OBSESSED: Yesterbox, An Alternative Approach to Email Management

OBSESSED: Yesterbox, An Alternative Approach to Email Management

My old friend and colleague, Elissa Kim, was recently kind enough to let me interview her for The Together Leader. As I prepared for our conversation by poking around in her Outlook calendar (I’m nothing if not investigative!), I noticed she’d scheduled a daily...
Fire Drills: Safe and Efficient—and Color-Coded!

Fire Drills: Safe and Efficient—and Color-Coded!

There are a ton of resources out there on running safe and efficient fire drills, like this great student-friendly rules chart.  And we all know that all teachers should keep on hand a ready-to-go copy of the grab-and-go class roster. But how can the person in charge,...
Systems for Special Educators (With a Free Download for You, Too!)

Systems for Special Educators (With a Free Download for You, Too!)

It’s no secret to me that special educators have a whole additional set of challenges when it comes to Togetherness – more paperwork, more moving between different classrooms or even different schools, more meetings, and more data – all the while wanting to do right...
Workflowy, Part 2: The Teacher Version

Workflowy, Part 2: The Teacher Version

Remember back when I was flirting with Workflowy? Molly’s simple system inspired the heck out of me. But Workflowy’s greatness is not limited to leadership roles. Charlotte, a new teacher in Boston, uses it as well. Here’s a quick shot of her elegant, yet simple,...

Email You-Know-What: What’s the Root Cause?

It’s brewing. There’s an email issue among us, and I’m going to TAKE.IT.ON. So, what is the real issue? There are lots of theories. Some of it’s behavioral, like FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), some of it’s structural (must you know EVERYTHING that goes on in your...