So you’ve been on maternity leave for a few months now, or maybe even a full year, but now it’s time to go back to work. I get a lot of questions from working mamas, so off I went in search of practical tips for easing back into a structured school schedule after the...
In an unfortunate turn of events last week, my iPhone was run over by a car. It’s a long, crazy story* (any Mo Willems fans get the reference?), but for a number of other long, boring reasons, it took me three days to get a new phone. In no specific order, here is...
Right before the holiday break and just after listening to this NPR series on teacher burnout, I got the chance to catch up with Roxanna Elden, author of the hilarious and honest See Me After Class. After talking all things teaching, kids, travel, and home, Roxanna...
As 2015 winds down, you may be asked to take on new commitments for the new year, either personally or professionally. You know, supervising field trips. . . becoming department chair. . . coaching a sports team. . . hosting a book club. . . joining a board. . . just...
At the end of last month’s very popular interview with Tom Rath, I warned you I’d be back with more! Modeled after Eat Move Sleep, Tom wrote a wonderful children’s book called The Rechargeables. His story follows two children, Poppy and Simon, on their adventures in...
At a recent Together Leader workshop in Washington, DC, a participant posed the following question: How do I manage a busy calendar in conjunction with my partner? This Together Leader has a busy leadership role in an education non-profit, and her partner works a...
