Will Richardson is an author and speaker on educational technology. He has many published works, including the book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, and the edublog Weblogg-ed which he wrote from 2001 to 2011. 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. He also co-founded Change School, an online learning resource for educators. 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. 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". Richardson has been part of a panel presentation at the 2006 Milken Global Conference and has given presentations all over the world. 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." 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. In 2017, Forbes named Richardson one of the top five edupreneur voices to follow. 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