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Nov 27

Hindsight is easy, I Need Foresight!

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Science
November 27, 2016

This post was originally published at the CORELaborate Blog here! Isn’t it fun to find out your plan didn’t work AFTER students start turning in work? I see my error NOW and I even have an idea for how to fix it but I won’t know how well the fix works until next time students …

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Mar 09

What is the Best Device?

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Tech Integration
March 9, 2013

That seems to be a matter of opinion. Personal preference also plays a part in this. It also depends on what you need to accomplish. This is a subject of great debate so I wrote a post on my district’s tech blog, which I am cross posting here: I have discovered in my career that …

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Mar 08

6th Graders Finishing Water Quality

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Class News
March 8, 2012

Our amazing water quality project has come to an end. Students have been busy the last few weeks sharing presentations of their work with each other, writing final conclusion blogsÂ (#comments4kids), and self-assessing their understandings of the Science standards that most closely fit our project. Since we are beginning a completely different unit studying physical science …

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Feb 25

When is Structure Needed?

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Ed News
February 25, 2011

Back in November I was reflecting on whether or not inquiry can be, or should be, structured. Overall my conclusion was that yes, it can and should, at times, be structured by the teacher. Even with my 8th graders I find that if I don’t structure the activity, project, or lab they don’t take it …

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Nov 29

Can Inquiry Be Structured?

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Class News, Ed News
November 29, 2010

Short answer, yes. There is a time and a place for everything. And even with inquiry there is a time and place for structure. I think learning a structure like the one in this blog is great for elementary teachers who teach Science. Is this the only way? No. Should you do this all the …