It’s a new year — 2014 — and maybe you’ve made some resolutions for Togetherness you’re working hard to stick to as January unfolds into February. We’re here to help. I particularly loved TBD Teacher’s blog post on her resolutions here. We love her love of Evernote,...
This will come as no surprise, but I love me a good checklist. In fact, Atul Gawande’s The Checklist Manifesto is one of my favorite books of the past five years. Recently, a principal asked me for my thoughts on creating checklists for standard times of the day or...
I recently delivered a Together Teacher professional development workshop to a great high school in Harlem. Afterwards, I spent time with the principal, Lisa F., discussing ways we could make sure the new habits would really stick. Lisa pondered for a bit, and then...
So, the dirty little secret here is that organization does take SOME amount of time. And yes, that is time that COULD be spent planning, grading, analyzing, family phone-calling, and more. In fact, we know of a small percentage of people who actually procrastinate by...
