Feb 13, 2015
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…
Jan 21, 2015
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
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…
Oct 30, 2014
During fall break, I went to Washington D.C. with some of my colleagues. It was a fun trip! In four days, we visited Mount Vernon (the home of George Washington),…
Oct 23, 2014
Confucius once said, “A gentleman gets along with others, but does not necessarily agree with them.” If China and the U.S. were people, then they are the gentlemen mentioned by…
Oct 15, 2014
The past two months at NCSU have been busy but rewarding. We have been gradually acclimating ourselves to our new life in the United States. Every week, we harvest the…
Oct 9, 2014
Do you remember the moment when we arrived in the United States? Every year Beijing Royal School sends teachers to study or work in the U.S. This year eight of…
Oct 2, 2014
Before I came to America, I watched the TV series, “Touch.” It’s about a boy, Jake, who can touch the future, and feel the “pain of the universe.” In his…
Sep 25, 2014
For the past four years, Dr. Hiller Spires, professor and senior research fellow at the Friday Institute, and her colleagues in the NLC have worked to build a mutually beneficial…
This week, at The Friday Institute, we had another active discussion about what we read in the last 3 chapters of Jin Li’s book, Cultural Foundations of Learning. These three…
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