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Faces, Spaces, & Paces: A Strategic Visioning Process Nimble Enough for the Post-pandemic Horizon
Much has been made of the fact that our lives at school are much different than they were in the first quarter of 2020. Unfortunately,...
Mike Zavada
Apr 14, 20216 min read
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Why Now May be the Perfect Time for Strategic Planning at Your School
This past week I had the pleasure to speak with a talented school leader at a young, but thriving school. As many school leaders are this...
Mike Zavada
Mar 30, 20217 min read
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Does Your School Have a Big Pie or Small Pie Mindset?
There is almost nothing better in my mind than a mid-morning warmed slice of last night's pizza. Maybe it brings back college memories...
Mike Zavada
Feb 26, 20215 min read
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Content is King. So Why Don't Schools Believe it? Why the Provocative is Really the Prescient
In a prescient 1996 essay he posted on the Microsoft website, Bill Gates outlined the future of commerce. In doing so, Gates, ever the...
Mike Zavada
Feb 2, 20213 min read
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Is this o.k? Rethinking this Phrase in the Current Educational Landscape.
A middle school teaching colleague named Tim and I used to bemoan the title phrase when it came from our 8th graders' lips. We heard it...
Mike Zavada
Jan 30, 20213 min read
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Now is the Time of the Year many #Schoolleaders get Serious about Observations and Evaluations...
Now is the Time of the Year many #Schoolleaders get serious about observations and evaluations...yet, most start without a good plan and...
Mike Zavada
Jan 19, 20213 min read
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RoundTable's View of what 2021 and Beyond will look like in Education
As we close an eventful 2020 which probably rivals 1635 (first public school) and 1957 (Sputnik launch) for the most impactful year in...
Mike Zavada
Jan 2, 202111 min read
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What Would it Take to Conquer that Elusive "Big Hairy Goal" Before the End of the Calendar Year?
#Schoolleaders, if you are like most, you have that one big hairy goal knawing at you. It is just sitting there waiting to be completed....
Mike Zavada
Nov 23, 20203 min read
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To be Competitive in the Acquisition of Your Next Round of Talent Consider Remote School Staff
#schoolleaders To be Competitive in the Acquisition of Your Next Collection of School Talent You Might Consider the Work from Anywhere...
Mike Zavada
Nov 6, 20204 min read
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I Wrote This Five Years Ago. How Many Schools Did This? Dip Your School’s Toe in the Water
This post was originally posted in February 2015. It was edited for content and grammatical corrections on April 12, 2015. I am...
Mike Zavada
Feb 15, 20156 min read
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5 Benefits of the Peer School Visit
This lovable guy greeted us at UMS-Wright 1. Â We built relationships with peers solving the same problems and celebrating the same...
Mike Zavada
Jan 11, 20154 min read
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Connect 4: Four Things You Know Kids are Learning from Christmas Toys
There may be no better time to revel in toys than Christmas break with three children under the age of 8. Â I have to admit I am the...
Mike Zavada
Dec 28, 20144 min read
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Gender Roles at Your School: Are Accommodating Girls and Disruptive Boys Setting Their Future Course
As I have written before, I am a big fan of teaching negotiation and entrepreneurialism in schools. Â While many independent middle and...
Mike Zavada
Dec 23, 20143 min read
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Change Forces Re-Visited: Twitter for Ed. Envisioned Over Decades Ago
image taken from leaderslyceum.com, an organization dedicated to creating unique learning environments and 1 to 1 leadership coaching “If...
Mike Zavada
Nov 16, 20144 min read
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The Tradigital Independent School: 3 Specific Ways Schools are Operating Like Start-ups
Is the leadership team at your school thinking like a start-up? In August, I wrote wondering if our independent schools should operate...
Mike Zavada
Nov 2, 20142 min read
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On the Hunt: the 5 Learning Opportunities Gained While Hunting Wild Turkey
On the Hunt: the 5 Learning Opportunities Gained Hunting Wild Turkey Content from this post was originally published March 26, 2014....
Mike Zavada
Oct 28, 20147 min read
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Tradigital Independent School: 5 Must Do’s for Potent Professional Development on a Shoestring
Today I was reminded by a colleague of the great opportunity to go to the SAIS Annual Conference in Atlanta going on currently. Â The...
Mike Zavada
Oct 19, 20146 min read
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Review of #EdJourney by Grant Lichtman
#EdJourney by Grant Lichtman, a travelogue of educational practice across an innovating America Lichtman, Grant. #EdJourney: A Roadmap...
Mike Zavada
Sep 14, 20145 min read
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Where’s Your Think Tank? Incorporating a Positive Learning Space into your Habit Loop
The Think Tank in Lynn Haven, FL I’m writing to you from mine. It is nothing special to the casual observer, but to me it is where all of...
Mike Zavada
Aug 23, 20144 min read
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John Dewey’s Dimes: Should Your School be More Like a Start-up? 4 Ways it Should be
Is your school corporate- traditional or start-up snappy? Picture Public Domain on Wikipedia Schools are institutions. Â Schools have...
Mike Zavada
Aug 16, 20146 min read
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