by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Oct 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
At 10 pm Central time last night, I was sitting in the Las Vegas airport waiting to board my flight home. I heard a particular sound like a round of ammunition firing, but surely I was mistaken; there are slot machines in the Las Vegas airport and what I was hearing...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Sep 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
As someone who is advocating for the use of social media with students, I am somewhat disheartened by the way I have seen educators speak to one another; especially lately. It is healthy (and necessary) to engage in critical discourse about ideas, but it is never ok...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Feb 24, 2017 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures, Uncategorized
9/10 George Couros shared a post, “Not as much as you Pretend” in which he talks about perceived barriers vs actual barriers. He says, “Too often we create something in our heads as a barrier.” I found this to be true when I read the report,...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jan 27, 2017 | Aligning Resources with Practices, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Uncategorized
5/10 Last week on Twitter, there was a conversation about whether innovation was necessary in some traditional subject areas based on this criteria identified by George Couros in The Innovator’s Mindset. I have been thinking a great deal about this because of my...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jan 19, 2017 | Aligning Resources with Practices, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures, Uncategorized
I noticed that I had a blog post in draft form from the summer. Do you do this as a blogger? I’m not sure why I didn’t post it then; maybe it didn’t feel complete or I wasn’t happy with it. Nonetheless, I pushed myself way too hard yesterday...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Dec 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
I have been home since October 31 as I sustained a concussion. I have limited screen time. I have been fortunate to know about lots of accessibility apps, so I continue to stay connected with my friends through voxer, and Siri is great at sending text messages reading...
