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Feb 5, 2014

Celebrating Digital Learning Day 2014: New MOOC-Ed Course

February 5, 2014 – NC State University unveils a new Massive Open Online Courses in Education (MOOC-Ed) beginning in March through the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. Marking the Alliance for… 

Nov 15, 2013

Incorporating ‘Unseen Worlds’ Into Wake County Classrooms

November 15, 2013 – On Wednesday, Nov. 13, over 50 Wake County teachers put on their 3D glasses and delved into the invisible universe for a viewing of National Geographic… 

Oct 8, 2013

Google Gifts MOOC-Ed Team $20K, MOOC-Ed Researcher Awarded $25K by MRI

October 8, 2013 – As the Digital Learning Transition (DLT) and Mathematics Learning Trajectories (MLT) Massive Online Open Courses for Educators (MOOC-Eds) enter their fall sessions, planning is underway for… 

Sep 18, 2013

NC State Lands $7.3M ‘Citizen Science’ Grant to Boost Research in Schools

September 18, 2013 – North Carolina State University is taking the lead on a five-year, $7.3 million “citizen science” initiative funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The goal of… 

Sep 12, 2013

Two MOOCs for Educators from the Friday Institute Offered This Fall

September 12, 2013 – The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our next two Massive Online Open Courses for… 

Apr 18, 2013

Read to Achieve: Understanding the Foundation of Learning

  April 18, 2013 – What does the Excellent Public Schools Act mean for teachers and students? This was the theme of the New Literacies Collaborative Spring Symposium co-sponsored with… 

Mar 22, 2013

MOOC-Ed Offered for School and District Leaders

  March 22, 2013 – The Alliance for Excellent Education and Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University have opened enrollment for a first-of-its-kind Massive Online Open… 

Sep 22, 2011

Leaving Lectures Behind: FIZZ

September 22, 2011—Ask students and teachers what they like least about their classes, and you’re likely to get the same answer from both: the lecture. Dr. Lodge McCammon, of the… 

Nov 18, 2010

A Celebration of Education, Innovation & Inspiration

November 18, 2010 11:30 AM | Posted By: Kylie Cafiero North Carolina State University honored Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation’s annual Friday Medal Presentation on… 

Aug 19, 2010

Adventure Awaits… In the Science Classroom

August 19, 2010— Your adventure begins in a village on a deserted island supplied only with a backpack. The necessities have already been provided—a camera, notebook and map—and will aid…