I love that I have learned through all of our work together that I now understand that an algorithm is simply a set of step-by-step directions that leads users to a completed task.

An algorithm I use in the course I teach every fall, Methods of Teaching Secondary ELA, is the process of students completing their literacy maps at the beginning of…[Read more]

I played the game as the rules were written, but I tinkered at the end. I allowed myself to have 10 cards, per the rules, 5 I wanted to keep and 5 I wanted to have in an overflow pile. However, I ended up with 6 I wanted to keep and 4 in my overflow, so I kept 6!

37–it can facilitate teachers’ and students’ communication, participation, and…[Read more]

Hi Everyone!

I’m Jen Ochoa, and I’m a long time adjunct in MHSE! I’ve been using Jamboard in my Lehman classes, but look forward to moving it into one of our main discussion platforms. I’ve used Flipgrid with the middle school students I teach in my day job as a 7th and 8th grade ELA teacher with the DOE, but I’m really looking forward to using…[Read more]