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Role
  
Author

Name
  
Will Richardson


Alma mater
  
Ohio University

Nationality
  
American

Education
  
Ohio University

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Genre
  
Educationist, Author, Teacher, Blogger

Notable works
  
Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms

Books
  
Blogs - Wikis - Podcasts, Personal Learning Networks, Learning on the Blog: Coll, Why School?

Occupation
  
Author, Educationalist

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Will Richardson is the author of the highly ranked and read edublog Weblogg-ed and author of the book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Richardson is also active on the web, he has both a Twitter and YouTube channel.

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Richardson is now an independent presenter and owner of Connective Learning, LLC. He promotes the implementation of Read/Write technologies in K-12 classrooms. He is also an advocate for school reform which encourages the integration of technology in learning. He was also recently named to the National Advisory Board for the George Lucas Education Foundation. Along with Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, he co-founded Powerful Learning Practice, a company that delivers job-embedded, year-long professional development to schools worldwide around the pedagogies of Web 2.0 tools.

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District Administration magazine publishes a quarterly column by Richardson titled The Online Edge.

Richardson has been part of a panel presentation at the 2006 Milken Global Conference and has given presentations all over the world.

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Biography

Will lives along the Delaware River in Western New Jersey with his wife Wendy and his children Tess and Tucker, all of whom are bloggers.

Formerly a teacher at Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, N.J, Will was recognized for his use of blogs in the classroom as a "trendsetter in education" by the New York Times.

Academic Credentials

Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1980.

Master of Arts (Teaching), College of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, 1983

Published works

Books

  • Why School? How Education Must Change When Learning and Information are Everywhere (Kindle Edition, September 2012)
  • Weblogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools that are Transforming Classrooms (March 2006, Corwin Press, 3rd Edition, March 2010)
  • Engaging the Whole Child: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, and Leadership (Chapter) (ASCD, 2009)
  • 21st Century Skills: Rethinking How Students Learn (Chapter) (Solution Tree Press, 2010)
  • Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education (Solution Tree Press, Spring, 2011)
  • Articles

    References

    Will Richardson Wikipedia