Awhile back we turned some of you on to the To-Do app Wunderlist via Kate S.’s testimonial. Kate recently let me know she’s shifted since then to a different app called Todoist. While I don’t promote promiscuous organizing, if you have strong habits in place (like...
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about coaching others toward Togetherness, maybe because of Valerie’s great question on a recent blog post or because of all the calls I get from principals trying to help teachers. On the blog, we’ve shared some great models of...
Email. It’s a big deal. It’s slowly drowning us, one little inbox gift at a time. Okay, sorry to sound so morose, but I consistently hear from teachers and leaders that email is a HUGE deal (read: pain). We’ve written before about how individuals can Take Back the...
Supporting Teacher Prioritization, Part 3 Okay, school leaders and school supporters. Let’s say you have become Total Together Ninjas. Or you’re working hard at it. But you also have a full school of folks who are working on their own Togetherness—and their job...
As the to-do’s for the summer and fall start to pile up, we may find ourselves saying “yes” to every request or new idea that comes our way. Our instincts have good intentions, we WANT to be helpful, we’re excited too, and we see SO MUCH MORE free time in the fall....
