Next Level Project Management: Code Nation’s Hackathon in Asana

Perhaps my favorite part of teaching tons of classes is getting to meet great humans doing impactful work in the world. Recently, we were introduced to Code Nation, a wonderful nonprofit organization whose mission is to “equip students in under-resourced high schools...

June Tips: Tents, Turning Ten & Together Teammate Bookplate!

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, How is your June? Anything like mine? All four of our kids are still in school, but their countdown is on! June 23 is the final day around these parts, and the kids are hanging in through end-of-course exams, choir concerts,...

Ten Years of Togetherness (including a giveaway [now closed])!

Believe it or not, this month is The Together Group’s official ten-year anniversary. While I started some Togetherness work back in 2006 (gulp), I side-hustled it – with the blessing of two very supportive employers – until making it official in 2013. The Together...

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

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

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...