A Vision of Teachers for Today and Beyond

By Randy Ziegenfuss

via Quantum Progress

I think this short video from Dan Meyer contains so much to help us think about redefining a vision for connected teaching in the 21st century.

Some questions worth asking:

Do we have leaders ready and able to take us into the future? Are the ideas included in Dan’s video even on our radar?
Are education schools preparing teachers for a model of connected teaching?

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I've retired from public education after 34 years, most recently as Superintendent. In addition to blogging at WorkingAtTheEdge.org, I co-host two podcasts at TLTalkRadio.org and ShiftYourParadigm.org. Learn more at https://workingattheedge.org/about/.

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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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