🌍🔎 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.
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, basketball and soccer. During her first few years of teaching, Mrs. Williams decided to pursue her Graduate Degree and completed her Master’s through the University of Scranton’s online program in Educational Administration. She has 9 years of administrative experience - 4 years at the elementary level, 2 years at the middle school level, and 3 years at the high school level. As the current Principal of Ashe County Early College High School, Mrs. Williams has been able to take her educational experiences and think outside the box of traditional education to grow teachers and students beyond test scores. In her free time, she enjoys watching her teenage daughters play sports, is active within her church, and loves traveling the country with her family in their RV.
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