by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Apr 26, 2019 | #socialLEADia, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
I have been thinking a great about student voice lately. Firstly, this week marked Student Voice Day. I’m not sure where #Studentvoiceday originated, but my Our Global Classroom PLF created a Flipgrid especially for Student Voice day which had so many...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jan 25, 2019 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations
I am passionate about showing kids how to use social media for good. And I am passionate about helping kindness go viral. When I see negative behaviour sifting to the surface, my instinct is to not engage, not perpetuate it further, and to combat negativity with...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Nov 26, 2017 | #socialLEADia, Aligning Resources with Practices, Engaging in Courageous Conversations
This week in my Principles of Learning Course, we talked about an article called Brain/Mind Natural Learning Principles (Caine & Caine, 2012) which outlines 12 principles of learning. I focused Capacity #2: All students have the capacity to comprehend more...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jul 15, 2017 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
I have spent the last couple of days in Atlanta for IB training and met some incredible educators from the Atlanta area as well as from Chile, Tortola, and Israel. One of the hallmarks of IB, is International Mindedness. And yet, although there were some great face to...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jul 6, 2017 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
The other day, I had two simultaneous conversations on Twitter. One, with a group of educators and one with a high school student, Gabe Howard whose vignette is featured in my book, Social LEADia. This post is me trying to work through my thinking on the very...