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Maureen Stover, former Teacher of the Year and BEST NC Vice President of Policy & Engagement, facilitates a district panel discussion on the selection of Advanced Teachers.

Mar 19, 2025

North Carolina’s ATR Connecting Research & Practice Convening Strengthens Selection and Evaluation of Advanced Teachers

Education leaders, researchers and practitioners from across North Carolina gathered at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University Feb. 27-28 for the Advanced Teaching Roles (ATR) Convening.

Nov 7, 2024

Senior Director Shaun Kellogg Presents Findings from North Carolina’s Advanced Teaching Roles Evaluation to the State Board of Education

Raleigh, NC – On Nov. 6, 2024, Shaun Kellogg, senior director at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, and Thomas Tomberlin; senior director, Educator Preparation, Licensure, and Performance at the…

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Jul 24, 2024

2024 Friday Medal Awarded to SERVE Center Executive Director Maria Pitre-Martin

Raleigh, N.C. — The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation has selected Maria Pitre-Martin, executive director of the SERVE Center at UNC Greensboro, to receive its 2024 Friday Medal award. “Dr.…

Jul 9, 2024

Friday Institute Director of Strategic Initiatives, PEER Group Director Callie Edwards Joins BRIDGES Academic Leadership Program

Callie Womble Edwards, director of strategic initiatives and director of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation’s Program Evaluation and Education Research (PEER) Group, has been chosen for UNC-Chapel Hill Digital…

Teacher in Pitt County Schools working with students

Jul 1, 2024

Friday Institute Secures $1.3 Million in Funding to Enhance Teacher Selection and Evaluation through the Advanced Teaching Roles Program

Raleigh, NC – The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation has been awarded $1.3 million from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) to conduct an in-depth study of the…

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Apr 10, 2024

Friday Institute Celebrates 20 Years on NC State’s Centennial Campus

When the NC State College of Education was raising funds to support a new institute for research-to-practice innovation, Ann and Jim Goodnight came forward and said they wanted to name…

A group of students sit around a table of laptops in a library

Dec 20, 2023

New Literacies Collaborative Celebrates 10-Year Partnership, Anniversary for Suzhou North America High School During Recent Trip to China

After four years of connecting remotely through virtual trainings, virtual meetings and cross-cultural virtual exchange programs, the New Literacies Collaborative (NLC) at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation visited Suzhou…

Oct 24, 2023

Associate Professor Erin Krupa Appointed Senior Faculty Fellow at Friday Institute

RALEIGH, N.C. — Associate Professor Erin Krupa has been appointed as a senior faculty fellow at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, beginning Oct. 11, 2023. Friday Institute senior faculty fellows are…

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Sep 12, 2023

Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver, Jeremy Roschelle Join Friday Institute Advisory Board

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation’s advisory board has gained two new members this month, appointed by Friday Institute Executive Director and Associate Dean for Translational Research…

Krista Glazewski, a woman with brown hair pulled back, a black blazer, red blouse and glasses, speaks to a colleague at a table.

Sep 11, 2023

Getting to Know Krista Glazewski

Krista Glazewski has served as executive director of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and associate dean for translational research in the NC State College of Education, since July 1,…