partnership

May 11, 2021

2 College of Education Faculty Join the Friday Institute as 2021-2023 Faculty Fellows

NC State College of Education Assistant Professors Adria Shipp Dunbar, Ph.D., and Erin Krupa, Ph.D., have been selected to serve two-year terms as 2021-2023 Friday Institute faculty fellows, beginning in August 2021, 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. 

Apr 15, 2021

Friday Institute’s HI-RiSE Partnership with the American Statistical Association Provides Statistics Resources for Teachers

On April 15, Dr. Hollylynne Lee and her Hub for Innovation and Research in Statistics Education (HIRiSE) team presented at their second American Statistical Association Teacher Meet-up Stats Chat. 

Apr 1, 2021

Unique Problems, Unique Solutions for Broadband Access in Eastern N.C.

Ray Zeisz, director of the Technology Infrastructure Lab at the Friday Institute, talks about broadband access for students in rural Eastern North Carolina and his work with Hyde County Schools to pilot a program of SpaceX’s Starlink internet service to improve access. 

Mar 4, 2021

New Satellite Internet Pilot Program to Connect Students in Two N.C. Counties

The North Carolina Department of Information Technology Broadband Infrastructure Office and the Friday Institute are leading a CARES Act-funded program that will assist two North Carolina school districts with implementing the “Satellite Internet Technologies for Student Connectivity Pilot,” which will allow students to access Space Exploration Technologies Corporation’s (SpaceX) Starlink internet service. 

Feb 12, 2021

A Deep Dive Into the Advanced Teaching Roles Program

On Feb. 2, the Friday Institute hosted a webinar featuring leaders from districts piloting the Advanced Teaching Roles program discussing the value of the program and recommendations for those interested in implementing it in their districts. 

Feb 3, 2021

Behind the Scenes of North Carolina’s At-Home Learning Initiative

The Friday Institute facilitated the creation and implementation of 192 literacy and math lessons for PreK-5 students as part of the At-Home Learning initiative for remote education in partnership with NCDPI and PBS North Carolina (PBS NC). Most of these lessons will air this year on PBS NC. 

Jan 15, 2021

What You Need To Know To Be An Effective Advocate: State Government 101

CEO and Editor-in-Chief of EdNC Mebane Rash shares a primer on state government for "all who care about our students, our state and our future." 

Jan 4, 2021

Friday Institute Studying Emerging Wireless Broadband Technologies to Reduce Homework Gap in North Carolina

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is expanding its partnership with the Friday Institute with a new project to research, pilot and analyze emerging wireless technologies that can reduce the homework gap, particularly in rural areas. 

Dec 15, 2020

The News & Observer: An Innovative Tool For At-Home North Carolina Schoolchildren

Judge Howard Manning Jr. shares his thoughts on the Friday Institute's partnership with UNC-TV and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to provide accessible, standards-based literacy and math lessons on public television.