Dr. Lisa Gonzales
What Is Your Hope?
I just love this time of year. A new school year is ready to begin. And as we welcome back new staff and new students, a certain sense of...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jun 9, 20171 min read
What is your WHY?
This year, ACSA spent some time reflecting on the work we do. One of the more reflective parts of our time together was spent focusing on...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jun 5, 20171 min read
A Difference When Led By Women?
Are companies different when led by women? Are school districts? The Wall Street Journal recently reported that leadership teams...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Feb 25, 20171 min read
Think You Can't Meet That Goal?
Think again! As we come close to the end of January, we're almost a month into New Year's resolutions. Goals. Okay, whatever you call...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Feb 18, 20172 min read
The Teacher Shortage…What to do? What to do?
Here in California, not all school districts started the 2016/17 school year in rare form. Oakland Unified had some 400 vacant teaching...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Feb 15, 20172 min read
What Attracts Potential Educators?
I guess we could say this is the million dollar question. In a large metropolitan area, say the Silicon Valley or the Los Angeles basin,...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Feb 10, 20173 min read
Evaluations that Support Educator Growth
Professional growth is one of the few ways to really focus on student learning and academic achievement. Supporting teachers and...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Feb 5, 20171 min read
Inequity? Consider the Ramifications
No, this really isn't a post about issues surrounding equity and diversity. Instead, equity in this situation is about an issue we've...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Feb 3, 20171 min read
Beauty is a Choice...a Painful One
When faced with two choices, how many women do you think would say they were beautiful? Or average? Yes, those were the two choices given...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jan 31, 20171 min read
A Clearer Vision
Dewitt Jones is one of America's top professional photographers. Twenty years with National Geographic photographing stories around the...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jan 25, 20171 min read
Unlearning is a Good Start
Ever had to unlearn something, perhaps because you learned in incorrectly the first time around? If you can't, think for a moment about...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jan 22, 20171 min read
Mindreader Teaches Internet Safety
Think you're safe online. Think again. Adults generally have a leg up on students in the judgment and common sense category. But internet...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jan 18, 20172 min read
Keeping Students Safe Online
This is the first time in my career where I've had to lead a full court press with parents to keep their students safe online. And in...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jan 14, 20172 min read
The Importance of Close Reading
Close reading is a strategy where readings are repeated and discussions are focused on the text in order to increase text comprehension....
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jan 7, 20172 min read
Anticipating District Growth
In many areas of California, districts are experiencing growth. From building new schools to redistricting, closing schools to opening...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jan 5, 20172 min read
Supporting Families Facing Foreclosure
Neither my Master's or my Doctoral program prepared me for working with families with significant financial issues, most specifically...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Jan 2, 20173 min read
Why 2016 Was a Spectacular Year
Call me an optimist. 2016 was a very good year. But for a number of very valid reasons, many of us didn't see 2016 ending on quite the...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Dec 30, 20162 min read
The World of Micro-credentials
The hot new trend in education? Micro-credentials. Preparing students in the latest reputable, research-based approaches isn't easy. It...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Dec 28, 20163 min read
Common Core & After School Programs (part three)
Unique potential of expanded learning programs After the California State Board of Education adopted the Common Core State Standards in...
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Dr. Lisa Gonzales
Dec 22, 20163 min read
Common Core & After School Programs (part two)
The benefit of expanded learning programs In late 2011, per the recommendation of State Superintendent Tom Torlakson’s Transition Team,...
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