by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Oct 4, 2021 | #RaisingDigitalLeaders, #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
Last week, I created this Instagram reel for parents about the TikTok Licks trend which was contributing to a rise of vandalism in schools. The challenge does not mean that your really awesome and conscientious child is going to suddenly break the law and vandalize...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Sep 13, 2021 | #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
After a unit, I will often give students the opportunity to provide the following feedback: Keep it: what I really enjoyed. Tweak it: what I would change. Ditch it: what I would take out and why. Over the years, the responses to these questions have been enlightening,...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jun 21, 2021 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
This past week, our Student Council leaders wanted to create Heritage Week activities to celebrate the diversity of our school community. They created a Google form asking students to identify a city, province, or country which they identified as a part of their...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jun 8, 2021 | #RaisingDigitalLeaders, #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Parenting
Every educator and parent I talk to right now is super concerned about screen time and in particular, their children gaming-like all the time! As a result, we often spend more time in conflict with our kids because we are so frustrated and worry about the impact of...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | May 24, 2021 | #RaisingDigitalLeaders, #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations
An interesting article in Forbes magazine, From ‘Instagram Face” to “Snapchat Dysmorphia”: How Beauty filters are Changing the Way we See Ourselves, has brought to the forefront an issue that has been around since media has been and one I have...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Apr 25, 2021 | #RaisingDigitalLeaders, #socialLEADia, Engaging in Courageous Conversations
I have had the honour of presenting to several parent communities this week. One of the most prevalent questions and concerns by parents and teachers in the audience is one that has been made more intensified by Covid19 and restrictions that are still in place in many...