Peek at the Week: Using Google to the Max

Peek at the Week: Using Google to the Max

In one of my year-long Together Leader courses, we got deep on weekly planning and the power of Google last week. I mean, we went full on nerd-fest with a group of school leaders in rural Idaho, complete with screen sharing and deeply pondering how using technology...
August: A Grand RE-Together-ing

August: A Grand RE-Together-ing

So, I know many of us are in look-ahead-back-to-school-prep mode, but what about if you actually need a RE-Together-ing of what has passed? I realize I use this term all the time in-real-life, but I haven’t written about it much on the blog. It’s time for some...
July Tips: Race (to Hit Word Count Goals), Rest & Rejuvenation

July Tips: Race (to Hit Word Count Goals), Rest & Rejuvenation

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 some Together Travel to Houston, New...
June Tips: Weeping, Wilderness, and Winging It

June Tips: Weeping, Wilderness, and Winging It

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Out of necessity and somewhat by choice, I’ve been leaning into Maia-Winging-Things these days. Do you ever intentionally decide to just wing it? I know, I know, putting the words “intention” and “wing it” in the same sentence...
Together Tour: James B. and The Together Trifold

Together Tour: James B. and The Together Trifold

I met James B, a program manager at the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, in a recent Together Course, and when he kept us laughing and energized (because he has been on reality television, in stand-up comedy, and a trivia host!), I knew I wanted to dig deeper...