partnership

Oct 4, 2015

The Coming of Fall and Festivals By Mei An

Autumn by Emily Dickinson The morns are meeker than they were, The nuts are getting brown; The berry’s cheek is plumper, The rose is out of town. The maple wears… 

Sep 28, 2015

Exercise Makes You Healthier and Happier by Ying Dai

Feeling down? Schoolwork, chores, weight-gain and low energy — so many things can stress you out. How can you handle it? The simplest thing you can do is to exercise.… 

Sep 21, 2015

Ready, Steady, Go by Jiarui Li

We are enjoying learning and experiencing life in North Carolina! Being a student is a new journey for all of us. We started our journey on the other side of… 

Sep 14, 2015

Chicago: City of Surprises by Shasha Zhu

Our wonderful Chicago trip was enriched by so many surprises! This is officially my first trip to the U.S. This was officially my first holiday in the U.S. The combination… 

Sep 7, 2015

Our Life at NC State by Jing He

With excitement and expectation, five of us finally arrived from Beijing Royal School on the night of August 8th in Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Chen, from the office of the… 

May 18, 2015

Education Leaders Weigh in on Challenges, Potential Solutions, and Next Steps of TEPL

Raleigh, NC. Last year, over 100 education leaders attended the Technology-Enabled Personalized Learning (TEPL) Summit hosted by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University in collaboration with Digital… 

May 12, 2015

Bringing Competency-Based Education to North Carolina: An Innovative Answer to Some of Education’s Biggest Challenges

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2015 Raleigh, N.C. – Competency-based education could transform the lives of North Carolina’s students, but would require a systemic and sustained change in the state’s… 

Feb 13, 2015

5 Questions on Digital Learning: About the Future Ready Summit

NC State is hosting the national kickoff of a bold new effort to help school districts make the most of digital learning. The Future Ready Summit Feb. 11-12 at the Friday Institute is helping… 

Jan 21, 2015

North Carolina Educators Get Support for Digital Transition

Raleigh, N.C. — On Jan. 8 and 9, over 50 instructional technologists and coaches, mentor teachers, and media coordinators came together at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation for the… 

Dec 8, 2014

New Coaching Cadre for NC Digital Leaders Announced

As quickly as technology evolves, schools are charged with the responsibility of facilitating this evolution for their students. Many school districts entrust instructional technologists, coaches, and media coordinators with this…