We are headed out to the Chesapeake Bay next week, so expect life on the blog and social media to be a little less chatty than usual. Here’s a picture of the view from the house we rent with our close friends. *Note: I’m actually calling this a “trip,” and not a...
Two of my favorite school leaders wrote me earlier this year about feeling completely overwhelmed toward the end of the school year. On the one hand, they face the immediacy of state and district testing, hiring new staff, report cards, parent conferences, student...
I wrote awhile back about how to decide what to put on your Calendar versus what to add to your To-Do List. Now it seems about time for a pop quiz to test the systems. As a finalist judge for Teach for America’s Annual Social Innovation award, I recently received a...
The end-of-school-year thing is TOUGH! There are many great articles floating around out there full of resources to help you thrive, not just survive, until the end. But perhaps you feel like there’s still something missing? If so, I recommend my most recent...
Maia’s New Book!
The Together Teammate: Build Strong Systems, Make the Work Manageable, and Stay Organized Behind the Scenes