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Mar 27, 2017

Shifting scientific identities

A small group of teachers are embracing a newfound identity as scientists. Following their participation in the Students Discover teacher-scientist partnership last summer, a math teacher, an art teacher, a…

Nov 22, 2016

2016 Friday Medal Honors Judge Howard E. Manning, Jr.

  Raleigh, NC — North Carolina State University honored former Superior Court Judge Howard E. Manning, Jr. at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation’s Friday Medal presentation on Nov. 14.…

Oct 18, 2016

Experiencing AB Combs Elementary School: Lessons Learned from My Internship by Ting Guo

I have been grateful to have a short-term internship experience at AB Combs Elementary, one of the best magnet schools in America. Harmonious campus atmosphere and professional teachers have given…

Sep 19, 2016

New MOOC-Ed on Teaching Mathematics with Technology

The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University has introduced a new course into its Massive Open Online Courses for Educators (MOOC-Ed) catalog for Fall 2016: Teaching Mathematics…

May 24, 2016

Friday Institute joins Code.org as Professional Learning Partner

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University has partnered with Code.org as a Professional Learning Partner, joining a nationwide network of partners to support…

May 16, 2016

A New School

This morning, the team visited the site of the new Suzhou North America High School. The campus is massive, with a four story high school building, two dormitories, and a…

May 12, 2016

Statistics MOOC-Ed Starts June 6

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University is providing a free online course this summer for statistics teachers that begins June 6. Teaching Statistics…

Apr 28, 2016

Going Places: PBI Global Experience Helps Student Win Travel Scholarship

  By Audrey White When Mackenzie Lamb is touring Europe this summer, she probably won’t be thinking about China. But her connection to a Friday Institute for Educational Innovation program…

Mar 23, 2016

New Research Reveals Experienced Teachers are More Open to Using New Technology

Award-winning research on 3-D virtual reality presented at Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Raleigh, NC – A National Technology Initiative Leadership Fellows Award winning paper, “Teachers’ Pedagogical Perceptions of…

Mar 2, 2016

Five Questions with Michael Evans, Author of New Book on Learning Sciences

Click here to see the original article from the College of Education News website March 2, 2016  |  Kylie Cafiero Dr. Michael Evans, associate professor and senior research fellow at…