Posts Tagged leadership
241 Teachers Lose Jobs
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership, Teaching/Learning on July 25, 2010
Michelle Rhee announced this week the firing of 241 teachers as part of the ongoing implementation of a broad based reform movement (IMPACT) that she undertook just a short time ago. This program… Continue reading
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
Vindication?
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership, Teaching/Learning on February 4, 2010
With some degree of glee, I can report to you today that a Judge has finally confirmed what we knew 25 years ago – Washington State does not fully fund basic education:
The state of… Continue reading
Learning 2.010 has launched!!
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Conferences/Training, Leadership, Teaching/Learning on February 3, 2010
Jeff Utecht is being a bit pessimistic with his description of the recently launched third iteration of the Learning 2.0 conference series. Despite his… Continue reading | 1 Comment
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
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
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
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
Team Leadership
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership on March 24, 2009
Lencioni (2002) paints a wonderful picture of the development of teams that captures a valid representation of team renewal… Continue reading
Grand Champions
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in China, Leadership on March 20, 2009
Shared leadership… Continue reading
Star Trek, CNY, Noah’s ARK, & Leadership
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Farside, Leadership on February 1, 2009
Three interesting events linked in my consciousness and have driven me into inspiration. Stay with me while I meander through my thoughts.
Celebrating the Chinese New Year for the 10th time in Asia has… Continue reading
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