Sharing is Caring: Host a Together Talk

Sharing is Caring: Host a Together Talk

After a summer and fall teaching blitz (I’m still in it!), I’m finally getting the chance to follow up with course participants to see how you share Togetherness throughout your organizations. Andrea W., a leader at the Texas Education Agency (TEA), offered a cool...
Reader Feature: Building a Playlist for PD

Reader Feature: Building a Playlist for PD

Last fall, in anticipation of a dark, screen-filled winter ahead with a side of holiday loneliness, I built myself a Playlist. Not of songs, but a literal PLAY List: things to turn to when I needed a joy boost. Sidenote: Elena and I even talked about it on her...

Together Tradeoffs: Using Togetherness to Make Choices

Occasionally, Togetherness gets a bit of a rep for being inflexible. But we believe the opposite around here. As you’ve heard me say before, “The more planned you are, the more flexible you can be!” (PS I’m thinking I should print this on a shirt! Would you wear that?...
Come On In or Come Back Later? Mariama’s Door Declarations!

Come On In or Come Back Later? Mariama’s Door Declarations!

We’ve written about open door policies here and here, and they’ve come back up to the surface as many of our schools continue in-person and in-office work. Mariama K., a school leader at Uplift Education in Dallas, shared her school’s shift from a...