Will Richardson

Speaker, consultant, writer, learner, parent

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Before my “little” announcement, let me just say that the last few weeks out and about have been nothing short of amazing and at the same time extremely challenging on a number of different levels. It feels like there is much to blog about, and now that I’m mostly home for the next few weeks, I hope to get to it. And it also feels that some type of un-stuckness and enlightenment is near, whatever that means.

But the news in these here parts is that I have been invited to become a member of the National Advisory Board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation for a three-year term, something that I find humbling, exciting and quite amazing and scary all in one. To be in the company of Linda Darling-Hammond, Chris Dede, Marco Torres and others is an incredible opportunity for me personally, and, I’m hoping, for this conversation and these ideas. I’m still kind of in shock, actually…

This is Kansas, right?

More soon…I hope.

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Comments

  5. Tim says

    Congratulations, Will! I have a great deal of admiration for the GLEF and all their work. I’m sure you will bring some great ideas to the table and make the organization even better.

  7. Jane Perzyk says

    Wow! Today, GLEF. Tomorrow, maybe TED Talks! http://tedblog.typepad.com/

    I wonder if moving beyond “stuckness” entails looking more granularly for evidence of change in nooks and crannies, or as we are wont to call them here in Michigan–pockets of excellence. For instance, just hanging around a bunch of educators at MACUL http://www.macul.org this week in Detroit is enough to make me think the glue might be thinning a bit here and there!

  8. George Siemens says

    Hi Will – congrats!! Like others have said, the board are the ones who should be excited to have you involved. You’re invited for a reason – they’re not doing you any favors. You have a passion for learning, you present your message clearly, you network and connect with others, you draw attention to the work of others…great stuff. Keep fighting the fight – this is exactly what needs to happen for real change to occur. The learner-centered, socially-relevant, connection-based model of education needs to be presented to leaders in their context. We have the converts in the streets. Time to storm the castle :).

  13. Kimberly Moritz says

    This sounds like the opportunity to make a BIG difference, influencing more people quickly–might be just the ticket, don’t you think Will? I’ve thought a lot about what blogging leads to professionally and you’ve just shown that it leads to greater influence and more of an opportunity to change thinking. Your voice, your ideas, that’s what’s doing it–that’s why I tune in here. Good job–I’m glad to be along to watch the ride. Kim

  14. Bill Dolton says

    Lose a senator, gain the GLEF…

    I suspect your voice on the GLEF Advisory Board will have a far greater impact — especially for educators. Kudos! You definitely deserve it!

    Bill

  16. Jim Walker says

    Will,
    Congratulations, I hope you still have time for the “little people” in the classroom. Edutopia continues to inspire and lead the way in educational reform.
    Jim