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 | May 25, 2020 | Aligning Resources with Practices, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
Almost every time I speak with a parent or colleague either on a Zoom call or while physically distancing and walking my dog, the question comes up. What do you think will happen in September? I have got to be honest; I cannot even think about that right now. We...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | May 4, 2020 | Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
I met with my Student Council on Friday. It was the first time we had an actual synchronous meeting and it was so very good to see everyone. We spent most of the meeting just sharing how we were doing and how we had been passing the time. One of my students shared...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Apr 26, 2020 | #RaisingDigitalLeaders, #socialLEADia, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
The tagline for my Social LEADia podcast is Celebrating Awesome On and Offline. I began the podcast as a way to continue the conversations I began in my book, Social LEADia: Moving Students from Digital Citizenship to Digital Leadership, where I shine a light on...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Apr 20, 2020 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures, Uncategorized
My good friend, Leigh Cassell and I chatted the other day about a project her son was assigned. The directions were to create a trap for the Easter bunny. At first glance, this sounds like a great project. It is open-ended and encourages creativity. Leigh and her son...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Apr 6, 2020 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
If you are a teacher in Ontario, today you began to teach virtually. In fact, around the world, teachers who have never had a Google Classroom or used an LMS, or created a hyperdoc or even a hyperlink before are having to plan for teaching and learning in online...