A Year with Frog and Toad: The Case for the Later List

A Year with Frog and Toad: The Case for the Later List

Some of you may have noticed that I’ve recently changed the name of the Upcoming To-Do List to the Later List. I decided on this for several reasons. One, I am into alliteration. Also, some early readers of The Together Leader manuscript (Hi, Allie!) told me that the...
Teacher Wellness: Continue The Summer Exercise Habit!

Teacher Wellness: Continue The Summer Exercise Habit!

Y’all know I don’t do a lot of guest blog posts around here, but when I find a SUPER Together Teacher, I invite him/her to send a post my way. Maggie Goldstein has been a middle and high school teacher with KIPP for the past five years. While teaching, Maggie pushed...
Book Deadline: T-Minus Six Weeks

Book Deadline: T-Minus Six Weeks

I’ve officially completed my last flight of the summer! After 16 weeks of straight travel (minus one vacation), my body and brain are beyond ready for a break. I do still have a few train trips scheduled up and down the Northeast Corridor, but those are not as taxing....
Lessons from the Grocery Store

Lessons from the Grocery Store

Well, my little habit of taking pictures in inappropriate places may get me arrested, but until then, check out this latest find: A great innovation at my local Giant Supermarket! That’s right — a reshelving system. As a person who spends a not insignificant amount of...
Yesterbox PLUS Inbox Pause!

Yesterbox PLUS Inbox Pause!

The Yesterbox blog post (Hi, Tony, are you reading this?!) got a lot of traction. People are INTO it. I’m into it. Ron G., a principal in New Orleans, is into it. He also takes it one step further by adding in Inbox Pause, a button to help you control when messages...