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Jan 2, 2019

Blended Learning That Connects Teachers, Students and Parents around Learning Differences

Part 1 of the Friday’s Institute’s insights on effective blended learning to understand learning differences.  

Dec 6, 2018

New $1 Million Grant Will Support Broadening Participation in Computer Science and Computational Thinking

A team of faculty and researchers at NC State University were recently awarded a three-year $1 million National Science Foundation grant in collaboration with Wake County Schools, UNC-Charlotte and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools… 

Nov 30, 2018

How Educators Can Build Student Agency and Help Students Advocate for Themselves

Educators must purposefully cultivate both sides of learner agency. Fortunately, there are many valuable resources available to teachers interested in going deep into this work. 

Nov 26, 2018

New Guide Helps Parents Support Students in LEADing in Their Learning

For more than a century, educators have iteratively tried to improve the structures of schooling by refining the environment design, adopting new resources, and adjusting the requirements for high school… 

Nov 13, 2018

What’s in a Name? The Potential for Students to Self-Advocate

Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started. That probably holds true for a lot of people. 

Nov 6, 2018

Case Study: HillRAP – Research-Based Program in the Context of Local Schools

Hill Learning Center, an education nonprofit serving K-12 educators and students, helps students with learning differences and attention challenges become confident, independent learners. 

Nov 1, 2018

The Friday Institute Launches Parents Guide to Support Student Learning

Raleigh, NC — The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation in the College of Education at NC State University launched a guide for parents, guardians, mentors and other adults to support student… 

Oct 8, 2018

Senior Faculty Fellow Glenn Kleiman Shares Takeaways From CoSN Delegation Trip

Imagine a place in which… Every child has a constitutional right to a free education in accordance with their ability and special needs, and in which equity is a central… 

Aug 22, 2018

NC State Education Assistant Professor Helps Juntos 4-H Students Publish Book of Personal Narratives

Started as an initial project among NC State College of Education Assistant Professor Crystal Chen Lee, Juntos NC State Extension Program Director Juana Hernandez-Urquiza, and Wake County Coordinator Beatriz Velazquez, The Roots… 

Aug 14, 2018

Juntos 4-H Students Publish a Book on Latinx Immigrant and First-Generation Experiences

The Roots of Our People: From One World to Another, Juntos started as an initial project among NC State Assistant Professor of English Education, Dr. Crystal Lee, Juntos NC State Extentsion Program…