by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jun 29, 2020 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Parenting, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
Lately, I have been tagged by some of my Twitter PLN friends in a circle with the faces of people with whom they interact on Twitter. If you are like me, you probably wondered how they did that. Basically, it has the user (you) in the middle surrounded by your most...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jun 22, 2020 | Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
June 21st marks National Indigenous People’s Day in Canada, as part of Indigenous History Month. Our District shared resources with us and offered YCDSB Community Speaks: an opportunity to learn with Todd Jamienson (artist and knowledge keeper), Kathryn...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jun 15, 2020 | #socialLEADia
I began writing this post on the morning I was supposed to take a personal day. On the day of my own convocation. This may sound crazy, but I dressed up in a cap and gown and walked across my lawn to commemorate the occasion. I felt guilty about being sad; the world...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jun 8, 2020 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations
Why now? What now? These two questions, posed by my colleague and friend, Dwayne Samuel continue to echo in my head. We have had many, many conversations in the past four years and some of them have been about race: he is one of two black teachers at my school. I am...