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 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 | May 3, 2021 | #socialLEADia, Aligning Resources with Practices, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
I had a conversation with a friend of mine whose child was the victim of some serious cyberbullying earlier this year. She shared how poorly it was handled. She said she looked at the curriculum and realized that we are missing out on so many opportunities to embed...
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...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Apr 19, 2021 | #RaisingDigitalLeaders, #socialLEADia, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures
As you may know, I have tried to stay off screens for several weeks now as I recover from a concussion and so I missed the flurry of invitations and excitement around the iOS app, Clubhouse. Since last week was Spring Break, I used my screen time to jump in and check...