LEADS

Jun 6, 2025

LASER Institute Summer Workshop

INVITATION ONLY The Summer Workshop is an intensive 5-day summer training program. Each workshop takes place in July with pre-workshop preparation for participants beginning earlier in the spring. To attend…

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Mar 20, 2025

Shaun Kellogg Highlights LEADS Team Work at LAK25 Ahead of New Role at NCDPI

Shaun Kellogg, outgoing senior director at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, recently represented the Learning Analytics and Data Science (LEADS) team at the Friday Institute through participation in two…

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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Oct 12, 2024

LEADS Team Partners with Chatham County Schools in $52K Study to Tackle Chronic Absenteeism

RALEIGH, NC — The Learning Analytics and Data Science (LEADS) team at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation has partnered with Chatham County Schools to study chronic absenteeism and its…

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Aug 26, 2024

LASER Institute Aims to “BEAM” Learning Analytics to New Institutions

The first time Rogers Bhalalusesa went to the U.S. was when he traveled more than 8,000 miles from Tanzania to Raleigh, North Carolina, to build his skills in learning analytics.…

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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…

May 16, 2024

LASER Institute Selects 2024 Cohort of Scholars

The Learning Analytics in STEM Education Research (LASER) Institute, founded by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, has selected its first cohort of LASER Institute scholars for LASER BEAM (Broadening…

Mar 23, 2024

LASER Institute Team Leads Workshops at Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK24) Conference in Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan — Shaun Kellogg, senior director at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, along with members of the Learning Analytics in STEM Education Research (LASER) Institute team, led two…

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Aug 23, 2023

LASER Institute Builds Community of Scholars for Lifelong Connections, Future Collaboration

The LASER Institute held their third and final summer workshop, an intensive five-day program of learning labs, research planning sessions and guest speakers.