Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, January was like a century long. But all tropes aside, is it really possible that I de-decked the house just a month ago? Between the gazillion snow days here in the DC area, daytime and evening Together courses, and general...
December Tips: Racing, Roots & Rejuvenation
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, December always gets me – in all the ways. This December marks the third anniversary of my father’s unexpected death and a complicated time for this dual-religion big-blended family. On top of emotions, it’s also full of...
November Tips: Gatherings, Grace & A Giveaway!
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Gatherings. Oh, my. As the holiday season approaches (and trust me, it is complicated over here in the Together-verse with my multiple religion, blended family, co-parent palooza), I’ve been thinking a lot about gatherings....
October Tips: Honeycrisp (or not), Handwritten Lists & Hot-off-the-Press!
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Real autumn has arrived in DC, and this Maine girl is thrilled. The windows are open, the AC is off (until it is not because #humidity), and I’m stockpiling the very best variety of apple. Stand down, Honeycrisp lovers, the...
Reader Feature: Building a Playlist for PD
Last fall, in anticipation of a dark, screen-filled winter ahead with a side of holiday loneliness, I built myself a Playlist. Not of songs, but a literal PLAY List: things to turn to when I needed a joy boost. Sidenote: Elena and I even talked about it on her...
Pandemic Parent, #3: Homeschool Wasn’t Built in a Day!
Over here in the DC-burbs, it is beginning to look like this is going to be a long-game. And while I’m all for some structure AND for lowering the parenting bar, we all may want to consider holding back a little bit before pulling out the big guns of online learning,...
The (Fanny) Pack is BACK!
It’s no secret that I have an enduring love for fanny packs. In fact, my passion is well documented here, here, and here. But what do you actually PUT in your fanny pack during the school day? Kristi O., a Dean of Students for Charlotte-Mecklenberg Public Schools,...
Braxton’s Unplanned Meeting Notes Template
On my recent trip to Mississippi, Braxton S., a high school principal, showed off his Together System. Yowsa, look at that fancy Weekly Worksheet on the front page! More to come on this baby later. For now, I want to showcase what I was really intrigued by – the...
Talla Tells Us. . .Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s Meeting Matrix
I’ve been spending a lot of time with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools these days (see here, here, and here), and I keep learning more and more! So of course, when I spied this District Meeting Schedule on Talla R.’s workspace during a recent session, I had to find out...
Author Interview: Paula L. White’s SHAPE – and a Giveaway!
You know I love a good author stalking (see this one, this one, this one, this one, AND this one). And now it’s time to introduce you to yet another! I first met Paula L. White when doing work with New Jersey’s Priority Schools a few years back. I was super impressed...