Occasionally, Togetherness gets a bit of a rep for being inflexible. But we believe the opposite around here. As you’ve heard me say before, “The more planned you are, the more flexible you can be!” (PS I’m thinking I should print this on a shirt! Would you wear that?...
June Together Tips: In-Between Times, Contest & We’re Hiring!
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, [author’s note: This was supposed to land with you Monday morning, but then second grader sent home with sore throat, PCR testing obtained, and is now my helper at home all week.] Hi. How are you all? Flourishing? Languishing?...
Guest Post: Five Ways to Support Together STUDENTS!
Guest posts are few and far between around here, but this Together Student thing keeps popping up. I asked a long-time colleague and senior leader for Denver Public Schools, Sean P., to share some Together Student ideas from across his district. Take it away, Sean! As...
An Excel-lent Together Leader System
On a recent hang in Houston, I re-met Together Tribe member Chris F., a Dean at Relay Graduate School of Education. Chris is a digital loyalist, and I spied this amazing Excel sheet over his shoulder. Chris uses Excel as his main Together Tool because, “Several years...
Together Leader Book Club: Approach #1
It’s July! Which means it’s about that time when many of us have a moment to think about our professional learning. . . And Togetherness is usually at the top of the list. I myself had a few Togetherness goals for the year, mainly around the transition of this closet....
Bullet Journals as Together Tools!
I’ve been watching with curiosity as the Bullet Journal trend explodes across my Instagram feed (seriously, try #bujo). I’m wondering how these “analog systems for the digital age” translate to a school environment. Thankfully, I bumped into two dedicated Bullet...
Wow! I Traveled for Fun! 48 Hours in Telluride
Holy Moly! I just spent the weekend here for a dear friend’s wedding. Door-to-door, it took about 10 hours to get from the DC-burbs to the mountains of Telluride – and it was well worth it. I also found myself feeling a bit, well, unsettled, while preparing for the...
Profiles in Togetherness – and How to Help!
I’m almost ten years into this work of writing, training, and coaching on Togetherness. I’ve seen a few patterns emerge. I’m hoping these somewhat cheeky, but all-too-true, Profiles in Togetherness might help those of you coaching others on this stuff. Or perhaps,...
What To Do with “Found” Time?
Most people are trying to squeeze the most they can out of their time, but what about when you have “found” time? For example, last Monday, I FINALLY, FINALLY, FINALLY had my TSA pre-check appointment way out in Alexandria, VA. For those of you not familiar with the...
Retreat of One: Is it Time?
Two of my favorite school leaders wrote me earlier this year about feeling completely overwhelmed toward the end of the school year. On the one hand, they face the immediacy of state and district testing, hiring new staff, report cards, parent conferences, student...