Alfonso Gonzalez
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6th grade Math, Science, STEM Robotics, Esports, family man (lovely wife & daughter), NBCT, ISTE Capstone, MAT, Zombie Runner, gamer, he/him. #edtech #stem #gamification #gbl #esports #edreform, #AI
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7 Real Tricks to Wake Up a Sleepy Class That Actually Work | LinkedIn
"Students often get sleepy not because they don’t care, but because they’re tired, overloaded, or the class energy is too low. The best fix is to change the rhythm, not to scold them."
"Students often get sleepy not because they don’t care, but because they’re tired, overloaded, or the class energy is too low. The best fix is to change the rhythm, not to scold them."
7 Real Tricks to Wake Up a Sleepy Class That Actually Work
Q&A: What should I do if my students fall asleep during class? Students often get sleepy not because they don’t care, but because they’re tired, overloaded, or the class energy is too low. The best fix is to change the rhythm, not to scold them.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
7 Real Tricks to Wake Up a Sleepy Class That Actually Work | LinkedIn
"Students often get sleepy not because they don’t care, but because they’re tired, overloaded, or the class energy is too low. The best fix is to change the rhythm, not to scold them."
"Students often get sleepy not because they don’t care, but because they’re tired, overloaded, or the class energy is too low. The best fix is to change the rhythm, not to scold them."
I just took action to protect kids from dangerous AI tools online! Will you take a minute to sign our petition urging Meta to prevent young people from accessing its harmful AI companion chatbot?
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Sign the petition: Protect Kids from Harmful Meta AI
I just took action to protect kids from dangerous AI tools online! Will you take a minute to sign our petition urging Meta to prevent young people from accessing its harmful AI companion chatbot?
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November 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I just took action to protect kids from dangerous AI tools online! Will you take a minute to sign our petition urging Meta to prevent young people from accessing its harmful AI companion chatbot?
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Teaching Students to Identify Fake Videos | Edutopia
Students examine videos and online information to investigate what is real and what is not in this engaging lesson.
Students examine videos and online information to investigate what is real and what is not in this engaging lesson.
Real, Fake, or Deepfake? This Lesson Helps Students Decide
Students examine videos and online information to investigate what is real and what is not in this engaging lesson.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Teaching Students to Identify Fake Videos | Edutopia
Students examine videos and online information to investigate what is real and what is not in this engaging lesson.
Students examine videos and online information to investigate what is real and what is not in this engaging lesson.
AI and Student Mental Health: A New Frontier in Care | Edutopia
Social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs are outpacing what schools can provide. Can technology—namely AI—step in to help?
Social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs are outpacing what schools can provide. Can technology—namely AI—step in to help?
Schools Try AI as Student Mental Health Needs Surge
Social and emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs are outpacing what schools can provide. Can technology—namely AI—step in to help?
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November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
AI and Student Mental Health: A New Frontier in Care | Edutopia
Social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs are outpacing what schools can provide. Can technology—namely AI—step in to help?
Social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs are outpacing what schools can provide. Can technology—namely AI—step in to help?
Musk and Mamdani: The End of Harsh Capitalism?
"No other advanced capitalist nation subjects its working families to as much fear and uncertainty over jobs, wages, health, and retirement as does America. None tolerates nearly the same inequalities of income and wealth"
"No other advanced capitalist nation subjects its working families to as much fear and uncertainty over jobs, wages, health, and retirement as does America. None tolerates nearly the same inequalities of income and wealth"
Musk and Mamdani: The End of Harsh Capitalism?
In opposite ways, Musk and Mamdani pose the same question
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November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Musk and Mamdani: The End of Harsh Capitalism?
"No other advanced capitalist nation subjects its working families to as much fear and uncertainty over jobs, wages, health, and retirement as does America. None tolerates nearly the same inequalities of income and wealth"
"No other advanced capitalist nation subjects its working families to as much fear and uncertainty over jobs, wages, health, and retirement as does America. None tolerates nearly the same inequalities of income and wealth"
AI Tool Demo: Handling Teaching's Tough Tasks with Brisk | Edutopia
This popular browser extension addresses two teacher needs—quickly generating customized sub plans and tracking the evolution of student writing assignments.
This popular browser extension addresses two teacher needs—quickly generating customized sub plans and tracking the evolution of student writing assignments.
AI Tool Demo: Handling Teaching’s Tough Tasks With Brisk
This popular browser extension addresses two teacher needs—quickly generating customized sub plans and tracking the evolution of student writing assignments.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
AI Tool Demo: Handling Teaching's Tough Tasks with Brisk | Edutopia
This popular browser extension addresses two teacher needs—quickly generating customized sub plans and tracking the evolution of student writing assignments.
This popular browser extension addresses two teacher needs—quickly generating customized sub plans and tracking the evolution of student writing assignments.
How Forward-Thinking Schools Are Shaping the Future of AI in Education | Edutopia
How Forward-Thinking Schools Are Shaping the Future of AI in Education
Districts across the country are creating new leadership roles, identifying best practices, and writing flexible policies to prepare students and teachers for an AI-driven world.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
How Forward-Thinking Schools Are Shaping the Future of AI in Education | Edutopia
As Teens Are Targeted by Online Gambling, What’s the Role of Loneliness and Schools? | KQED
“lessons aim to educate students on luck and chance, the risks of addiction, the nature of online betting and other messages.”
“lessons aim to educate students on luck and chance, the risks of addiction, the nature of online betting and other messages.”
As Teens Are Targeted by Online Gambling, What’s the Role of Loneliness and Schools? | KQED
Gambling prevention curriculum in schools can help educate students about the risks, but may not resolve deeper issues in belonging.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
As Teens Are Targeted by Online Gambling, What’s the Role of Loneliness and Schools? | KQED
“lessons aim to educate students on luck and chance, the risks of addiction, the nature of online betting and other messages.”
“lessons aim to educate students on luck and chance, the risks of addiction, the nature of online betting and other messages.”
SearchReSearch: SearchResearch (11/5/25): Pro tips on using AI for deep research
SearchResearch (11/5/25): Pro tips on using AI for deep research
A few friends... Gemini's conception of [hyperrealistic image of scholar doing deep research]. Not sure it's hyperrealistic, but definitely...
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November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
SearchReSearch: SearchResearch (11/5/25): Pro tips on using AI for deep research
A.J. Juliani | Our K-12 System Has A Motivation Problem. Here’s How To Fix It.
"the good news (and there is a lot of it). The same research base points to practical moves any teacher or school can adopt"
"the good news (and there is a lot of it). The same research base points to practical moves any teacher or school can adopt"
A.J. Juliani | Our K-12 System Has A Motivation Problem. Here’s How To Fix It.
If it feels harder to get students to lean in, you’re not imagining things.
Teachers everywhere describe the same pattern: “I can get compliance for a
few minutes, but I can’t get traction.” National data echo that story.
Recent Gallup polling found a sizable share of Gen Z K–12 students report
school as disengaging. This is especially true for students not planning on
a four-year college. You’ll also see that interest spikes when teachers
make learning feel interesting and relevant.
But “make it more interesting” isn’t really a strategy. It’s easy to say
that, but much harder to implement something at a system level.
The root issue is motivation. This is what moves a student from “I’ll do it
if you make me” to “I want to do this and keep getting better.”
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November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A.J. Juliani | Our K-12 System Has A Motivation Problem. Here’s How To Fix It.
"the good news (and there is a lot of it). The same research base points to practical moves any teacher or school can adopt"
"the good news (and there is a lot of it). The same research base points to practical moves any teacher or school can adopt"
Google Maps navigation gets a powerful boost with Gemini
"Google Maps is getting a Gemini upgrade that makes navigating smarter and easier. We’re introducing the first hands-free, conversational driving experience in Google Maps"
"Google Maps is getting a Gemini upgrade that makes navigating smarter and easier. We’re introducing the first hands-free, conversational driving experience in Google Maps"
Google Maps navigation gets a powerful boost with Gemini
Getting around is easier than ever thanks to Gemini capabilities and our trusted real-world information.
blog.google
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Google Maps navigation gets a powerful boost with Gemini
"Google Maps is getting a Gemini upgrade that makes navigating smarter and easier. We’re introducing the first hands-free, conversational driving experience in Google Maps"
"Google Maps is getting a Gemini upgrade that makes navigating smarter and easier. We’re introducing the first hands-free, conversational driving experience in Google Maps"
Neurodiversity 101:ADHD... and more widely neurodivergent traits and conditions.. | LinkedIn
"The Independent ADHD Taskforce’s Part 2 report is very clear: our current approach to ADHD is fragmented, crisis-driven and deeply unfair. Support often arrives late – if at all"
"The Independent ADHD Taskforce’s Part 2 report is very clear: our current approach to ADHD is fragmented, crisis-driven and deeply unfair. Support often arrives late – if at all"
Neurodiversity 101:ADHD... and more widely neurodivergent traits and conditions..
Interesting we wait for reports to come out from extensive work that has been done gathering research and lived experience and then 2 come out in two days. Yesterday Charlie Mayfields report.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Neurodiversity 101:ADHD... and more widely neurodivergent traits and conditions.. | LinkedIn
"The Independent ADHD Taskforce’s Part 2 report is very clear: our current approach to ADHD is fragmented, crisis-driven and deeply unfair. Support often arrives late – if at all"
"The Independent ADHD Taskforce’s Part 2 report is very clear: our current approach to ADHD is fragmented, crisis-driven and deeply unfair. Support often arrives late – if at all"
What’s at Stake: Federal Nutrition Programs Supporting Families and Schools | NEA
What’s at Stake: Federal Nutrition Programs Supporting Families and Schools | NEA
Find out how federal cuts can impact nutrition and food assistance programs in your state.
www.nea.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
What’s at Stake: Federal Nutrition Programs Supporting Families and Schools | NEA
5 Must-Haves for Geography Awareness Week – Teacher Created Tips www.teachercreated.c...
November 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
5 Must-Haves for Geography Awareness Week – Teacher Created Tips www.teachercreated.c...
Does School Start Too Early? | NEA
The research revealed that adolescents who don’t get enough sleep have an increased risk of being overweight, suffering from depression, and struggling academically.
The research revealed that adolescents who don’t get enough sleep have an increased risk of being overweight, suffering from depression, and struggling academically.
Does School Start Too Early? | NEA
Everyone agrees students need more sleep. But even as districts have adopted later school start times, the momentum behind this change seems to have stalled. “Are we really thinking this through?” asks one educator.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Does School Start Too Early? | NEA
The research revealed that adolescents who don’t get enough sleep have an increased risk of being overweight, suffering from depression, and struggling academically.
The research revealed that adolescents who don’t get enough sleep have an increased risk of being overweight, suffering from depression, and struggling academically.
Reimagining Engagement: How Intentional Design Can Transform the Crisis in Today’s Schools
“Engagement can be rebuilt, but doing so requires us to move beyond programs that promise quick results”
“Engagement can be rebuilt, but doing so requires us to move beyond programs that promise quick results”
Reimagining Engagement: How Intentional Design Can Transform the Crisis in Today’s Schools
Across the nation, educators are grappling with a challenge that has quietly grown into a defining issue of our time. Students are drifting. Motivation feels fragile. Curiosity seems harder to spark. Many classrooms echo with the tension between what we hope learning could be and what the day-to-day experience often becomes. Teachers feel it deeply, and students feel it too. Beneath the surface of test scores and attendance reports lies something more concerning: a crisis of engagement.This is a
www.imagineeringedu.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reimagining Engagement: How Intentional Design Can Transform the Crisis in Today’s Schools
“Engagement can be rebuilt, but doing so requires us to move beyond programs that promise quick results”
“Engagement can be rebuilt, but doing so requires us to move beyond programs that promise quick results”
The number one sign you're watching an AI video
“It's over. You're going to fall for it. You probably have already. In the last six months, AI video-generators got so good that our relationship with cameras is about to melt.”
“It's over. You're going to fall for it. You probably have already. In the last six months, AI video-generators got so good that our relationship with cameras is about to melt.”
The number one sign you're watching an AI video
Your social media feed is being taken over by AI video slop. But for now, there's still one big red flag that can help you spot the fakes.
www.bbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The number one sign you're watching an AI video
“It's over. You're going to fall for it. You probably have already. In the last six months, AI video-generators got so good that our relationship with cameras is about to melt.”
“It's over. You're going to fall for it. You probably have already. In the last six months, AI video-generators got so good that our relationship with cameras is about to melt.”
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ. - The Ringer
“AI companies are burning through staggering amounts of money (and fossil fuels) with no clear path to profitability”
“AI companies are burning through staggering amounts of money (and fossil fuels) with no clear path to profitability”
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ. - The Ringer
“AI companies are burning through staggering amounts of money (and fossil fuels) with no clear path to profitability”
“AI companies are burning through staggering amounts of money (and fossil fuels) with no clear path to profitability”
Exploring a space-based, scalable AI infrastructure system design
Project Suncatcher, envisions compact constellations of solar-powered satellites, carrying Google TPUs and connected by free-space optical links.
research.google/blog...
Project Suncatcher, envisions compact constellations of solar-powered satellites, carrying Google TPUs and connected by free-space optical links.
research.google/blog...
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Exploring a space-based, scalable AI infrastructure system design
Project Suncatcher, envisions compact constellations of solar-powered satellites, carrying Google TPUs and connected by free-space optical links.
research.google/blog...
Project Suncatcher, envisions compact constellations of solar-powered satellites, carrying Google TPUs and connected by free-space optical links.
research.google/blog...
1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has
"The more ways that a student reports that their school uses AI, the more likely they are to report things like, 'I know someone who considers AI to be a romantic partner.'"
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"The more ways that a student reports that their school uses AI, the more likely they are to report things like, 'I know someone who considers AI to be a romantic partner.'"
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November 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has
"The more ways that a student reports that their school uses AI, the more likely they are to report things like, 'I know someone who considers AI to be a romantic partner.'"
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"The more ways that a student reports that their school uses AI, the more likely they are to report things like, 'I know someone who considers AI to be a romantic partner.'"
www.npr.org/2025/10/...
Will AI mean the end of call centres?
"Ask ChatGPT whether AI will replace humans in the customer service industry, and it will offer a diplomatic answer, the summary of which is "they will work side by side". Humans though, are not so optimistic."
"Ask ChatGPT whether AI will replace humans in the customer service industry, and it will offer a diplomatic answer, the summary of which is "they will work side by side". Humans though, are not so optimistic."
Will AI mean the end of call centres?
Some commentators predict artificial intelligence is about to replace most customer support jobs.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Will AI mean the end of call centres?
"Ask ChatGPT whether AI will replace humans in the customer service industry, and it will offer a diplomatic answer, the summary of which is "they will work side by side". Humans though, are not so optimistic."
"Ask ChatGPT whether AI will replace humans in the customer service industry, and it will offer a diplomatic answer, the summary of which is "they will work side by side". Humans though, are not so optimistic."
The Most Annoying Story of the Month About Schools
"Instead of complaining about our schools and lambasting them nonstop, the critics should be complaining about poverty and inequality. These are the root causes of poor student outcomes."
"Instead of complaining about our schools and lambasting them nonstop, the critics should be complaining about poverty and inequality. These are the root causes of poor student outcomes."
The Most Annoying Story of the Month About Schools
Every so often, I read a story about education that is truly annoying. The most recent one is in The Atlantic. It was written by Idrees Kahloon, a staff writer at the magazine. It is titled “…
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November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Most Annoying Story of the Month About Schools
"Instead of complaining about our schools and lambasting them nonstop, the critics should be complaining about poverty and inequality. These are the root causes of poor student outcomes."
"Instead of complaining about our schools and lambasting them nonstop, the critics should be complaining about poverty and inequality. These are the root causes of poor student outcomes."
The ‘Miracle’ of New Orleans School Reform Since Katrina Is Not What It Seems - Progressive.org
The city’s all-charter school experiment is a cautionary tale about what happens when democracy is stripped from public education. BY CAROL BURRIS
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The city’s all-charter school experiment is a cautionary tale about what happens when democracy is stripped from public education. BY CAROL BURRIS
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November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The ‘Miracle’ of New Orleans School Reform Since Katrina Is Not What It Seems - Progressive.org
The city’s all-charter school experiment is a cautionary tale about what happens when democracy is stripped from public education. BY CAROL BURRIS
progressive.org/publ...
The city’s all-charter school experiment is a cautionary tale about what happens when democracy is stripped from public education. BY CAROL BURRIS
progressive.org/publ...
FutureProof Education: Supporting Schools in the AI Evolution
UNESCO and the European Commission joined forces to launch the ‘FutureProof Education: Supporting Schools in the AI Evolution initiative’ in Brussels, Belgium, on 17 October 2025.
UNESCO and the European Commission joined forces to launch the ‘FutureProof Education: Supporting Schools in the AI Evolution initiative’ in Brussels, Belgium, on 17 October 2025.
FutureProof Education: Supporting Schools in the AI Evolution
UNESCO and the European Commission joined forces to launch the ‘FutureProof Education: Supporting Schools in the AI Evolution initiative’ in Brussels, Belgium, on 17 October 2025
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November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
FutureProof Education: Supporting Schools in the AI Evolution
UNESCO and the European Commission joined forces to launch the ‘FutureProof Education: Supporting Schools in the AI Evolution initiative’ in Brussels, Belgium, on 17 October 2025.
UNESCO and the European Commission joined forces to launch the ‘FutureProof Education: Supporting Schools in the AI Evolution initiative’ in Brussels, Belgium, on 17 October 2025.
I just signed a @actonclimateUS petition: Stop Toxic Wastewater from Coal Plants. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Stop Toxic Wastewater from Coal Plants
Last year, we won stronger standards that limit coal-fired power plants from dumping their harmful wastewater into our rivers, lakes, and streams. But now, Trump’s EPA wants to delay these protections...
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November 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I just signed a @actonclimateUS petition: Stop Toxic Wastewater from Coal Plants. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...