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Enrolling Others in the Learner-Centered Paradigm Shift

By Randy Ziegenfuss

The past month has been a time filled with lots of opportunities to learn and reflect on the work we are doing in Salisbury Township School District. I've not only been kindling my curiosity through reading, but have attended Education Reimagined's … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership, Learning

Learner-centered leaders create culture grounded in the community’s vision, mission and beliefs about learning [#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. Lynn … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership, Learning, Shift Your Paradigm

Transforming with an Eye to the Future

By Randy Ziegenfuss

As we think about transformation of the education system, it's important that we scan the current landscape but also "patrol the border between now and next" to best understand the changes that will ultimately disrupt our world as we know it, … [Continue reading]

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Learner-centered leaders create conditions for learner agency in all stakeholders [#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. Lynn … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership, Shift Your Paradigm

Distinctions over definitions

By Randy Ziegenfuss

Education is filled with its fair share of jargon: personalized learning, digital transformation, digital leadership, etc. As practitioners in the field, we will often seek out definitions when we need to quickly make sense of complex terminology. … [Continue reading]

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Learner-centered Leaders Build Mindsets and Skillsets [#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. Lynn … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership, Shift Your Paradigm

Another year of learning from practitioners and thought-leaders…

By Randy Ziegenfuss

A year ago, I shared a post describing a year of learning my colleague, Lynn Fuini-Hetten, and I engaged in through a series of podcasts at TLTalkRadio. It was such a valuable and transformative learning experience as we were working with … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership, Learning

How will you kindle your curiosity for new learning?

By Randy Ziegenfuss

One of my favorite things to do this time of year is reflect on recent goals and use the outcome to reset learning for the next several months. I do enjoy reading both books and online resources, often times connecting online with the experts I … [Continue reading]

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Learner-centered Leaders have a Clear Understanding of Learner Agency [#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. We’ll be sharing our learning and thinking along the way and cross-posting to the Shift Your Paradigm site. Lynn Fuini-Hetten … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership, Shift Your Paradigm

Learner-centered Leaders Engage the Voice of the Learner [#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 episodes … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Leadership, Shift Your Paradigm

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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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