I tried out all three activities, though I spent more time with the jamsandwich algorithm and the binary bracelet activity (the plant a seed one seemed a bit simplistic in that it didn’t require as much higher order thinking). I enjoyed the jamsandwich video a lot and how the teacher really brought to life the idea of debugging with what seemed to…[Read more]

This was a fun visual resource to read, and I love that we are considering the experience of our teacher candidates. Like Jackie, the stories of disempowerment resonated with me. I was glad to see examples of having students who have trouble with finding email and passwords, or logging onto a computer and Smartboard – which is often something we…[Read more]

Phew! There was a lot in that Manifold reading (which by the way, I think could be easier to navigate and digest if there was an outline or table of contents up top with internal hyperlinks). I found myself nodding emphatically through the entire reading. I really appreciated the depth to which the working group went in reviewing literature from…[Read more]

I created a flowchart of my design process using Canva, which is a platform I’ve used for quite some time now (typically for personal uses or through a nonprofit account as a board member of my kids’ PTA). Here is a link to the flowchart.

I didn’t learn any new functions or limitations, but it was actually quite interesting to skim the privacy…[Read more]

This is not at all creative like Jackie and Kate’s, but I did some slight modifications to the original NEP activity in which I tried to build in opportunities for individual reflection and group discussion where my teacher candidates would get to better know each other’s values:…[Read more]

Hi all. My name is Grace Pai, and I’m an Assistant Professor in the Elementary and Early Childhood Education department at QC (with Chris and Michael). What a simple, fun, and thought-provoking game this was! Like others, I struggled with deciding on only five cards, but I ended up choosing the following four cards: 2, 5, 6, and 9.  And since we…[Read more]

Hello everyone!

My name is Grace Pai, and I’m an Assistant Professor in the Elementary and Early Childhood Education department at Queens College. My preferred pronouns are she/her. I enjoyed tinkering with the tools, a lot of which I’ve used in my own teaching as well as training fellow faculty on conducting virtual exchanges. I’m looking…[Read more]