Jennifer Williams

Skills or Areas of Expertise

• Online/distance learning

• Student activism and design thinking

• Virtual exchange through global collaboration and school-industry partnerships

Bio

Recognised as a transformational leader in education, Dr. Jennifer Williams has dedicated herself for 25 years to the field of education through her roles as an education activist, professor, school administrator, literacy specialist, and classroom teacher. She speaks, writes, and consults on practices that develop global perspectives and social good through creative uses of technology, and her research interests include innovations in teaching and learning, equity and diversity in education, and social action. As an educator and author of the ISTE book, Teach Boldly: Using EdTech for Social Good, she champions teachers to use educational technology for social good. She is a professor at Saint Leo University, co-founder of TeachSDGs, Take Action Global, and Edcamp Tampa Bay, and is the President of the ISTE Education Leaders PLN Board of Directors. Jennifer is inspired everyday by teachers and students who are catalysts for making the world a better place! Connect with Jennifer on Twitter at @JenWilliamsEdu.

School supports:

• Professional development for schools

• Educator/school leader think tanks and design sprints

• Instructional design and customised program development 

• Virtual exchange/student activism project development and coordination 

• School-to-industry partnerships/collaborations