KEYNOTE SPEAKER
~ Will Richardson, Connective
Learning, LLC.
A
SHIFTING NOTION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO
TEACH
The incredible resource that is the Web
is changing much about what we can do
with our curricula and our students.
This classroom is no longer restricted
to four physical walls, and it is
becoming a truly collaborative space in
which to learn. Every student can
be a contributor of knowledge to the
world. This networked classroom is
a more complicated place for teachers,
however, it's also one filled with
incredible potential for learning.
This keynote will challenge you to
rethink your role as an educator and how
to make maximum use of the tools and
information now available to you.
Following the keynote address Will is
presenting an afternoon leadership
session "From Information Literacy to
Information Leadership" (see Academy
Workshops At-A-Glance for details).
This special one-day package including
the keynote address and afternoon
presentation is available to
participants for $75 per person.
About Will Richardson
Will Richardson is know 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 Weblog (Weblogg-ed.com)
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.
Through the Powerful Learning Practice
Network which he co-founded with Sheryl
Nussbaum-Beach, he works with schools
and teachers around the world to
re-envision their learning cultures and
communities. He is also a national
advisory board member for the George
Lucas Education Foundation, an adjunct
instructor at Seton Hall University were
he co-teaches with Alan November, and a
columnist for District Administration
Magazine.
Will lives along the Delaware River in
beautiful Western New Jersey with his
wife Wendy and his children Tess and
Tucker, all of whom are bloggers.
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