innovation

Apr 24, 2014

FI Exec. Director Shares Lessons Learned from Portugal

April 24, 2014 – The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) released a report detailing the association’s senior delegation to Portugal last October (October 18-26, 2013), which included Glenn Kleiman, executive…

Feb 5, 2014

Celebrating Digital Learning Day 2014: New MOOC-Ed Course

February 5, 2014 – NC State University unveils a new Massive Open Online Courses in Education (MOOC-Ed) beginning in March through the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. Marking the Alliance…

Nov 22, 2013

‘Tinker’ing Toward a Better Education: Dr. Robert Tinker Awarded 2013 Friday Medal

November 22, 2013 – North Carolina State University honored Dr. Robert Tinker at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation’s Friday Medal Presentation on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. The Friday Medal…

Nov 15, 2013

Incorporating ‘Unseen Worlds’ Into Wake County Classrooms

November 15, 2013 – On Wednesday, Nov. 13, over 50 Wake County teachers put on their 3D glasses and delved into the invisible universe for a viewing of National Geographic…

Oct 8, 2013

Google Gifts MOOC-Ed Team $20K, MOOC-Ed Researcher Awarded $25K by MRI

October 8, 2013 – As the Digital Learning Transition (DLT) and Mathematics Learning Trajectories (MLT) Massive Online Open Courses for Educators (MOOC-Eds) enter their fall sessions, planning is underway for…

Sep 12, 2013

Two MOOCs for Educators from the Friday Institute Offered This Fall

September 12, 2013 – The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our next two Massive Online Open Courses…

Aug 8, 2013

Chinese Students Visit NC State for Day of Cultural Exchange

August 8, 2013 – Over 100 students from Beijing, China visited NC State University to work with the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation’s New Literacies Collaborative (NLC). It marks the…

Jul 31, 2013

K-12 Outreach Efforts In Step With NC State

July 31, 2013 — North Carolina State University was recently named the top land-grant and ranked number seven overall among public, national colleges and universities in granting the largest percentage of…

Jun 28, 2013

Helping Teachers Build a Math Course Through Engineering Concepts

Dr. Karen Keene works on teaching mathematics using engineering principles with a group of teachers who attended the MINDSET summer workshop at the Friday Institute. June 28, 2013—When will I…

Mar 22, 2013

MOOC-Ed Offered for School and District Leaders

  March 22, 2013 – The Alliance for Excellent Education and Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University have opened enrollment for a first-of-its-kind Massive Online Open…