by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Feb 4, 2024 | #RaisingDigitalLeaders, #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations
I have written extensively on the topic of cellphones in the classroom (including the so-called ban in Ontario in 2019) both in this blog and in my books, Social LEADia: Moving Students from Digital Citizenship to Digital Leadership and my book for parents, Raising...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Nov 17, 2023 | #RaisingDigitalLeaders, Aligning Resources with Practices, Aubrey Bright, Engaging in Courageous Conversations
I was fortunate enough to work with the Central Okanagan District in Kelowna British Columbia on Digital Wellness professional learning for teachers. Their philosophy matched mine: digital wellness is more than limiting screen time A part of that included working with...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Oct 1, 2023 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations
I an age of misinformation and social media dependence, Dr. Samantha Yammine, aka Science Sam (@Science.sam) is a Science communicator with a PhD in Neuroscience and Cell Biology who focuses not just on the negative aspects of social media but the positives of social...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Sep 24, 2023 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations
If you follow any Canadian News outlets on Instagram, you may have noticed the following: This is a direct result of Meta’s pushback against The Online News Act. The Online News Act (Bill C-18) states the following from Government of Ontario site (bolded text is...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Sep 9, 2023 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
The Ontario Government released the new grade 9 destreamed curriculum for this school year and I have never been so excited to see a curriculum in my life. You see, I have dedicated so much of my time and energy over the past several years impressing upon teachers the...