Oct 9, 2014
Do you remember the moment when we arrived in the United States? Every year Beijing Royal School sends teachers to study or work in the U.S. This year eight of…
Oct 2, 2014
Before I came to America, I watched the TV series, “Touch.” It’s about a boy, Jake, who can touch the future, and feel the “pain of the universe.” In his…
Sep 25, 2014
For the past four years, Dr. Hiller Spires, professor and senior research fellow at the Friday Institute, and her colleagues in the NLC have worked to build a mutually beneficial…
This week, at The Friday Institute, we had another active discussion about what we read in the last 3 chapters of Jin Li’s book, Cultural Foundations of Learning. These three…
Greetings! I am Dr. Hiller Spires, a Professor and Sr. Research Fellow at the Friday Institute and NC State’s College of Education. We are thrilled to have 8 teachers from Beijing…
Sep 15, 2014
After the 4th Biennial North Carolina Summit on US-China Education, Wang Guangfa, our principal of Beijing Royal School and Chairman of the Fazheng Group, invited us to the office of…
Sep 10, 2014
On September 4th, the Confucius Institute at NC State hosted the 4th Biennial North Carolina Summit on US-China Education at The Friday Institute. Experts and scholars from a range of professional…
Aug 18, 2014
The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University’s College of Education is excited to announce that it will be offering four Massive Open Online Courses for Educators (MOOC-Ed) this…
Aug 8, 2013
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 first…
Aug 2, 2013
August 2, 2013 – Professional development can assist teachers and students in developing new digital and media literacy skills needed for the knowledge economy and technology-intensive jobs. The Friday Institute’s…