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Strategic Planning

October 15, 2018 by Michael Iannini Leave a Comment

I can categorically say that whatever Michael promised, he delivered in terms of outcomes. He spent considerable time getting to know our school and was very giving of his time and energy when we sought his help and advice during the process. I felt that Michael genuinely wanted to see us be successful in this process and that he was very invested personally in both the process and the outcome. As a presenter, Michael is outstanding. He is highly energetic, speaks with great knowledge of the … [Read more...]

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Who should lead? – 3 Dimensions for Successful Middle Leadership — Michael Iannini

September 5, 2018 by Erren Tsoi Leave a Comment

In an ideal situation, most school leaders envision teacher-led teams working in a collaborative state. The desire for this collaboration stems not only from the proven positive correlation between team-collaboration and student learning, but also because executive stakeholders need middle leaders to help them see through school improvement initiatives. In order for teams to work collaboratively, interdependence amongst team members is essential, by which I mean creating tasks that require … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning Articles, Recent Articles Tagged With: Collaboration, Conflict Resolution, Difficult Conversations, education reform, Educational Leadership, Educational Management, International Schools, School Professional Development, Teacher-lead teams, Team Building

Education: Damned if we do, damned if we don’t — Michael Iannini

August 29, 2018 by Erren Tsoi Leave a Comment

This is the best time of year to reflect on school improvement, as we still have time to make changes in our classroom that can have significant impact for some students for the remainder of the school, as well as produce data to influence changes in next school year's classroom. I would love to hear your 'Damned if we do's and damned if we don'ts', as well as read some of the articles that support your concerns. Below is one of mine: Damned if we do - Start school at 8:30am: The Economic … [Read more...]

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Hey Teachers, we need Changemakers! — Michael Iannini

August 17, 2018 by Erren Tsoi Leave a Comment

Bill Drayton defines Changemakers as: “…people who can see the patterns around them, identify the problems in any situation, figure out ways to solve the problem, organize fluid teams, lead collective action and then continually adapt as situations change.” David Brooks, an Op-Ed Columnist for The New York Times, wrote an inspiring piece about Changemakers this past weekend. He surfaced a concern I share about independent schools across Asia, which is where I see very few kids acting to solve … [Read more...]

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Change fails without this team

January 5, 2018 by Michael Iannini Leave a Comment

Leadership roles attract some of the most curious, ambitious and growth minded individuals. These are three vital attributes for achieving transformational change and when people with these attributes are put together there will be a multiplier effect of new ideas that improving practice. Why then, after the team leader and coordinator roles are assigned, are schools not realizing this multiplier effect? What practical strategies are Senior Leadership teams lacking to empower middle leaders and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning Articles, Recent Articles Tagged With: Change Management, Collaboration, Conflict Resolution, Education, Education Leadership, education reform, educational innovation, Educational Leadership, Educational Management, International Schools, Leadership Training, Leading Teams, School Improvement, School Leadership, Strategic Planning, Teacher-lead teams, Team Building, Team Leadership

Moral Education PPT for Chinese Educators

July 28, 2017 by Michael Iannini Leave a Comment

For my presentation please click on this link, July 19 LinkedInPPT, this article has been duplicated on my blog where I was able to upload the actual presentation. This presentation to Chinese Educators is about creating a shared vision for learning. The moral I emphasized was honesty, or acadmic integrity. I felt the purpose of this conference theme was due to the growing debate in Chinese society, actually almost all societies, of the growing influence Social Media has on students. The angle I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Chinese Education, education reform, Educational Leadership, Moral Education, School Vision, Shared Vision for Learning

Who should lead? 3 Dimensions for Successful Middle Leadership

July 3, 2017 by Michael Iannini Leave a Comment

In an ideal situation, most school leaders envision teacher-led teams working in a collaborative state. The desire for this collaboration stems not only from the proven positive correlation between team-collaboration and student learning, but also because executive stakeholders need middle leaders to help them see through school improvement initiatives. In order for teams to work collaboratively, interdependence amongst team members is essential, by which I mean creating tasks that require … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Learning Articles Tagged With: Change Management, Collaboration, Education, Education Leadership, education management, education reform, educational innovation, Educational Leadership, Educational Management, International School Training, International Schools, Leadership Training, Leading Teams, Professional Development, School Improvement, Teacher Training, Teacher-lead teams, Team Leadership

“High Expectations, High Support”: Schools set the bar too low on the latter

November 8, 2016 by Michael Iannini

If you believe in differentiation in the classroom, then you should also support differentiation amongst schools. Unfortunately few International Schools are rising to this challenge. Instead of differentiating themselves many are just doing more of what other schools are doing well. Perhaps they may add a design center here or an amazing sports complex there, but on the whole they aren't innovating much with their pedagogical or curricular practices. Is your school innovating and preparing … [Read more...]

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