by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Aug 4, 2021 | Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
Happy New School Year! Here in Ontario, we still have a few weeks of summer left, but I know that many friends have already begun a new school year or are gearing up to start. I used to be the teacher who handed out a syllabus AND a diagnostic on the first day of...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jun 21, 2021 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
This past week, our Student Council leaders wanted to create Heritage Week activities to celebrate the diversity of our school community. They created a Google form asking students to identify a city, province, or country which they identified as a part of their...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | May 3, 2021 | #socialLEADia, Aligning Resources with Practices, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
I had a conversation with a friend of mine whose child was the victim of some serious cyberbullying earlier this year. She shared how poorly it was handled. She said she looked at the curriculum and realized that we are missing out on so many opportunities to embed...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Apr 19, 2021 | #RaisingDigitalLeaders, #socialLEADia, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
As you may know, I have tried to stay off screens for several weeks now as I recover from a concussion and so I missed the flurry of invitations and excitement around the iOS app, Clubhouse. Since last week was Spring Break, I used my screen time to jump in and check...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Feb 8, 2021 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
I left New York City in 2019 after the incredible Google Innovator experience with the idea to create a Student Digital Leadership Playbook after engaging in the design thinking process around the challenge of fostering student mentorship when it comes to using social...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jan 25, 2021 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
I don’t want to burden you with one more thing; teaching right now is EXHAUSTING. I have found that having templates and frameworks for peer feedback has given myself and my co-teacher a little breathing room, while giving students an essential skill: online...