NLC

Jun 28, 2022

Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global Research Highlights How Motivation And Science Knowledge May Be Influenced By School Contextual Factors

A recent study written by Executive Director and Professor Emerita Hiller Spires, New Literacies Collaborative Director Marie Himes and NC State College of Education Assistant Professor Erin Krupa is contributing findings to a growing body of evidence in support of project-based learning. 

Sep 21, 2021

EducationNC: Perspective | North Carolina Students Engage in Purpose-Driven Inquiry to Address Global Challenges

In honor of Global Goals week, Friday Institute Research Associate Marie Himes shares details about our New Literacies Collaborative's PBI Global program at Person Early College for Innovation and Leadership and Wake STEM Early College High School.

Aug 26, 2021

Program Evaluation and Education Research Internships Center Equity

The Digest interviewed Callie Edwards, Ph.D., associate director of the PEER Group at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation.

Apr 22, 2021

Global Connections with Educators in China: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Friday Institute for Educational Innovation Executive Director Hiller A. Spires, Ph.D., built a bridge connecting North Carolina and China that has allowed students and educators from both countries to develop cross-cultural understandings and innovative approaches to learning.

Feb 22, 2021

Staff Spotlight: Dr. Sarah Bausell

Friday Institute Research Associate Dr. Sarah Bausell  is relatively new to the Friday Institute team. She's part of the New Literacies Collaborative and is currently working on a project with Dr. Chandra Alston to see how middle school ELA teachers select texts in order to improve student learning and disrupt social inequities. 

Dec 8, 2020

Staff Spotlight: Marie Himes

Friday Institute Research Associate Marie Himes from our New Literacies Collaborative shares her work on the at-home learning initiative to make quality PreK-5 math and literacy lessons more accessible.

Sep 23, 2020

Inquiring, Collaborating and Creating During a Pandemic: New Literacies Teacher Leader Institute Moves Online

From July 20-24, the New Literacies Collaborative at the Friday Institute, in partnership with the Longview Foundation, held the New Literacies Teacher Leader Institute (NLI) completely online for the first time.

Sep 4, 2020

Sydney Richmond Discovers Passion for Research Through PBI Global

Sydney Richmond, an NC State Engineering sophomore, discovered and cultivated her passion for research beginning in middle school when she participated in the New Literacies Collaborative's PBI Global program at the Friday Institute.

Feb 7, 2020

Friday Institute Selects 2020 Graduate Research Fellows

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

Nov 19, 2019

Hiller A. Spires Named Executive Director of Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, Associate Dean

Hiller A. Spires, Ph.D., will serve as executive director of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, effective Wednesday, Nov. 20.