The how-not-to-start-a-business post turned out to be very popular, and I am now fielding lots of questions like, “How did you go from being a teacher to leading PD for teachers and leaders?” The headline answer: by accident and also very carefully. Let me first be...
Though 2016’s Teacher Appreciation Week has been emblazoned on my calendar since, well, one year ago, it still crept up on me all too quickly amidst the book release and other things. Fortunately, my kids and I got our acts together last Sunday and created these gift...
Welcome back from Thanksgiving break. After confessing to my husband that it was me who ate half the apple pie, I figure it is time to come clean about one of my professional tendencies. If Tony can be so honest, I should also follow suit. . . I’ve faced some serious...
This whole Together thing is tricky. You can get really into it, be feeling awesome, cranking away, and then you have a super busy week, and then your car dies, and then you have an unexpected snow day where all of the sudden you are in charge of your own children all...
OK, people, it’s that time again. This winter, how are you thanking a teacher in YOUR life? The Together Group has assembled a Great Gifts for Teachers List. Whether you’re a parent giving to your kid’s teacher, a teacher looking to shower love upon your grade level,...
Let’s talk about my relationship with exercise. I don’t have one. I tell myself this is because I don’t have time, but that’s not true. If the President of the United States can exercise on a daily basis, then I really have zero excuses. Knowing I would be tracking my...
