by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jun 28, 2016 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Uncategorized
Summer is awesome, isn’t it? A time to step back from the frenetic pace of teaching to enjoy time with family, to catch up on everything you’ve put off during the school year, and time to invest in yourself. For me, it’s always a really tough time...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jun 24, 2016 | Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
For those of you in my District and beyond who are new to the Ed Tech or the Twitter world, the International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) hosts an amazing conference every year which is held in different venues across the United States. This year, it...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jun 19, 2016 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Uncategorized
I don’t travel very frequently, especially by myself. So when I do, I combat the anxiety by talking to people. Literally anyone who has the fortune (or misfortune) of sitting beside me on a plane or in a waiting area or on a tram–you get the idea. I get...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jun 12, 2016 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations
In the Twitterverse (just like in some other social media platforms), a hashtag unites people, for better or for worse. So regardless of whether or not you follow a person, by searching a hashtag, you can get the perspective, in 140 characters or less, of anyone in...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jun 11, 2016 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures, Uncategorized
This article, “13 right now” by Jessica Contrera came across my twitter feed via Fran Siracusa with the message, “This topic deserves a chat discussion.” It’s one of a few posts I’ve seen published by the Washington Post in their...