Academic Innovation Conference 2026

Academic Innovation Conference 2026

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9:00am EDT

Designing for Continuity: Remote Instructional Strategies Elm Room 211 BTyrel Winebarger • Jessie Peterson

Don't Lose the Plot: Centering Human Skills in the Age of AI Elm Room 202 BAmanda Bikowski • Caroline Baker

Incorporating Exercise in Computer Science: A Cross-Curricular Collaboration Elm Room 202 AJoe Gragg

STEM on the Go Elm Room 234Jennifer Blake • Sandra Gunter • Tosha Ramsey • Katie McFarland

10:10am EDT

Beyond Inclusion: Practicing Cultural Responsibility in the Classroom Elm Room 202 BNo-La Pina (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) • Chapman Herlihy

From Moo to You: Exploring Agriculture, Technology, and Careers through STEAM Sycamore Room 109Jessica Esposito

Learning Without Limits: Building Self-Directed Learners Elm Room 211 BTyrel Winebarger • Jessie Peterson

Tapestry of Belonging 2.0 Sycamore Room 107Brittany Brady • Yolanda Adams

1:35pm EDT

Empowering Changemakers: The Global Leaders Teacher Fellowship Elm Room 202 BCaroline Baker • Amanda Bikowski

From Confusion to Clarity: Making Learning Visible for Every Student Sycamore Room 106Heather Payne Herron

From Holler to Higher Education: A Personal Testimony about the Impact of TRiO Programs Elm Room 222Taylor Rae Dodge

Immersion Days: A Transition from Test Prep to Active Learning Sycamore Room 107Tiffany Clapsaddle • Brittany Brady

Leaders in Bloom: Cultivating Change by Nourishing the Roots Sycamore Room 109Brittany Perry • Autumn Chamberlain

Promoting Student Research with the Western North Carolina Research Fellows Program Elm Room 134 AChristy Arrowood • Allyson McFalls

READY, SET, LIFE! How to prepare your students for life beyond high school. Elm Room 202 AHope Gambill • Susie Bryson

STEM Bridges: Building Academic Vocabulary Through Visual Learning and Family Engagement Sycamore Room 108Kathy Evans • Tonya Denny

Transforming Math in the Middle Elm Room 234Math2Connect

Academic Innovation Conference 2026

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