Wow…
Hard to find words to describe this… Wonderful!!! What a great capture of what goes on at AAS every day.
Category: Leadership
Becoming a Lighthouse…
The Future…
I know this is just a gadget on one hand, but for those with a science fiction come reality sort of mind, what are the implications of this? Are we preparing kids for a world with stuff like this? I mean really – Do the classrooms of today bear any resemblance to the technology they […]
Common Sense Thinking
These guys get it… Look especially at 25:40 for the key question on individualizing… Powerful – listen for the shoe story.
Candidates popping up in Russia – similar to U.S.
An article in the New York Times this week named the billionaire owner of the New Jersey Nets as a potential candidate for Russian president, but his actual run is far from formal announcement until his party tests their merit in upcoming parliamentary elections in December. It’s interesting that this Billionaire Bachelor is a potential […]
Michael McFaul possibly named new U. S. Ambassador to Russia
It was recently announced with little fanfare that Michael McFaul will take the post as new Ambassador to Russia from the United States, pending Senate confirmation. Nice to know that a highly qualified and thoughtful individual will be entering the Russian environment on my heels and I look forward to greeting his family at the […]
The Poetry of Change
Shift & Solitude When seeking change, The mind softens And in solitude our thoughts pause. Static becomes pliable; We shape a perception, And a new mold emerges from objectivity and innovation. Embracing a new reality Involves passionate argument, Often with ourselves in equal measure to those around us. We battle for our new beliefs. But, […]
The Middle Grades: Zits, Braces, and Hormones
This piece from ASCD “The Whole Child” feed is worth a read: The Whole Child Podcast « Whole Child Education. The thing that impresses me the most is the attention to a key belief that I also hold. They accurately reflect on the complexity of the education experience and how this is especially true for […]
Another look at the future…
I remember a similar video from Microsoft that takes a look at the future – not too distant – to conjecture on the state of the world associated with products already in the pipeline. I like to think of it as the nexus between StarTrek and reality. We’ve seen many crossover and successful products emerge […]
Leadership and Learning
Jay McTighe, one of the gurus behind Understanding by Design, has posted this video on his recent encounter with failure. It speaks to the issue of leaders who are often marked by age that is associated with their experience. Even Jay is showing his age despite the fact that he is only 7 years my […]
Egypt and Leadership
Wael Ghonim has demonstrated something extremely special through his emergence as a face of leadership within the movement currently underway in Egypt. While the regular news pundits are trying to explain and simplify what they hear in the words of this man, the inescapable truth of this man is not his simplicity, but his complexity. […]
Leadership – a reminder…
A pertinent and not often quoted piece from James McGregor Burns (1978): Can leadership be taught? …We have conceived of leadership in these pages as the tapping of existing and potential motive and power bases of followers by leaders, for the purpose of achieving intended change. We conceive of education in essentially the same terms. […]
I’m a fan of TED…
In case you didn’t already know it, I’m an ardent fan of TED. More than any of the speeches themselves, it’s the way they are developed and presented that makes TED so unique. This video demonstrates the passion and the planning that brings about true inspiration. Behind the TEDTalk 2010 from m ss ng p […]
Holiday Letter 2010
It’s that special time between Christmas and New Year where we take stock of the year now past and look forward to the year ahead. Here’s our letter that was sent to family and friends today: Christmas Letter 2010 Enjoy and share… Jon
Presenting at #globaled10
Update: Only had a few participants, but enjoyed talking about my topic and the powerpoint seemed to have just the right amount of data. Had some nice involvement, but it would have been even more fun with hundreds. 😉 Here’s the recording link: https://sas.elluminate.com/drtbl?sid=gec2010&suid=D.C0BBFA0A2D7CF1BE39A2A24C253474 I’m presenting today at GlobalEd10 in my first online Eluminate session. […]
Simplicity is our enemy…
A couple of issues are nagging on me and, as I watched an old TED video by Dan Meyer, some thoughts formed on why we are struggling with change and reform in schools (or anywhere for that matter). Dan quoted David Milch with the following when reflecting on the ills of a sit-com society: It […]
Changing Paradigms and Getting It Right…
This explanatory video discusses ADHD and a variety of topics, but more importantly, it’s a valuable call to action against a different perspective on the needed reforms that should be taking place around the world. While I value that he has only touched on a few key topics, the references to globalization are critical to […]
The Zurfluh’s are heading to Moscow!!!
It’s with both pride and gratitude that I’m able to announce our move to Moscow, Russia in July, 2011 as I take up the position of Director for the Anglo-American School of Moscow and St. Petersburg. As the largest school in the CEESA region, I’ll master the helm of about 1500 students on two campuses […]
241 Teachers Lose Jobs
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 is not new content and is ultimately based on work by Marzano and Waters (2009 and prior) that connects the essence of […]
Motivation – Again!?!?
Seems like the week to discuss motivation and as I consider various links and tracebacks, I’m found bringing together some ideas into a new framework of understanding many things I have written before and will likely ponder in the future. This video brings this thinking to specific relief. We have discussed previously how setting our […]