professional learning

Nov 18, 2019

AERA Journal: A Study of the Implementation of Formative Assessment in Three Large Urban Districts

In this study, Carla Johnson, Janet Walton and Toni Sondergeld examine the enactment of formative assessment by administrator-selected master teachers in large, urban, public school districts in three regions of the United States. 

Sep 4, 2019

Online Professional Learning for Educators Now Open for Fall Registration

Free high-quality online courses for educators are now open for registration for the fall 2019 session, which starts on October 1. The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation is offering three… 

Aug 16, 2019

Professor Hollylynne Lee Continues to Help Teachers Prepare Data Literate Students Through $2.9 Million NSF Grant

Professor Hollylynne Lee believes many high school graduates are underprepared with the necessary statistics and data science skills to pursue a STEM career. She is now using an NSF grant to curate and create online resources to help statistics teachers prepare data literate students. 

Jun 26, 2019

HI-RiSE Spring 2019 Updates

Hi-RISE graduate students at the NCTM conference in San Diego, CA. The HI-RiSE team has been busy this past Spring presenting and attending local and national conferences. During these conferences… 

May 2, 2019

Digital Promise: Micro-credentials to Support Learner Variability in the Classroom

The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and Digital Promise Global’s Learner Variability Project collaborated to create a set of micro-credentials for educators as they design learning experiences specifically for each of their diverse learners. 

Apr 18, 2019

EdNC: Teachers Eager to Gain Better Understanding of Learning Differences

The Friday Institute has helped develop a Massive Online Open Course for Educators (MOOC-Ed) that K-12 teachers, instructional coaches, instructional support teams and administrators can take to supplement their understanding of learning differences and adopt a common vocabulary around everyday struggles in their classrooms. 

Mar 26, 2019

Designing Our Partnership Path

On Friday, February 15, three groups of educators gathered at Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School (CCMMS) to discuss ways to foster and enrich their partnership. Staff and faculty from CCMMS,… 

Mar 11, 2019

Effective Coaching: Insights from the Field

This story from the field was developed to capture stories of instructional coaches from across the state that have participated in the professional learning offerings provided through the North Carolina Digital Learning Initiative. 

Feb 22, 2019

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Conference

The Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Conference was held February 7 – 9, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. The HIRiSE team led a pre-conference workshop for the ESTEEM project, led… 

Feb 19, 2019

Research and Educator Micro-Credentials White Paper

Micro-credentials offer an important opportunity for educators to strengthen their professional learning. The Friday Institute has completed the validation process for six micro-credentials, with another 20 nearly complete as of December 2018.