innovation

Jan 6, 2016

The Friday Institute Announces Spring 2016 MOOCs to Support Personalized Professional Learning for Educators

Registration is now open for four new courses to begin February 1st RALEIGH, NC — The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University’s College of Education has announced four… 

Sep 29, 2015

Literacy Expert Pushes ‘Play’ on Educational Games

September 29, 2015  |  D’Lyn Ford Are computer games for learning or just for fun? That’s the question Hiller Spires, NC State professor of literacy and technology, tackles in a commentary… 

Sep 17, 2015

Rebooting the Classroom

NC State is helping educators make smart use of technology as students explore new ways of learning. By Kristin Collins for NC State magazine Elizabeth Kinlaw’s fourth-grade class is a long way from the… 

Jun 18, 2015

Breaking new ground in Suzhou, China

New high school blends best of American & Chinese education for innovative education model When Dr. Hiller Spires broke ground for the Suzhou North America (SNA) High School in Suzhou,… 

Jun 11, 2015

Making it Personal: Case study reveals how one school is succeeding with personalized learning

Troy Moore, principal of Hawk Ridge Elementary School in Charlotte, NC, does not have his own office. It is not that he cannot have one, he has simply chosen to… 

May 29, 2015

MOOCs for Educators Using WestEd Resources

By Glenn Kleiman Would you rather independently work through material at your own pace or have the opportunity to interact in an online, face-to-face, or blended professional learning community? Does… 

May 18, 2015

Education Leaders Weigh in on Challenges, Potential Solutions, and Next Steps of TEPL

Raleigh, NC. Last year, over 100 education leaders attended the Technology-Enabled Personalized Learning (TEPL) Summit hosted by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University in collaboration with Digital… 

May 12, 2015

Bringing Competency-Based Education to North Carolina: An Innovative Answer to Some of Education’s Biggest Challenges

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2015 Raleigh, N.C. – Competency-based education could transform the lives of North Carolina’s students, but would require a systemic and sustained change in the state’s… 

Feb 13, 2015

5 Questions on Digital Learning: About the Future Ready Summit

NC State is hosting the national kickoff of a bold new effort to help school districts make the most of digital learning. The Future Ready Summit Feb. 11-12 at the Friday Institute is helping… 

Nov 20, 2014

Muriel Summers awarded 2014 Friday Medal

North Carolina State University honored Muriel Thomas Summers at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation’s Friday Medal ceremony on Nov. 19, 2014. The Friday Medal is awarded annually in honor…