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Another Together Student: MJ’s Dance Bag and Google Calendar!
As you all know, I’ve been talking to lots of kids about Togetherness. Whether I’m learning from these young men in Memphis, my own daughter, or a bunch of high school students, I’m really intrigued by how teachers and families define and teach executive functioning....
More Together Students: Weekly Worksheets for Your Class!
Well, based on your love for Chrystie’s kids, we thought another Together Student post was in order. We came across this student-facing Weekly Worksheet from the folks at Gem Innovation Prep in Idaho, and we LOVE IT. Sonya L., their Director of Curriculum, Assessment,...
Together Student (and Parent!) Learn-From-Home Edition
My interest in Together Students continues to grow, as evidenced by learnings here, here, and here. So when my Together Leader co-host, Chrystie, popped up early during our last online class and showed me her children’s Learn-From-Home flexy situation, I was ALL EARS....
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...
The Together Student: Part 2, Student Planners
To plan or not to plan? Oh, c’mon, who are we kidding? We are always pro-planning over here at Together Teacher! Last week we talked about student binders. Now it’s time to hit student planners! Does your school provide planners to students? Ask students to purchase...
The Together Student, Part 1: Good Binders Make Good Students
Update: A shout out to our friend Emily S. in Houston who alerted me to the Binder Check’s origination. It comes from a program named AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination). AVID is a global non-profit that prepares students for college by equipping them with...
The Together Student
Working on our own Togetherness is one thing. Helping our students – the reason we all actually got into teaching – with their own is quite another. We receive many questions about student Togetherness. These can be toughies, and we’re excited to put together more...
Oh, We Got You! A Together Trio of High School Students!
After debuting the amazingness of Together (Elementary) Students here and here, I’m excited to now introduce Together High School Students. Over the past month, I’ve had the privilege to Zoom / text / email with three high school sophomores in Memphis, all of whom are...
Together. . . College-Student-Returned-To-Home-Due-to-COVID-19!
So, I’m the eldest of a brood of 9 or 10 Heyck Cousins. . . and I try to take my responsibilities as the Biggest Cousin (even though I’m often the shortest!) very seriously. Here is a small sampling of the Cousin Brood at a family event this past fall. One of the...