Posts Tagged education

This is Granularity…

Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership, Teaching/Learning, Technology on June 29, 2010

Coming on the heels of my post this morning is a new release from TED.com – Aditi Shankardass — who shares her work on brain research that has uncovered the misdiagnosis of 50%… Continue reading

brain, education, learning, research, technology, theory

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Instructional Core

Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership, Teaching/Learning on June 26, 2010

Richard Elmore, in this video clip and with the associated graphic, defines the best measure of how we should judge innovation and change in an organization. The data that we collect must come from… Continue reading

change, education, leadership, learning, motivation, professional development, strategy, vision

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Anagnorisis & Peripeteia

Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Farside, Leadership on January 30, 2010

This week I had an opportunity to read scholarship submissions at Wilson High School for the vocational education program. On the table was two years full tuition and books for a vocational path of your… Continue reading | 1 Comment

anagnorisis, change, education, paradigms, peripeteia, understanding

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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

assessment, change, China, creativity, education, future, leadership, learning, paradigms, renewal, society, tradition

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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

change, collaboration, creativity, education, learning, paradigms, technology, vision, wisdom

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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

collaboration, creative, early learning, ECE, education, future, kindergarten, students, surface, trend, vision

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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, learning, professional development, renewal, students, vision

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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

academic, curriculum, education, leadership, national, standards, state

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