Wondering Where to Start? Or When to Recommit?

It’s a new year — 2014 — and maybe you’ve made some resolutions for Togetherness you’re working hard to stick to as January unfolds into February. We’re here to help. I particularly loved TBD Teacher’s blog post on her resolutions here. We love her love of Evernote,...
Making Grading Faster: Homework Oopsies

Making Grading Faster: Homework Oopsies

I’m not trying to get you to race through giving your students high-quality feedback, but I hear over and over that you are drowning in grading. I’ve written about Jeff V.’s homework set-up to allow for easier grading and given some other tips on grading efficiency...

Adjustments: A Way to Deal with Known Emergencies

First, let’s just clear the air on what prompted this post of musings. . . I moved to the DC-area, but I still get my hair cut in NYC. I know, I know, but only when I’m already there for work, I promise! But recently I had a little haircut issue (translation:...
App Review: ClassDojo

App Review: ClassDojo

I’ve been meaning to write forever about ClassDojo, a solid and user-friendly app for tracking and communicating student behavior. Sorry to be so behind the times on this teacher time saver! I recently visited with Shenel H., a middle school math teacher in the...