by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Aug 27, 2016 | Aligning Resources with Practices, Aligning Resources with Priorities, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures, Setting Goals
I was at a family function last weekend when my sister said it. No one had talked about the fact that I was changing roles in September. Now I know why–they had talked about it amongst themselves. She said, “So you went from being the Literacy...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Aug 17, 2016 | Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures, Uncategorized
I often come back to The Innovator’s Mindset book by George Couros which I have read a couple of times now because so many ideas in it really resonate. Today was definitely one of those days. In particular, I thought of three of the characteristics of the...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Aug 12, 2016 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
I had a really interesting conversation last night with Diana Hale, a teacher in the Toronto District School Board about the negative experiences she had in her classroom and her subsequent reflection that Digital Citizenship cannot be taught as a discrete unit. She...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Aug 6, 2016 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations
Music.ly (now Tik Tok) is an app that allows for the creation and sharing of music videos. Like any app that allows for public sharing, there are definitely pros & cons. I have heard educators talk about this app as the worst app for kids to be on, and yet when...