Taylor Williams
Fort Worth, TX
distance education helped Him become an innovative, forward-looking educator
Taylor Williams graduated from one of the first cohorts to complete the TEACH-NOW Graduate School of Education Teacher Certification program. He has continued to be actively involved in TEACH-NOW, as an Instructor and curriculum developer. Taylor brings excitement and innovation to his teaching at all levels.
Taylor Williams has been working in international and domestic secondary and online adult education for more than eight years, focusing on Educational Technology and Digital Learning. He completed TEACH-NOW Graduate School of Education's teacher certification program in 2013 and also studied Educational Technology and Technology Integration at Boise State University. Taylor has worked as a 6-12 Technology Coach in Hong Kong, and currently a Secondary Digital Learning Specialist for Birdville Independent School District in Fort Worth Texas. In addition, Taylor also works as an Online Faculty Instructor for The TEACH-NOW Graduate School of Education. Taylor is a Google Certified Educator and Certified Trainer, Apple Teacher and frequent presenter at conferences such as the 21st Century Conference in Hong Kong, Technology in Action in Denton, Texas, ASCD Ignite Conference in Irving, Texas and the Texas Computer Education Association Conference. Taylor was also the co-director of the 12 Days of Innovation Web Summit which reached over 2500 participants around the world in December 2018.
With the support of his wife, Stacia, and children (Atley, Lively and Breck), Taylor strives to create new innovative paths to learning through technology integration consulting, professional development training, maker space designing, educational research, and instructional design projects. He also does freelance graphic design, video editing and photography when he's not chasing his three children around the house. Passionate about learning and technology, Taylor makes sure that each person that he works with is well equipped to innovate and experience learning beyond traditional standards.
"Teach-Now opened new doors of thinking within education. Upon finishing the program, I had grown into a confident educator with an excitement for teaching and learning."