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Jul 15

My Two Cents on Standards

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Assessment, Ed News
July 15, 2012

Okay, so this is a rant. There, I’ve said it. I’ve just been so put off by all this common core (next generation in Science) standards stuff (I didn’t write what I was actually thinking), so I thought I’d put my thoughts here on my place to think things through and learn. What I hate …

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Dec 04

Freedom!

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Class News, Ed News
December 4, 2011

Recently I gave all my 6th graders a reflection survey to have them share with me their thoughts on what they’ve learned from some of the projects we’ve completed. I also asked them to share with me their thoughts on how well they have been working independently and in their teams. I always end the …

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Aug 10

Blogs as Electronic Portfolios

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Class News
August 10, 2010

I’ve been having my students blog in my Science classes for years using David Warlick’s ClassBlogmeister. It was only this summer that I thought, “why not use those blogs as electronic portfolios?” Our school has been part of WA state’s Navigation 101 program and we are beginning to delve into electronic portfolios. Once a student …