Meet Justin: The Together Farmer!

Meet Justin: The Together Farmer!

I’m smiling as I write this week’s post. I met Justin a few months ago down at IDEA Public Schools in the Rio Grande Valley. I could tell he wasn’t a classroom teacher when I peered over his shoulder at his calendar—and then I got REALLY excited when I learned he was...
Tool Review #1: Remember the. . . Milk! Valerie’s To-Do’s Tour

Tool Review #1: Remember the. . . Milk! Valerie’s To-Do’s Tour

Welcome to a brief summer organization tool review series! I’ve come across several new and old productivity tools in the past few months, and I can’t wait to show them to you. Summer is a great time to bolster your habits AND to be sure you have selected the right...
Introducing . . 100% Digital!

Introducing . . 100% Digital!

You all know by now that I’m decidedly neutral on your whether or not your organization tools are screen-based or paper-based; I just care you that you have them and you use them. Index cards, commercial planners, iPads, Outlook, Google, apps…Just have ‘em, use ‘em,...
Yes or No? iPads at Teacher Interviews?

Yes or No? iPads at Teacher Interviews?

  Credit: Brian Taylor for The Chronicle It’s teacher-hiring season all over the country! As a former interviewer and hirer of teachers, principals, deans, operations directors and more, I’m always interested in how organizations and candidates prepare for...
Meet Ge’ron! Or, Wearing Multiple Hats!

Meet Ge’ron! Or, Wearing Multiple Hats!

We are all more than teachers. . . We are also family members, friends, parents, church leaders, community organizers, amateur bowlers, runners, and chefs.  At school alone, many of us take on additional responsibilities like becoming grade level leaders, department...