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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. 

Jan 14, 2019

Recently Published: Going Global With Project-Based Inquiry: Cosmopolitan Literacies in Practice

Project-Based Inquiry Global is a collaborative inquiry process that guides students in reading, writing, creating and taking action across time, space and cultures to address enduring global challenges. Interested in engaging… 

Oct 3, 2018

Michael Bonner Speaks at New Literacies Collaborative Fall Symposium

South Greenville Elementary School teacher Michael Bonner was the featured speaker at this year’s New Literacies Collaborative Fall Symposium on Thursday, September 27, at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation.…