by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jun 11, 2016 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures, Uncategorized
This article, “13 right now” by Jessica Contrera came across my twitter feed via Fran Siracusa with the message, “This topic deserves a chat discussion.” It’s one of a few posts I’ve seen published by the Washington Post in their...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Apr 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
I wonder how many people have misconceptions about what value people at the “Board” or “District” bring to the system? What do they do all day? Do they have any idea about the challenges in the classroom? There is a movement for...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Apr 5, 2016 | Aligning Resources with Practices, Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures, Uncategorized
I just read this excellent post by Carl Hooker, The Truth About Teens: Everything is Social Media, shared by George Couros. Hooker speaks about his experiences working with a group of students and the questions he asked them about their social media uses and habits....
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Jan 20, 2016 | Engaging in Courageous Conversations, Promoting Collaborative Learning Cultures, Setting Goals, Uncategorized
Last week I had the privilege of attending an Executive Leadership Summit organized by Jennifer Womble and hosted by Tom Murray and Eric Sheninger, along with George Couros who played an integral role in the learning over the two days. The summit itself is an...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Dec 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
At 3:59 pm today, I got a Skype video call from Ms. Rose’s grade 5 class from Weatherford, Texas. A few minutes prior, their teacher, Jacqueline Rose had sent me a Direct Message on Twitter asking me if I was available to Skype with her class. Her grade 5...
by Jennifer Casa-Todd | Nov 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ok, maybe the title of my post is a bit of a misnomer, for those of you who know me and my Twitter addiction. I really do love Twitter as a platform for connecting, sharing, and learning. BUT, I have to say, that Voxer, the walkie-talkie app that seems to have been...
