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Jan 30

Another Problem with Standardized Testing

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Assessment
January 30, 2014

Our 6th graders are tested once a year, usually in the Spring around April or May, on Reading and Math. Our 7th graders are tested once a year on Reading, Math and Writing. Our 8th graders are tested once a year on Reading, Math and Science. We get the results of those tests usually in …

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Jul 24

Changing Math

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Assessment, Grades & HW, Science
July 24, 2013

[This is part of a series of posts I’m writing as I reflect on another online course I’m taking this summer, Stanford University’s EDUC115N How to Learn Math. Sure, I’m a Science teacher but I have taught Math so I’m familiar with Math instruction. Besides, we do use Math in Science so it’s not like …

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Oct 05

iPad Friendly Sites

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Ed News, Tech Integration
October 5, 2011

When my Science students blog using an iPad, ClassBlogMeister accommodates them by offering two choices for typing. One choice allows the author to format their text with word processing menus like the image below. The problem is that iPads, mobile devices, cannot type in those graphical text boxes. It sucks! But all is not lost …

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Nov 27

Feedback with Google Forms

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Ed News
November 27, 2010

I’ve used Google Forms to create surveys for my students. I’ve gotten some great feedback from students at the end of course. It was easy to create and I got a spreadsheet with all their feedback. I could read through all the student responses. I never used Google Forms for quizzes but finally decided to …