Posts Tagged strategy
Granularity
Posted by Jon P. Zurfluh in Leadership, Teaching/Learning, Technology on June 29, 2010
While deeply involved in Marzanno and Waters (2009), I had the opportunity recently to attend a recent high school orchestra concert. It is, thus, logical to reflect on instructional leadership as similar to the experience… Continue reading | 1 Comment
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
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
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
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
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


