Update to Microsoft Surface…
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 Table
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Microsoft Surface – When?
So, it’s been out for a year or so and the educational implications are just starting to take shape. Here’s one in a UK Primary School http://www.microsoft.com/surface/Pages/Experience/Videos.aspx?video=193f800f-5268-491f-9bc7-d2857080ef21 Here’s the link on educational development of this device: http://www.rm.com/generic.asp?cref=GP1365987&SrcURL=/surface/ Microsoft Surface details: http://www.microsoft.com/surface Tech-savvy educational leaders will be watching this development with interest because it constitutes the […]
Student learning and the new era of professional development…
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 concepts of differentiation or individualization. Personalizing has more to do with the involvement of the student in understanding the process […]
Education Week: Revised Draft of ‘Common Core’ Standards Unveiled
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 individual states and schools. via Education Week: Revised Draft of ‘Common Core’ Standards Unveiled. Direct link to standards: http://www.corestandards.org/ Everyone […]
Early Learning – Fighting Fade Out
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 Shore School District is addressing this challenge. Consistent with this is a need to look at Birth to 3 programs that […]
Critical thinking? You need knowledge – The Boston Globe
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 expectation that students will master skills such as cooperative learning and critical thinking and therefore be better able to compete for […]
Quick idea…
Another version of the same old mantra – If I know something, I can repeat it. If I understand something, I can discuss it. If I truly grasp something, I can create on my own. Thus, students must be able to articulate their learning (not just products) in order to assess whether they truly grasp […]
Students reflecting on learning…
This is a piece from Dr. Marilyn Simpson’s work on learning targets and students articulating their learning. [flv:/wp-content/uploads/studentsreflect.flv 320 240]
Learning Targets from a leadership perspective…
Learning targets for students and what leaders look for in classrooms: Consistent with our understanding of building to higher levels of meaningful processing, there is a connection that is developed between criteria and resources to achieve the incremental targets established by the criteria. For this reason, a student is guided to articulate their journey as […]
In reflection on Jeffrey Canada…
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 – where it really starts. Bringing the best of understanding childhood to the parents of Harlem.
Leadership from the Google Guru…
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 of leadership values that reaches beyond the typical “push” model and looking more to “creating environments” where people can learn and develop […]
Leading Change
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 “new ideas” that have disappeared and reappeared in what seems to be associated to the whim and tide of perception. […]
NCLB Under Scrutiny
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 year. Of particular import for leaders is the implications for the improvement of teachers, a key component of the legislation […]
Amazing song – We need teachers to learn…
A wonderful song for reflection as vision and mission statements are reviewed and re-thought. Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io
Complexity Leadership Theory
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 the knowledge era. Leadership Quarterly, 18(4), 298-318.
A leadership tidbit…
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 have retired from leadership positions decrying their failure to take time for personal reflection while they were active in their […]
Open House at the Zurfluh’s – Farewell…
Please join us on June 14, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for an open house before we start packing up. We’ll have memory books and lots of good treats for all to share. Farewell Invitation Map instructions ala Google: Click Here Please join us!!
Quotation
While rules are always important, they are not the most critical things in life. In fact, it is the exceptions that excite us, empower us, and stretch the boundaries of our imagination.
Team Leadership
Lencioni (2002) paints a wonderful picture of the development of teams that captures a valid representation of team renewal that also serves as a reflection on the key components of ongoing team development. At the foundation and consistent with my own beliefs is the critical need for trust at the base of a team’s pyramid. […]
Grand Champions
Grand Champions Originally uploaded by chinazurfluh Shared leadership is tremendously enjoyable when you have people so focused on making it a special event for others. This year’s Pinewood Derby was an example of like minded people coming together to serve the enjoyment and fulfillment needs of their sons. It was a day for the family […]