🌍🔎 Welcome to the 2025 Academic Innovation Conference! 🔎🌍
“Where in the World...?”
Welcome, education trailblazers, to a conference unlike any other—where we set out on a high-stakes global mission to transform our classrooms into communities for the future! 🌎✨
Just like the legendary Carmen Sandiego, our students are on an adventure—but instead of searching for stolen treasures, they are discovering knowledge, cultures, digital tools, and opportunities that prepare them to be true global citizens. The question is: How do we equip them with the tools to navigate and thrive in an ever-changing world? That’s where YOU come in!
Over the course of this conference, we’ll decode the mysteries of innovation, track down best practices from around the globe, and unlock the strategies that will empower our students to think critically, collaborate across cultures, and make meaningful contributions—no matter where their journey takes them.
So, grab your thinking caps and passports, because together, we are about to embark on an educational expedition that ensures our students do not just ask where in the world they belong—but boldly go out and shape it through citizenship.
Discover how extracurricular clubs can become powerful platforms for fostering empathy, ethical decision-making, and social responsibility. In this session, you’ll learn a few strategies that the presenters have come across to structure club activities that integrate SEL and empower students to connect with eachother and their communities. We will have an open discussion of real-life examples of club-led initiatives that can inspire teamwork, integrity, and civic engagement while addressing social challenges.
Administrator, Ashe County Schools, Ashe Early College
Lindsey Williams has been an educator for 18 years. She attended App State as a Teaching Fellow where she earned her B.S. in Mathematics, Secondary Education. She taught math for 2 years at West Wilkes High School and then 7 years at Ashe County High School, while coaching volleyball... Read More →
Communication and community throughout a school is so important and this presentation will present the way our school updated the way we communicate using strategically placed TV's and Chrome boxes throughout our school. We also utilize our 8th graders to help use their creativity to create content for the TV's to be presented to their school. It has been a huge asset to our entire school community!
Career & Technical Education Teacher, Watauga County Schools, Bethel School
My name is Chelsie Eldreth and I am a middle school Career & Technical Education teacher in Watauga County. I teach at Bethel and Valle Crucis Schools and I love teaching middle school. I am married and I have 2 children, Kylie and Easton. I love to learn new things, travel, hike... Read More →
