The Story of Stuff
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Farside on December 4, 2009
While I don’t want to be a Scrooge during the holidays, I have to say that sharing this with my family (thanks to my wife) was helpful and kept us from getting too carried away… Continue reading
Anatomy of trust…
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership on November 5, 2009
This has been a busy week in University Place. Two events have shaken this community in recent days and both times I found myself on television as a bystander while events unfolded. The first was… Continue reading
Which path to take…
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in China, Evolution, Leadership, Teaching/Learning on November 4, 2009
Two Million Minutes
A debate continued to brew regarding the general focus of education and how to reconcile the differences between schools in three distinct cultures and two significantly different dichotomies. It’s western… Continue reading
Update to Microsoft Surface…
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Teaching/Learning, Technology on October 28, 2009
I stand corrected. It looks like Smart Tech (www.smarttech.com) has got one in the works. Would love to know how implementation is going. Anyone?
Click here - The SMART
Microsoft Surface – When?
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Teaching/Learning, Technology on October 26, 2009
So, it’s been out for a year or so and the educational implications are just starting to take shape.
Here’s one in… Continue reading
Student learning and the new era of professional development…
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership, Teaching/Learning on October 12, 2009
I’ve been impressed with my re-introduction to educational reform in Washington through my Superintendent Leadership Seminar (first in a year long series). The concept here is personalizing student learning and this is far beyond earlier… Continue reading
Education Week: Revised Draft of ‘Common Core’ Standards Unveiled
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership, Teaching/Learning on October 12, 2009
A revamped draft of proposed common academic standards for states offers more detailed expectations than an earlier version, though the document also says that some decisions about specific curricula and lessons should be left to… Continue reading
Early Learning – Fighting Fade Out
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership, Teaching/Learning on October 2, 2009
One of the things on every educational leaders “to-do” list should be addressing early learning. Similar to what Jeffrey Canada has taught us in the Harlem projects (see previous post), this project in South… Continue reading
Critical thinking? You need knowledge – The Boston Globe
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Farside, Leadership, Teaching/Learning on September 15, 2009
Critical thinking? You need knowledge – The Boston Globe
THE LATEST fad to sweep K-12 education is called “21st-Century Skills.’’ States – including Massachusetts – are adding them to their learning standards, with the… Continue reading
Quick idea…
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Farside, Leadership on September 4, 2009
Another version of the same old mantra –
If I know something, I can repeat it.
If I understand something, I can discuss it.
If I truly grasp something, I can create on my… Continue reading
Students reflecting on learning…
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership, Teaching/Learning, Technology on September 1, 2009
This is a piece from Dr. Marilyn Simpson’s work on learning targets and students articulating their learning.
[flv:/wp-content/uploads/studentsreflect.flv 320 240]… Continue reading
Learning Targets from a leadership perspective…
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership, Teaching/Learning on August 23, 2009
Learning targets for students and what leaders look for in classrooms:
Consistent with our understanding of building to higher levels of meaningful processing, there is a connection that is developed between criteria and resources… Continue reading
In reflection on Jeffrey Canada…
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Evolution, Leadership, Teaching/Learning on August 21, 2009
After discussing the Harlem Children’s Zone…
What would you rather have, a blanket of mediocrity, or a quilt of excellence?
This American Life Podcast – Interview of Jeffrey Canada
Baby College… Continue reading
Leadership from the Google Guru…
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership on August 20, 2009
Evan Wittenberg discusses Google’s beliefs about leadership. In the first statements, he captures the best of transformational leadership in articulating succinctly the Google vision. The rest is about individual consideration and internal development… Continue reading
Leading Change
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership on August 16, 2009
In the current world, change seems to be our greatest challenge. Creativity seems to be accepted as necessary to competitive competence, but the sustainability of change is something quite different. I’ve been party to many… Continue reading
NCLB Under Scrutiny
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership, Teaching/Learning on August 14, 2009
For those of us in education, a lesson in leadership and its impact on policy is underway right now in Washington as hearings proceed on NCLB impact in advance of re-authorization sometime in the coming… Continue reading
Amazing song – We need teachers to learn…
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Farside, Leadership, Technology on August 2, 2009
A wonderful song for reflection as vision and mission statements are reviewed and re-thought.
Complexity Leadership Theory
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership on July 31, 2009
A tidbit of a new concept under reflection:
Uhl-Bien, M., Marion, R., & McKelvey, B. (2007). Complexity leadership theory: Shifting leadership from the industrial age to… Continue reading
A leadership tidbit…
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership on July 8, 2009
Warren Bennis (1985), an expert in contemporary leadership studies, stresses the need for self-knowledge as a prerequisite for leadership effectiveness. He wrote:
I am dismayed by the number of men and women I interview who… Continue reading
Open House at the Zurfluh’s – Farewell…
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in China on June 6, 2009
Please join us on June 14, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for an open house before we start packing up. We’ll have memory books and lots of good treats for all to share… Continue reading
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