Andrew K’s Advanced Placement Outlook Usage

Andrew K’s Advanced Placement Outlook Usage

When I bumped into Andrew K., a Director of Special Services and former ELA teacher, he already had it pretty Together. His charter school network is very Outlook-y, and he was very much in the habit of scheduling his To-Do’s directly into his calendar – which is...
Zach’s Hack: A Little Weekly Calendar Trick

Zach’s Hack: A Little Weekly Calendar Trick

Digital calendars are wonderful tools – until you try to make them work with school bell schedules. With most of my Together Leaders going digital, we needed to find a way to make the standard time scales in Outlook and Google work for school folks. Enter this awesome...
Together Team: Revised Roles & Responsibilities

Together Team: Revised Roles & Responsibilities

One way to keep a Together Team is with Sheena’s Annual Activities document. Today, we’ll take it a step further to see how Pamela I., Chief Talent Officer for Relay Graduate School of Education, pushes her team on common Togetherness expectations. Many Roles &...

Together Team: Document Your Annual Activities

As The Together Leader gets closer and closer to release, I want to highlight a few leadership tools I’ve never mentioned before on the blog. Worried about capacity, collisions or communication on your team? I definitely recommend creating an Annual Activities plan....
Reader Mailbag: How to Best Sort My Weekly List

Reader Mailbag: How to Best Sort My Weekly List

Your emails, questions and comments have been rolling in! Time to resurrect the mailbag! Here’s one from Stacie, an instructional manager (and former principal and teacher) based in Baltimore! Dear Stacie, This is a very, very good question! It all depends on if...