Prior to teaching in Farmington, Lindsay taught ESL at the university level in China and at the University of Michigan-Flint. Lindsay has presented at both the national TESOL and the state level MITESOL conferences. Within Farmington Public Schools, she has co-lead a team of EL and special educators to create a district protocol around identifying an EL child as learning disabled. She has also presented both district and building level staff professional development around cultural competency and best practices for teaching language learning children.