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Nov 04

Biggest Challenges Facing Science Teachers

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Science
November 4, 2016

I was so happy and honored to be asked by Larry Ferlazzo (check out Larry’s blog if you don’t read it already) to be a panelist on his BAM! Radio Network show, Classroom Q&A! We tackled the topic of solutions to the biggest challenges facing Science Teachers. It was so cool! I’ve embedded it above …

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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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May 31

Love Learning

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Assessment, Class News, Ed News, Grades & HW
May 31, 2011

After a stimulating faculty meeting we were given two prompts to respond to as a closing activity. Here is the one I chose and my response. What is it you really wish your students can learn from you? If I had only one thing all year that my students would take away from their time …