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Learner-centered leaders unlock time for teachers and leaders [#ShiftYourParadigm]

By Randy Ziegenfuss and Lynn Fuini-Hetten

This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership, Learning, Shift Your Paradigm

Learner-centered leaders create the space for trying new and different [#ShiftYourParadigm]

By Randy Ziegenfuss and Lynn Fuini-Hetten

This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership, Learning, Shift Your Paradigm

Learner-centered leaders fearlessly embrace the work of transformation [#ShiftYourParadigm]

By Randy Ziegenfuss and Lynn Fuini-Hetten

This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership, Learning, Shift Your Paradigm

Learner-centered leaders approach work with learners using an asset model [#ShiftYourParadigm]

By Randy Ziegenfuss and Lynn Fuini-Hetten

This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership, Learning, Shift Your Paradigm

Relationships: The Foundation of Learner-Centered Environments

By Randy Ziegenfuss

It’s “back to school” time here in the northern hemisphere. For us, teachers returned to classrooms last week and students arrive this coming week. The past week was an energizing one! Reconnecting with those I haven’t seen in weeks, learning … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership, Learning

The most critical form of learning: Learning how to learn

By Randy Ziegenfuss

You've probably heard something to the effect that "learning how to learn" is a critical skill everyone needs as we move deeper into this century of exponential change. If learners, young and old, know themselves and how to learn, they will be able … [Continue reading]

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Five questions for learner-centered education

By Randy Ziegenfuss

It's been a few weeks of immersion in thinking and conversation around learner-centered education and the corresponding paradigm shift having recently attended Pioneer Lab Training and Big Picture Learning's Big Bang Conference. Here are some of the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership, Learning

Learner-centered leaders help others uncover who they are as learners [#ShiftYourParadigm]

By Randy Ziegenfuss and Lynn Fuini-Hetten

This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership, Learning, Shift Your Paradigm

Learner-centered leaders approach barriers to transformation through a design process [#ShiftYourParadigm]

By Randy Ziegenfuss and Lynn Fuini-Hetten

This post is part of a series connected to the podcast Shift Your Paradigm: from school-centered to learner-centered. Lynn and I will be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. In Episode … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership, Learning, Shift Your Paradigm

On detecting bullshit…

By Randy Ziegenfuss

These words from a Farnum Street interview with Robert Greene resonated with me. FS: One of the things you said was, talking to people who think that they know something, I mean, one of the problems that I see that traverses personal, professional … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership

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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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