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Author: Will Richardson

A former public school educator of 22 years, Will Richardson has spent the past 15 years developing an international reputation as a leading thinker and writer about the intersection of social online learning networks, education, and systemic change. Most recently, Will is a co-founder of The Big Questions Institute which was created to help educators use “fearless inquiry” to make sense of this complex moment and an uncertain future. In 2017, Will was named one of 100 global “Changemakers in Education” by the Finnish site HundrED, and was named one of the Top 5 “Edupreneurs to Follow” by Forbes. He has given keynote speeches, lead breakout sessions, and provided coaching services in over 30 countries on 6 continents. He has also authored six books, and given TEDx Talks in New York, Melbourne, and Vancouver.

Our “Liminal State” of Opportunity | Will Richardson | 3 Min Read

Will Richardson

As a former English teacher, I love words, especially those interesting sounding ones that live in the shadows of our everyday usage. “Liminal” is one of those words that I’ve

Will We Embrace The Futures of Education? | Will Richardson | 3 Min Read

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A lot of folks want to talk about “the future of education” these days. With all that’s been surfaced because of the pandemic and social unrest and the other crises

Productive Learning: The Road Less Traveled | Will Richardson | 3 Min Read

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The overarching purpose of school ought to be that children should want to keep learning more about themselves, others, and the world around them. That’s a paraphrase of the driving

One More Time: Let’s Not Go Back to Normal | Will Richardson | 3 Min Read

Will Richardson

I know there’s been a lot of talk of late about getting back to “normal” and the quest to regain some of our old rhythms in life. Everyone is exhausted.

What Are The Post Pandemic Skills for School Leaders? | Will Richardson | 3 Min Read

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Effective leaders are learners. And that’s never been more true than right now. With all of the change, the challenges, and the problems that leaders are confronting in this chaotic

What Is The #New Curriculum? | Will Richardson | 3 Min Read

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Let’s start here: Curriculum is just a guess. And to paraphrase the late, great Seymour Papert, now that we have access to just about everything there is to know, what

Part IV of “Our Unpleasant Truths” — The New 3Rs | Will Richardson | 3 Min Read

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Our Unpleasant Truths | Will Richardson series: Part I: Where Have They Delivered Us? Part II: How Do Educators Get Unstuck? Part III: Schools Were Not Built For Learning School

Part III of “Our Unpleasant Truths” – Schools Were Not Built For Learning | Will Richardson | 3 Min Read

Will Richardson

In Part III of Unpleasant Truths, Will Richardson asks a key question: How do we take the very natural act of learning in children and make it happen in the very unnatural space of the classroom?

Part II of “Our Unpleasant Truths” — How Do Educators Get Unstuck? | Will Richardson | 3 Min Read

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Read Part I of Our Unpleasant Truths – Where Have They Delivered Us? If you want a clear sense of just how deeply wedded we are to the traditional rhythms

Our Unpleasant Truths: Where Have They Delivered Us? — Part I | Will Richardson | 3 Min Read

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January 19, 2021 Regardless of your political persuasion, the color of your skin, your age, or where you happen to be living, life is appreciably different at the start of