To all our special guests, faculty, staff, administration, parents, friends, and family members, whether here or online watching live – I offer you my thanks for your pride and presence as we come toward the close of this, our 31st commencement exercises for the class of 2024. Thank you, Mr. Sheehan, for the introduction and […]
As we stand at the precipice of a new age, one dominated by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), the role of leadership has never been more crucial nor more complex. Just as we celebrated the achievements of the class of 2021 in our recent graduation ceremony, we must now turn our attention to […]
The following was a joint presentation between Rachel Caldwell and myself for the special joint graduation of PSI and ASW. Jon: To all of our special guests, faculty, staff, administration, parents, friends, and family members, whether here or online watching live – We offer you thanks for your pride and presence at this, the […]
Introduction Strategic planning can be one of the most difficult parts of running a school. It takes time, effort, and attention to detail. However, it’s also one of the most important parts of running a robust educational institution. When done right, strategic planning helps you set goals, create management strategies for reaching those goals, develop […]
To all of our special guests, faculty, staff, administration, parents, friends, and family members, whether here or online watching live – I offer you my thanks for your pride and presence as we come toward the close of this, our 29th commencement exercises for the class of 2022. Our special gratitude to our board members who […]
To all our special guests, faculty, staff, administration, parents, friends, and family members, whether here or online watching live – we thank you for your pride and presence as we celebrate this, our 28th commencement exercises in honor of the class of 2021. Our special gratitude to our Board of Trustee members here tonight, particularly […]
Holy Mystery… You have so many names. The Torah calls you Creator,the Quran calls you Peace,the Gita calls you Destroyer,the Dharma calls you Truth,and the First Epistle of John calls you perhaps the most beautiful name of all: Love. You are the strange love uniting all things. The love that drew elements together after that […]
Wanted to capture this on my leadership journey site and as a way of refreshing the content here. I’ve been working hard on the school site and my community feed at Zimplicity to provide everyone with the information they need during our fight with the current pandemic. Statistics relative to our work and the FAQ […]
Upgrading things takes a bit, but worth the energy and attention. Now have all the usual tools back in place with latest versions. phpmyadmin, limesurvey, dotproject (love that old program), amongst others, supporting the overall site. Fresh look. Stable under the hood. Brilliant!
TechTied has always been a good friend to me, but has fallen into disuse in recent years as time didn’t allow me to move it to a new platform and therefore consolidate my hosting on a single platform after others failed me. With some help from the crew at GoDaddy, it is now updated and […]
The more I’m reading recently about Trump, the more I’m wondering about how the general public is being manipulated in ways that are far more profound than any we have seen throughout history. Psychology has always informed the practices of advertising and marketing over the years and many early manipulative methods of subliminal messaging were […]
Getting to south Africa has proven to be a bit of a challenge. Not because of paperwork or documentation because that all went very smoothly. So glad we followed the South African Embassy process. That proved to be the best part of our overall paperwork. But, the time it takes on the flights and the […]
26 kids – 4 adults – passports and documents from a dozen countries. All clear! On the plane! Everything checked to destination. Life is good on the first leg of our adventure!
The Ambassadors gathered at school for our departure at 3p today and the mood was good. All was well prepared and every ounce of luggage utilized for the trip to meet the benefactors of their efforts. Clothing and other gifts were packed in every nook and cranny. So, as we now prepare for the long […]
I’m heading off tomorrow for an adventure with 27 of our high school students. After a quick board meeting, I’m on a plane to Africa to help out with our school building projects in Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. My thanks to all who contributed to this project both through the many activities throughout the year and […]
Published originally in December, Carol Dweck has extended her work to include this reinforcement of her concepts into the notion of “Getting to Yet”. From Sweden TEDx in September, she proposes the concept of a grade for a class being a “Not Yet” rather than a failing grade. The concept of growth mindset has not […]
In a recent article from Jill Berkowicz and Ann Meyers, Are We Learning From Evaluations? – Leadership 360 – Education Week. they make a case for fallacies that stand behind new evaluation systems that use scoring mechanisms for reporting “what isn’t being done well enough.” I applaud them for their insight into this nutty problem […]
2013-2014 Opening Ceremony from AAS Moscow on Vimeo.
ECIS 2013 – Berlin from Jon Zurfluh
At a session at International School of Prague as part of the Spring CEESA Conference. Discussion about the integration of technology and pushing the boundaries of our thinking on the topic. The SAMR model helps us to see the context of integration and the transformational aspects that we are all seeking: