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Will Richardson is an author and speaker on educational technology.[1] He has many published works, including the book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms,[2] and the edublog Weblogg-ed which he wrote from 2001 to 2011.[3] Richardson is also active on the web; he has both a Twitter account and YouTube channel.

Richardson co-founded Modern Learner Media and is co-publisher of ModernLearners.com.[4] He also co-founded Change School, an online learning resource for educators.[5] Richardson is a founding partner 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 named to the National Advisory Board for the George Lucas Educational Foundation.[6] 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.

District Administration magazine has published a quarterly column by Richardson titled "The Online Edge".[7]

Richardson has been part of a panel presentation at the 2006 Milken Global Conference and has given presentations all over the world.[8]

Biography

Richardson's bio for a February 2007 conference noted that "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."[9]

Formerly a teacher at Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, New Jersey, Richardson was recognized for his use of blogs in the classroom as a "trendsetter in education" in 2003 by The New York Times.[10] In 2017, Forbes named Richardson one of the top five edupreneur voices to follow.[11]

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1980
  • Master of Arts (Teaching), College of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, 1983

Published works

Books

  • From Master Teacher to Master Learner (Solution Tree Press, 2015)
  • Freedom to Learn (Solution Tree Press, 2015)
  • Connecting the Dots: Teacher Effectiveness and Deeper Professional Learning (Solution Tree Press, 2015)
  • Why School? How Education Must Change When Learning and Information are Everywhere (Kindle Edition, September 2012)
  • Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education (Solution Tree Press, May 2011)
  • 21st Century Skills: Rethinking How Students Learn (Chapter) (Solution Tree Press, 2010)
  • Engaging the Whole Child: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, and Leadership (Chapter) (ASCD, 2009)
  • Weblogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools that are Transforming Classrooms (March 2006, Corwin Press, 3rd Edition, March 2010)

Articles

  • "For the Love of Learning" District Administration, (October, 2010)
  • "No More One-Size Fits All Learning" District Administration, (August, 2010)
  • "A New Era of Learning" District Administration (April, 2010)
  • "Kids Connecting with Adults Online" District Administration (January, 2010)
  • "The New Writing Pedagogy" (Feature) District Administration (November, 2009)
  • "Personalized Online Learning" District Administration (September, 2009)
  • "Why Schools Should Break the Web 2.0 Barrier" Threshold Magazine (Summer 2009)
  • "Leadership Goes Public" District Administration (June, 2009)
  • "Making the Web Manageable with Collaborative Filters" District Administration (April, 2009)
  • "Becoming Network-Wise" Educational Leadership (March, 2009)
  • "World Without Walls: Learning Well With Others" Edutopia (December, 2008)
  • "Creating Student Editors" District Administration (December, 2008)
  • "Footprints in a Digital World" Educational Leadership (November, 2008)
  • "Let's Get Into Groups" District Administration (September, 2008)
  • "You Need to be Clickable" District Administration (June, 2008)
  • "Building Your Own Personal Learning Network" OnCUE Journal (Summer 2008)
  • "Now Playing: The Live Web" District Administration (March, 2008)
  • "Teaching Civics with Social Web Tools" District Administration (January, 2008)
  • "Building Networks in Schools" District Administration (December, 2007)
  • "Locked in an Irrelevant System? Network Building and the New Literacy" Education Canada (Fall, 2007)
  • "Social Tools in Schools Taking Root" District Administration (November, 2007)
  • "From MySpace to SchoolSpace" District Administration (September, 2007)
  • "Education Through Networking" ie Magazine (Summer 2007)
  • "From MySpace to SchoolSpace" District Administration (September, 2007)
  • "Walking the Web 2.0" District Administration (August, 2007)
  • "Teaching in a Web 2.0 World" Kappa Delta Pi Record (Summer 2007)
  • "Summer 2.0 Reading" District Administration (July, 2007)
  • "Read/Write Web" Classroom Connect Connected Newsletter (Summer, 2007)
  • "Apps on the Web" District Administration (June, 2007)
  • "Building a Web Presence" District Administration (May, 2007)
  • "High Tech Inspires the Read/Write Web" Education Digest (May, 2007)
  • "Administrators Who Blog" District Administration (April, 2007)
  • "Taming the Beast: Social Bookmarking" School Library Journal (March, 2007).
  • "The Seven C's of Learning" District Administration (March, 2007)
  • "Podcasting 101" NEA Today (March, 2007)
  • "The Read/Write Web: New Tools for a New Generation of Technology" Principal (January/February, 2007)
  • "To Block, or Not to Block" District Administration (February, 2007)
  • "Online Powered School Libraries" District Administration (January, 2007)
  • "Making Waves: With Podcasting, Anyone (Yes, Anyone) Can Create Their Own Radio Show" School Library Journal (October, 2006)
  • "The New Face of Learning" Edutopia Magazine (October, 2006)
  • "Merrily Down the Stream" School Library Journal (July, 2006)
  • "Tech Tools for Learning" Access Learning (January, 2006)
  • "An Educator's Guide to the Read/Write Web" Educational Leadership (December, 2005)
  • "What's a Wiki? A Powerful Collaborative Tool for Teaching and Learning. That's What!" Multimedia and Internet @ Schools (November, 2005)
  • "Blog Revolution: Expanding classroom horizons with Web logs." Technology and Learning Magazine (October, 2005)
  • "New Jersey High School Learns the ABCs of Blogging," T.H.E. Journal (June, 2005)
  • "The ABCs of RSS." Technology and Learning Magazine (May, 2005)
  • "Blogging and RSS: The 'What's It?' and 'How To' of Powerful New Web Tools for Educators" Multimedia and Internet @ Schools (January, 2004)
  • "Blogging On." Principal Leadership (November, 2003)
  • "Weblogs: Internet Publishing Made Easy," Desien (August, 2003)
  • "Web Logs in the English Classroom: More Than Just Chat" English Journal (September, 2003)

Notes

  1. ^ "ML Team". Modern Learners. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ Weblogg-ed " Book Excerpt in T&L Magazine
  3. ^ Weblogg-ed
  4. ^ "About Modern Learners". Modern Learners. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Our Team - Change School". Change School. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Will Richardson". Solution Tree. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  7. ^ Will Richardson (March 2013). "Are Your Students Ready for Future Work?". District Administration. p. 70. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Global Conference 2006". Milken Institute. Program Detail, Tuesday 25. Retrieved 10 June 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  9. ^ "University of Manitoba: Learning Technologies Centre: Connectivism Online Conference: Speakers: Will Richardson". February 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  10. ^ Can Johnny Blog?
  11. ^ Robyn D. Shulman (Aug 19, 2017). "How To Become An Education Entrepreneur: The Top 5 Voices You Need To Follow". Forbes. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

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