literacy

Apr 10, 2020

Literacy and Community Initiative Offers Book Recommendations for Teen Readers

To encourage reading among youth, the NC State College of Education's Literacy and Community Initiative has created a list of recommended reads for middle school and high school students. 

Mar 20, 2020

Friday Institute Expands Offerings for Online Professional Learning for Educators

To continue our commitment to support educators and provide resources for teaching and learning even during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are extending our course offerings. 

Mar 13, 2020

Youth Authors to Release New Books Through College of Education’s Literacy and Community Initiative

Student authors from three community-based organization partners celebrate the release of two new books. 

Feb 12, 2020

Friday Institute Senior Faculty Fellow Carla C. Johnson Expands Online Learning Opportunities for K-12 Educators with New Grant from Institute of Education Sciences

Two new Professional Learning Online Modules will enable teachers to support early childhood mathematics and literacy in elementary and middle schools. 

Feb 7, 2020

Friday Institute Selects 2020 Graduate Research Fellows

Learn more about each of the 2020 Friday Institute graduate research fellows. 

Jan 21, 2020

Online Professional Learning for Educators Now Open for Spring Registration

Free high-quality online courses for educators are now open for registration for the spring 2020 session, which starts on February 17. The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation is offering two… 

Jan 15, 2020

2020 Catalyst Grant Winners Announced

The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and the NC State College of Education awarded six 2020 Catalyst Grants this week. 

Jan 10, 2020

New Book from Professor Hiller Spires Guides Teachers Through the Use of Project-Based Inquiry, Disciplinary Literacy

The latest book from Hiller Spires, Ph.D., Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor and executive director of the Friday Institute, helps teachers build students’ discipline-specific knowledge through project-based inquiry and disciplinary literacy. 

Oct 31, 2019

NSF Grant Will Broaden Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global to Include STEM Learning Through An NC Rural/Urban School Partnership

Hiller Spires and Erin Krupa have been awarded a two-year, $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to expand Project Based Inquiry (PBI) Global to address STEM learning. 

Oct 3, 2019

Event Spotlight: Dufresne & The Voices of Our People

The Voices of Our People event celebrated the writings of student authors from the Juntos Hispanic Literacy Group and Bull City YouthBuild.