gotten a lot of grants, I’ve gotten at least one grant a year for the past 13 years straight (now it’s 17 years straight, 15-16)! I have …