Will Richardson | |
|---|---|
 Will Richardson | |
| Occupation | Author, Educationalist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Ohio University |
| Genre | Educationist, Author, Teacher, Blogger |
| Notable works | Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms |
| Spouse | Wendy |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
| www | |
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]
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]
