by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Nov 29, 2015 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
Full disclosure: I am not and never have been a gamer. When my friends were playing PacMan and Space Invaders, I was listening to my Wham albums and writing in my journal. I never had the patience or the hand-eye coordination. Even now, when my two teens and my...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Nov 15, 2015 | Aligning Resources with Practices, Using Data
I was recently at the Bring It Together conference (BIT15) and engaged in an interesting conversation about using Periscope in Education, moderated by Andrew Campbell. We covered many important nuances on the topic, but what resonated with me, in particular was...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Sep 27, 2015 | Aligning Resources with Priorities
As a Literacy Consultant, I have long been rethinking the traditional notion of Literacy as simply reading and writing. Because I am also involved in a Board wide initiative to support teachers with technology enabled learning, I have been thinking about the concept...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Apr 18, 2015 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures, Using Data
“Literacy continues to evolve as the world changes and its demands shift and become more complex. Literacy is not only used for reading and writing, but also to increase one’s understanding of the world.” –Adolescent Literacy Guide, Ministry of Education...