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Mar 25, 2025

Friday Institute Joins Connect Everyone Coalition to Bridge Digital Divide

The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation has joined the Connect Everyone Coalition (CEC), a group of leaders committed to educating the public and policymakers on the important role of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity and how this technology can bridge the digital divide.

Mar 10, 2025

Harnessing AI Prompts to Build Critical Thinking in Classrooms

As an instructional designer and educational coach at the Friday Institute, I work with educators navigating both the possibilities and challenges of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom. The…
Friday Institute Director of Digital Learning Emme Braaten

Feb 25, 2025

How Can Teachers and Parents Help Students Manage Cellphone Use in Schools? Friday Institute Director of Digital Learning Emma Braaten Shares Advice

Cellphones in schools have become a hot topic among parents, students and educators. Friday Institute for Educational Innovation Director of Digital Learning Emma Braaten shares strategies for educators and parents about how to help students manage cellphone use during school.
LASER Institute logo featuring a data line in the shape of a shark's fin

Feb 24, 2025

LASER Institute Serves as Model for STEM Education Research Professional Development

Since 2020, the Learning Analytics in STEM Education Research (LASER) Institute has empowered 142 early to mid-career researchers across 30 states and 7 countries to examine and improve STEM learning…

Jan 31, 2025

The State of Computer Science in North Carolina

The Friday Institute has been a computer science education leader in North Carolina for almost ten years. We have trained hundreds of educators in kindergarten through twelfth grade curriculum, participated…
A group of students and a Lenovo employee surround a table filled with a laptop, papers and other gadgets

Jan 23, 2025

Lenovo Grant, MSEN Program Increases Exposure to STEM Careers for Students

Chelsea Coleman Acosta loves participating in the North Carolina Math/Science Education Network Pre-College Program (MSEN) at her school. The eighth grader has been in the program for three years, since…

Oct 21, 2024

North Carolina education leaders discuss cellphone use in schools

Educators, elected officials and other stakeholders gathered in Raleigh last week to discuss various viewpoints regarding the use of cellphones in schools. 

Oct 21, 2024

Cellphones in NC schools: Curbing distractions will require many solutions, experts say at forum

Banning cellphones is too simplistic of a solution, they say, but leaving everything as it is won’t help with the layers of concerns had by most adults about teens’ use…
Screenshot of students on Zoom

Oct 7, 2024

New Publication Highlights Cross-Cultural Virtual Exchange Through a School-University Educator Community of Practice

A recent article published by Diversity Abroad in their summer 2024 edition of the Global Impact Exchange features a cross-cultural virtual exchange facilitated by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation’s…

Oct 3, 2024

2024-2025 Catalyst Grant Winners Announced

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and the NC State College of Education have awarded three Catalyst Grants that are designed to increase research collaborations between faculty…