Will Richardson is known internationally for his work with educators and students to understand and implement instructional technologies and. more specifically, the tools of the Read/Write Web into their schools, classrooms and communities. A former public school educator for 22 years, Will's own blog, is a leading resource for the creation and implementation of Web 2.0 technologies on the K-12 level, and his is a leading voice for school reform in the context of the fundamental changes these new technologies are bringing to all aspects of life.

His critically acclaimed, best-selling book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Tools for Classrooms (March 2006, Corwin Press), is already being used by tens of thousands of teachers to reinvent their practice, and his keynotes, presentations and workshops to audiences around the world communicate a fresh and inspiring vision of what schools can and must become.

He is a national advisory board member for the George Lucas Education Foundation, an adjunct instructor at Seton Hall University, where he co-teaches with Alan November, and a monthly columnist for District Administration Magazine.He is a founding partner of the Connective Learning Group, which is dedicated to helping educators contextualize and implement Read/Write Web tools into their schools and classrooms. 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.