by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Sep 29, 2019 | #socialLEADia, Parenting
My parents restricted my every move when I was young. It wasn’t just about a curfew; they timed how long it would take me to get home from school and expected me to be home by then. I was not allowed to go to the movies or to the mall like most kids. They were,...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Sep 22, 2019 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations
A couple of days ago, I received an email from a former student. He said, I’d like to think you remember me. And although, if you have been teaching for as long as I have, you know that it is sometimes hard to remember a student, I remembered Marco clearly. It...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Sep 14, 2019 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
I have learned a thing or two about grit and resilience over the past few months which I would like to write down to reflect on later. I humbly share it here. Lesson 1: Success is more likely when you work in manageable chunks Many of you may know that I took semester...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Sep 8, 2019 | #socialLEADia, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
This blogpost serves as the official launch of the GlobalEdSschat!!! Before we introduce, GlobalEdSschat, let me tell you about its predecessor, the Ontario Education Student Chat (ONedSsChat). Leigh Cassell and myself (Jennifer Casa-Todd) thought about how we...