Randy Ziegenfuss and Lynn Fuini-Hetten, Author at Working At The Edge

How do you frame transformation? [#ShiftYourParadigm]

By Randy Ziegenfuss and Lynn Fuini-Hetten

This post is the first in a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. My colleague, Lynn Fuini-Hetten, and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In the first two episodes of Shift Your Paradigm, our guests (Kelly Young, Allan Cohen and […]

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."

Randy Ziegenfuss, Ed.D.