by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Feb 26, 2017 | Aligning Resources with Priorities, Engaging in Courageous Conversations
Recently, there was a news item about a school in Toronto which chose to ban cell phones. My first thought was, “How can this still be happening in 2017?” My other thought went to the number of awesome educators from the same school District who are really...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Feb 24, 2017 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures, Uncategorized
9/10 George Couros shared a post, “Not as much as you Pretend” in which he talks about perceived barriers vs actual barriers. He says, “Too often we create something in our heads as a barrier.” I found this to be true when I read the report,...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Feb 11, 2017 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
8/10 I have loved the idea of #Booksnaps a concept created by Tara Martin which she shared with me and the world in August (2016) Since then, the idea has taken the Educational world by storm! As a teacher-librarian, I am helping to support teachers to embed...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Feb 4, 2017 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations
7/10 This morning I stumbled upon the #DressLikeAWoman hashtag on Twitter. It was in response to an alleged statement made by Donald Trump that his female staff should “dress like women”. The easiest response is to take offence to Trump’s statement....