Welcome to Mr. Alfonso’s Class

What to expect.

What?

What?• 5th grade

What?• 5th grade

• Focus: Reading, Writing, and Math

What?• 5th grade

• Focus: Reading, Writing, and Math

• Science and Social Studies

What?• 5th grade

• Focus: Reading, Writing, and Math

• Science and Social Studies

• Music > Singing > Songwriting

What?• 5th grade

• Focus: Reading, Writing, and Math

• Science and Social Studies

• Music > Singing > Songwriting

• Poetry & Lyrics

What?• 5th grade

• Focus: Reading, Writing, and Math

• Science and Social Studies

• Music > Singing > Songwriting

• Poetry & Lyrics

• Art

What?• 5th grade

• Focus: Reading, Writing, and Math

• Science and Social Studies

• Music > Singing > Songwriting

• Poetry & Lyrics

• Art

• Shading, Perspective, Faces, Motion

When?

When?• When does learning occur?

When?• When does learning occur?

• In the classroom

When?• When does learning occur?

• In the classroom

• When you talk about things that happen in the classroom with your parents

When?• When does learning occur?

• In the classroom

• When you talk about things that happen in the classroom with your parents

• Watching something on television (News, KVIE Channel 6, etc.)

When?• When does learning occur?

• In the classroom

• When you talk about things that happen in the classroom with your parents

• Watching something on television (News, KVIE Channel 6, etc.)

• When you put something into practice

When?• When does learning occur?

• In the classroom

• When you talk about things that happen in the classroom with your parents

• Watching something on television (News, KVIE Channel 6, etc.)

• When you put something into practice

• At any time, beyond just school

Where?

Where?• Where will we spend our time this

year?

Where?• Where will we spend our time this

year?

• In class

Where?• Where will we spend our time this

year?

• In class

• Online

Where?• Where will we spend our time this

year?

• In class

• Online

• At STARBASE

Where?• Where will we spend our time this

year?

• In class

• Online

• At STARBASE

• On fieldtrips...

Where?• Where will we spend our time this

year?

• In class

• Online

• At STARBASE

• On fieldtrips...

• In the Library & Computer Lab

Who?

Who?

• Who am I?

Who?

• Who am I?

• 35, married, father of two girls

Who?

• Who am I?

• 35, married, father of two girls

• 13th year of teaching, 11 years in 5th

Who?

• Who am I?

• 35, married, father of two girls

• 13th year of teaching, 11 years in 5th

• I’m a “Techie” and enjoy all things Apple

Who?

• Who am I?

• 35, married, father of two girls

• 13th year of teaching, 11 years in 5th

• I’m a “Techie” and enjoy all things Apple

• Who are your kids?

Who?

• Who am I?

• 35, married, father of two girls

• 13th year of teaching, 11 years in 5th

• I’m a “Techie” and enjoy all things Apple

• Who are your kids?

• Tied to what they say and do...

How?

How?• Direct Instruction, Student/Peer

How?• Direct Instruction, Student/Peer

• Taking notes

How?• Direct Instruction, Student/Peer

• Taking notes

• Drawing, Sticky Notes, Graphic Organizers

How?• Direct Instruction, Student/Peer

• Taking notes

• Drawing, Sticky Notes, Graphic Organizers

• Technology

How?• Direct Instruction, Student/Peer

• Taking notes

• Drawing, Sticky Notes, Graphic Organizers

• Technology

• Projector, Laptops

How?• Direct Instruction, Student/Peer

• Taking notes

• Drawing, Sticky Notes, Graphic Organizers

• Technology

• Projector, Laptops

• Strategies

How?• Direct Instruction, Student/Peer

• Taking notes

• Drawing, Sticky Notes, Graphic Organizers

• Technology

• Projector, Laptops

• Strategies

• Homework

How?• Direct Instruction, Student/Peer

• Taking notes

• Drawing, Sticky Notes, Graphic Organizers

• Technology

• Projector, Laptops

• Strategies

• Homework

• Reinforces lessons, provides practice

Why?

Why?

•Why do you think you’re here?

Why?

•Why do you think you’re here?

•Why do you think your parents want you here?

Why?

•Why do you think you’re here?

•Why do you think your parents want you here?

•Why do you think I want you here?

2017The year you

graduate from high school.

College

• University of California

• University of California

• Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, San Diego

• University of California

• Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, San Diego

• California State University

• University of California

• Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, San Diego

• California State University

• Sacramento, San Jose, San Francisco, Sonoma, CalPoly San Luis Obispo, CalPoly Pomona

• University of California

• Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, San Diego

• California State University

• Sacramento, San Jose, San Francisco, Sonoma, CalPoly San Luis Obispo, CalPoly Pomona

• Community/Junior Colleges

• University of California

• Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, San Diego

• California State University

• Sacramento, San Jose, San Francisco, Sonoma, CalPoly San Luis Obispo, CalPoly Pomona

• Community/Junior Colleges

• Columbia, Ohlone, San Jose City, DeAnza, Moorpark

• Out of state

• Out of state

• St. Olaf College, Oregon; University of Colorado, Denver; Columbia University, New York; Arizona State University, Tempe; Brigham Young University, Idaho

• Out of state

• St. Olaf College, Oregon; University of Colorado, Denver; Columbia University, New York; Arizona State University, Tempe; Brigham Young University, Idaho

• University of Southern California

• Out of state

• St. Olaf College, Oregon; University of Colorado, Denver; Columbia University, New York; Arizona State University, Tempe; Brigham Young University, Idaho

• University of Southern California

• Stanford University

• Out of state

• St. Olaf College, Oregon; University of Colorado, Denver; Columbia University, New York; Arizona State University, Tempe; Brigham Young University, Idaho

• University of Southern California

• Stanford University

• Yale University

Vision for David Reese

Vision for David Reese

Dream It

Vision for David Reese

Dream ItBelieve It

Vision for David Reese

Dream ItBelieve ItAchieve It

Dream It

Dream It

•If you could have one job, what would it be?

Dream It

•If you could have one job, what would it be?

•If you could do one thing, what would it be?

Believe It

Believe It

•Do you believe in yourself?

Believe It

•Do you believe in yourself?

•Do you know others believe in you?

Believe It

•Do you believe in yourself?

•Do you know others believe in you?

•Do you know that I believe in you?

Achieve It

Achieve It

• Once you’ve dreamed of something and have begun to believe that it’s possible, how do you go about ACHIEVING it?

Achieve It

• Once you’ve dreamed of something and have begun to believe that it’s possible, how do you go about ACHIEVING it?

• Research

Achieve It

• Once you’ve dreamed of something and have begun to believe that it’s possible, how do you go about ACHIEVING it?

• Research

• Colleges

Achieve It

• Once you’ve dreamed of something and have begun to believe that it’s possible, how do you go about ACHIEVING it?

• Research

• Colleges

• Requirements for your possible career choice

Goal

Goal

Purpose

Goal

PurposePlan

Goal

PurposePlan

Perspective

Goal

PurposePlan

PerspectiveProgress

Purpose

Purpose

• To establish WHY you’re here.

Purpose

• To establish WHY you’re here.

• If you’re in school with no purpose, then being in school is pointless.

Purpose

• To establish WHY you’re here.

• If you’re in school with no purpose, then being in school is pointless.

• BUT if you know your purpose, then school is much more valuable to YOU.

Plan

Plan

• Evaluate strengths & weaknesses

Plan

• Evaluate strengths & weaknesses

•Use strengths and develop them

Plan

• Evaluate strengths & weaknesses

•Use strengths and develop them

• Improve areas of weakness

Plan

• Evaluate strengths & weaknesses

•Use strengths and develop them

• Improve areas of weakness

• Set new GOALS

Perspective

Perspective

• Become aware that you’re privileged.

Perspective

• Become aware that you’re privileged.

• Life in the United States is not the experience of the majority of the world.

Perspective

• Become aware that you’re privileged.

• Life in the United States is not the experience of the majority of the world.

• In order to change the world, you have to get a glimpse of what life is like.

Perspective

• Become aware that you’re privileged.

• Life in the United States is not the experience of the majority of the world.

• In order to change the world, you have to get a glimpse of what life is like.

• The work that leads to your future begins here in class.

Progress

Progress

• Academics

Progress

• Academics

• In most if not all areas.

Progress

• Academics

• In most if not all areas.

• Social Skills

Progress

• Academics

• In most if not all areas.

• Social Skills

• Treating yourself and others better than you did in previous years.