Here’s a great question that recently landed in the mailbag from Mekia L., a principal with KIPP DC, who had just started grad school! I know many of you are in the same boat! What a great question, Mekia! I already know you are rocking out your Google calendar during...
Contest Alert: Tell Us How You Keep Your Students Together! [enter by Friday, August 9]
It’s back-to-school time! Share your number one practical tip as it relates to STUDENT organization for the start of school. Your tip can cover (in 100 words or fewer, please) getting kids organized or getting yourself organized to help your students. For example, at...
Luisa Sparrow’s (MA Teacher of the Year!) Together Tour: Issue #112
Together Friends, Welcome to February! Welcome to Almost-Spring. In an extra-heavy world, I’m here to keep shining a light on people who have chosen to work toward the greater good – and peek at just HOW they do it and what they have learned along the way. Together...
Together TEEN Tours Featuring Mahelet Serekeberhan and Sesina Hadish: Issue #111
Together Friends, The Together Team is busy around here with a full docket of both online and in-person classes as we move into the new year. And it’s not too early to book us for summer and fall 2025. . . our calendar is open and ready! In the meantime, I am here to...
Together Teens: Five Quick Ideas for Secondary Teachers
Last fall, I was fortunate and honored to spend a few afternoons with kids and teachers at a local high school assisting some freshman with their Togetherness skills. While I plan to write about a few different methods each kiddo chose to assist with their planning...
Anna “AJ” Bute’s Together Tour: Issue #109
Together Friends, The Together Team is hopping over here with a full docket of both online and in-person classes this fall. We are excited to resume our Together Tours as the academic new year gets underway. This month we offer up a high school Together Teacher’s...
August Tips: Shifts, Subtractions & Student Planners
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Thanks to all who replied to our annual-ish reader survey. It was a joy to hear from so many of you, and I look forward to diving into your feedback. We’ve been digging into some web analytics and I’m stumped: how are so many...
Thomas Baker’s Together Tour (Apple Pencil FTW!): Issue #108
Together Friends, The Together Team heads to New Orleans next month to train for the TENTH consecutive year at Crescent City Schools. Now, you know Crescent City values Togetherness because they sent the cutest little Post-it flags as a holiday gift, they produce the...
Marina Lin’s Together Tour: Issue #106
Together Friends, Oooooh, this time of year is a whole thing, right? Hiring, perhaps? Planning for summer onboarding? Handling staff transitions? Carving out space for a Retreat of One? Figuring out your own personal vacation plans? We would love to write about how...
Braxton Stowe’s Together Tour: Issue #105
Together Friends, Today we are back with another showcase of how someone keeps himself Together. You may have been inspired by Juan’s AI-supported calendar, Crystal’s low-traffic focus spot, MaryKate’s Marriage Meeting, or Versha’s OneNote priorities. So let’s peek...
