by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Dec 14, 2020 | Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
I am amazed by my Student Council leaders. They have made it their mission to unify our school community and they continue to brainstorm how we can engage students to connect with one another. It’s something I have been thinking about alot lately. I know that...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Nov 16, 2020 | #RaisingDigitalLeaders, #socialLEADia, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
If you know anything about me, you know that I am passionate about showing students how they might use technology to lead in online spaces. In my Masters course I looked at existing definitions of student digital leadership and found that there wasn’t very much...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Nov 2, 2020 | #socialLEADia, Aligning Resources with Practices, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures, Setting Goals
There is so much darkness right now. We are heading into a cold winter with little hope of being able to gather with our friends and family. School won’t be “normal” any time in the imminent future. There is much uncertainty with the upcoming US...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Oct 5, 2020 | #socialLEADia, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures, Setting Goals
This weekend marks the 1 year anniversary of my Google Innovator experience in New York. There, I set out to address a problem in education: an increase in students using social media and the lack of mentorship in school in this area. It is where I learned lots,...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Sep 28, 2020 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
I have been using the fun Rubber Ducky check in and many of the others generously shared by Jenn Giffen on a regular basis and I have to tell you, while many students are doing ok, many of them are feeling like they are drowning! We are seeing students who wanted to...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Sep 7, 2020 | #socialLEADia, Aligning Resources with Practices, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
I was walking my dog. By myself. No headphones, just the rustling of trees so I could think. I am collaborating on a resource for our teachers with some of the fabulous teacher-librarians in my District to help support teachers as we embark on a model for this school...