Author stalking continues. . . While dabbling in Together Student research and resources here, here and here, I recently read the book Smart but Scattered. I was immediately intrigued by the executive functioning approaches discussed by Peg Dawson and her co-author,...
Clear the Clutter: Set Up a School-Based Digital Calendar
Recently when working with a group of school leaders, we got to chatting about Calendar Clutter. You know, the types of things that just land on one’s calendar, like teachers out of the building, various school-based events, grade and department meetings that are...
July Tips: (Reader) Survey, Summer Break & Setting up for Fall
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Our regular newsletter takes summer vacation in July (though you can still find me on Instagram on some #semiTogetherMom #bigblendedfamilyadventures with Dr. Together and Together Farmer and our West Coast Together Fam – and...
March Tips: Grief, Glitter & Girls’ Night Out
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family I’ve been thinking a lot about glitter and rainbows lately. No, I haven’t been rewatching Trolls, but I’ve been pondering the effect when we take a little time for fun, for the unexpected, for surprises. It’s one of the ways I...
Tomato, Tomahto: Do You Even Pomodoro?
Part of the genius of the Pomodoro method is that the 25-minute timeframe can fit more easily into our schedules, AND it’s a reasonable amount of time for a focused attention burst.
Paula’s Google Universe!
Recently here at Together Central, we taught a Friday class that inspired us at the end of a full and busy week. Three schools from Denver Public Schools combined for a big old Together Teacher Extravaganza. And it was here I came across Paula, a (solo) mom of three,...
October Tips: Alpacas, Appetizers & Autumn
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family [starts with a sentence that I never thought I would utter] This past long weekend Dr. Together and I took EIGHT tweens/teens (all of our kids plus one friend each) to an alpaca farm on the Maryland / West Virginia border for...
Could you use a One-Stop Shop? Check out Kristen’s “Life-changing” Hub!
Once upon a time, a lovely Dallas-based teacher saved me from my Tale of Too Many Tabs and introduced me to Toby – and my life was infinitely improved. And while we have written about various forms of organizational hubs (places employees can go to find relevant links...
September Tips: The Swirl, Signings & School Return
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family Let’s just start with the big news! I wrote another book! It is out there in the world! This always terrifies me. Who has read it? Write me here and let me know what you think, or better yet, stop over at Amazon and drop an...
Next Level Project Management: Code Nation’s Hackathon in Asana
Perhaps my favorite part of teaching tons of classes is getting to meet great humans doing impactful work in the world. Recently, we were introduced to Code Nation, a wonderful nonprofit organization whose mission is to “equip students in under-resourced high schools...