Alfonso Gonzalez

The EPA’s Presidential Award for Environmental Educators #epa #csd49 🤗 What an honor to be among all the recipients of this year's #PIAEE award! buff.ly/3Qjc7ps

5 Ways You're Telling Students "You Can't" Smart Classroom Management “they believe they’re helpful and supportive. But for students, the message they actual receive is devastating. Some never recover.” smartclassroommanagement.com/2026/03/20/tel…

When a Child Says They Hate Reading: What to Ask Next – Pernille Ripp “it starts with a question. The right question. One that treats what they said as information rather than a problem to solve.” pernillesripp.com/2026/03/20/whe…

14 silly, never-before-seen images from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards | Popular Science Nature, you're hilarious. 😂 popsci.com/environment/ni…

Cursive Is Back. But Should Students Be Learning the Skill? | KQED “cursive handwriting is back in many classrooms across the country. Teachers and legislators credit the resurgence to nostalgia and some evidence of educational benefits” kqed.org/mindshift/6620…

Brain Friendly Reading Strategies That Actually Work “Did you know that 95% of students can learn to read by the end of first grade—yet many teachers feel unprepared to teach reading effectively?” coolcatteacher.com/e929/

Tracking Student Contributions in Discussions With a Sketch Notetaker "Working alongside the traditional Socratic seminar roles of pilot (inner circle) and wingperson (outer circle), the third role is the sketch notetaker." edutopia.org/article/improv…

#MinecraftEdu Add Ons "Add-ons are a type of file that can be used with Minecraft Education and add new gameplay elements. These Add-Ons can include blocks, new looks for non-player characters (NPCs), structures, and tools." education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/min…

We're streaming our Esports game on Twitch playing Minecraft! ift.tt/TZ0Wkyv

5 Tech Strategies to Enhance Student-Led Learning "While technology has potential to distract students, it can also boost engagement and help them actively demonstrate their learning." edutopia.org/article/using-…

Minecraft Low Tech Classroom "#MinecraftEdu didn’t replace teaching. It amplified it, even in an environment where resources were limited, & conditions were far from ideal. Sometimes, moving edu forward doesn’t require perfect infrastructure." education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/min…

Why OpenAI’s New Math & Science Simulations Don't Work "The experience is silky smooth. You can make diagrams morph and dance almost without thinking about them, which is exactly the problem. Novices need more friction, not less." danmeyer.substack.com/p/why-openais-…

Do you have a 'noisy inner voice or a very busy brain... what can you do? "Remember a busy, noisy inner world does not mean someone is psychotic. It reflects how strongly some people think in language. Understanding this distinction reduces fear" 😊 linkedin.com/pulse/neurodiv…

Control Alt Achieve: Recorded Webinar - NotebookLM for Schools “NotebookLM, it is Google's free AI-powered tool where you can load your own trusted sources and then generate engaging resources that are grounded in your vetted content.” controlaltachieve.com/2026/03/notebo…

Objection: They're Coming for CNN (CANCEL PARAMOUNT+ and HBO MAX!) “shareholders might think twice. And even if they don’t—your money won’t be funding Trump allies taking over American media.” open.substack.com/pub/objectione…

What are AI Agents? "we explore AI autonomous agents: systems that can take a goal, make decisions, and carry out actions across multiple steps with limited human input... agents are designed to keep working toward a goal" youtube.com/watch?v=fXAPb4…

Do You Have 'Brain Fry'? A New Study Says This Everyday Technology Is Causing It "The study defined brain fry as 'mental fatigue from excessive use or oversight of AI tools beyond one’s cognitive capacity.'" entrepreneur.com/business-news/…

Southern States Boost Early Reading, But Gains Stall in Middle School “reading instruction must continue after students learn to read… break down multisyllabic words, teach word roots & odd spellings, & find time to read extensively” kqed.org/mindshift/6619…

Neurodiversity 101: Equality is not equity: why the difference matters for neurodiversity "Equality is about sameness. Equity is about fairness. In practice, treating everyone the same can unintentionally reinforce inequality." linkedin.com/pulse/neurodiv…

We're streaming our Esports game on Twitch playing Minecraft! ift.tt/8sSfUnK

If AI Does the Work, Who Learns the Craft? - UnconstrainED "There’s a quiet crisis unfolding in the workforce, & it doesn’t look like the dramatic robot takeover we’ve been warned about. It looks, instead, like a missing internship." unconstrained.blog/2026/03/13/if-…