Paula’s Google Universe!

Paula’s Google Universe!

Recently here at Together Central, we taught a Friday class that inspired us at the end of a full and busy week. Three schools from Denver Public Schools combined for a big old Together Teacher Extravaganza. And it was here I came across Paula, a (solo) mom of three,...
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...
Translating Togetherness: The Together School Nurse!

Translating Togetherness: The Together School Nurse!

Our Together Team Member courses welcome a wonderful mix of folks in customer-service oriented support roles. This means we meet assistants, chiefs of staff, IT associates, HR coordinators, social workers, and, in a recent course, a SCHOOL NURSE. I mean, can you...
One-Stop-Shop-Google Doc: Dwenette’s Together Leader System

One-Stop-Shop-Google Doc: Dwenette’s Together Leader System

I recently had the pleasure of meeting some lovely and talented Texas-based school leaders—who managed to participate 100% in our Together Trainings, despite power outages, burst pipes, and no water in their schools and homes just the week before. One billion...
New Fave App of 2018: Notion!

New Fave App of 2018: Notion!

While technology is NOT the only answer to Togetherness, I’ve recently become enamored with Notion. And I’m not the only one who feels this way! Sarah W., the leader of Prospect Hill Academy Charter School’s Teaching Fellows Program in Boston, shared how Notion takes...
Keep it Simple: Ana’s Minimalist Planner

Keep it Simple: Ana’s Minimalist Planner

There’s a recent emergence of what I’m calling “prompted planners.”  By prompted planners, I mean planners with built-in reflection questions. I’ve documented my love for them here, here, and here. And for you Do-It-Your-Self-ers, there’s this, this, and this. But...