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Archives for April 2011

The way we read…

By Randy Ziegenfuss

I found this post from The Edublogger worth thinking about – the rise of social networking vs. RSS for consuming and sharing our learning. It’s a trend I subconsciously know is occurring, but haven’t yet brought it to the surface in thinking about implications. A good read… How Online Reading Habits are Changing and What […]

Filed Under: Learning

Communication and Collaboration

By Randy Ziegenfuss

Skill-based frameworks for education in the 21st century have been around for nearly a decade: Framework for 21st Century Learning (2007); enGauge 21st Century Skills: Literacy in the Digital Age (2003) and survival skills outlined in Tony Wagner’s recent book The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills […]

Filed Under: Learning, Teaching

Blended Learning

By Randy Ziegenfuss

I’m trying to wrap my head around the potential as well as downside of blended learning. This afternoon I spent some time reading two articles and provide some reflections on the topic here. Hybrid schools for the iGeneration – Harvard Education Letter, March/April 2011 – By Brigid Schulte Middle school and high school students in […]

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Mobile Devices and other thinking

By Randy Ziegenfuss

Sunday’s are good days to bump up against some new and reinforcing ideas. Mobile learning enthusiasts Elliot Soloway and Cathleen Norris provide some clarity to defining mobile learning in Mobile Devices as Essential Tools. Elliot: As long as computers are a shared resource… Cathie: …like a cart of laptops or iPads… Elliot: …teachers will use […]

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About Working At The Edge:

My name is Randy Ziegenfuss, and I'm a retired public school superintendent and a life-long educator with over 34 years experience developing a passion for teaching, learning, leadership and technology. <read more...>

I first came across the phrase working at the edge while learning about the work of Marzano, et al. School Leadership That Works: From Research to Results. In this work, the researchers define 21 responsibilities of the school leader, one being change agent. A change agent is defined as one who is, "...willing to challenge school practices that have been in place for a long time and promoting the value of working at the edge of one's competence."

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