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Jul 9, 2025

2025-2026 Catalyst Grant Winners Advance AI Integration in Education

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and the NC State College of Education have awarded three Catalyst Grants that are designed to increase research collaborations between faculty…

Jul 1, 2025

Pedagogy First in a Digital World

Educators face the challenge of seamlessly integrating technology into their classrooms while maintaining expertise in their subject matter. Skilled educators who embrace the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)  framework, combining…

Jun 23, 2025

Literacy and Community Initiative Hosts Sixth Annual Reading Celebration

On May 7, the Literacy and Community Initiative (LCI) hosted their sixth annual reading celebration at the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA). This event celebrates the end of a…

May 22, 2025

NCDPI, Friday Institute, MCNC Highlight Scope of No-Cost Cybersecurity Resources and Services for the First Time During NCDPI K-12 Cybersecurity Bootcamp

The same day IT professionals across the state convened for a Public School Unit (PSU) Cybersecurity Bootcamp, North Carolina schools’ student data was under threat, with potential connections to last…

Apr 24, 2025

Catalyst Grant Empowers Rural Students, Enhances Computational Thinking Through STEAM Club

West Middle School sixth grader Olive Cleckler discovered an unexpected way to complete her interactive project—by turning her braces into part of a functioning circuit. Using a custom-designed platform called…

Apr 23, 2025

Friday Institute Director Callie Edwards Receives Graduate Student Mentorship Award from NC State African American Cultural Center

Callie Edwards, director of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation’s Program Evaluation and Education Research (PEER) Group and director of strategic initiatives, has been awarded the NC State African American…

Apr 22, 2025

NC State Puts AI Forward at the Friday Institute on National AI Literacy Day

National AI Literacy Day is a nationwide day of action focused on exploring the fundamental question, “What is AI?” On that day, March 28, 2025, 104 NC State University researchers,…

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.

Mar 17, 2025

Local Middle Schoolers Celebrate Black History During Knowledge Bowl

This American social reformer, abolitionist, writer and statesman was the most important leader of the movement for African American civil rights in the 19th century and the inspiration for Alpha…

Dec 3, 2024

Friday Institute Selects 2024 Graduate Student Fellows

Each year, the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation selects graduate students to become Friday Institute Graduate Student Fellows. Fellows are nominated by Friday Institute faculty fellows or directors and are…