research

Mar 1, 2022

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Gail Jones Named 2022 AERA Fellow

Gail Jones, an Alumni Distinguished Professor of Science Education in the NC State College of Education and senior faculty fellow at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, has been named a 2022 AERA Fellow — the American Educational Research Association’s highest honor that recognizes exceptional research contributions to education. 

Feb 28, 2022

Person Early College Sees Success with the Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global Program

Person Early College for Innovation and Leadership has started their fourth year of collaboration with the Friday Institute’s PBI Global team. 

Feb 23, 2022

Friday Institute Team will “Go Deeper” with New Oak Foundation Grant to Continue to Help Educators Build Capacity in Learning Differences

For the last seven years, the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation has offered a range of online professional development experiences that focus on learning differences, social and emotional learning (SEL)… 

Feb 9, 2022

More Than Two Dozen College of Education Scholars Present at NC State’s Inaugural Equity Research Symposium

Researchers from across NC State—including more than two dozen College of Education faculty, researchers and doctoral students—came together on Feb. 8 to share and catalyze cutting-edge, equity-focused and equity-relevant research during the university’s first-ever Equity Research Symposium. 

Feb 4, 2022

Exit Interview with Njogu Ndirangu

In the fall of 2021, Njogu Ndirangu was an intern in the Program Evaluation and Education Research (PEER) Internship Program for Undergraduate Students at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation.… 

Feb 1, 2022

The Friday Institute Prepares You for Success

Being able to learn new skills and improve on existing skills was one of the most important parts of this internship, and it is one of the main goals that… 

Jan 27, 2022

NC State College of Education Distinguished Professor Hollylynne S. Lee Receives Cherry Award for Great Teaching

Hollylynne S. Lee, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education at NC State’s College of Education, has been named the 2022 recipient of Baylor University’s Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. The biennial award, which comes with a $250,000 prize, honors professors with exceptional teaching skills who have a record of having a positive, inspiring and long-lasting impact on students. 

Jan 26, 2022

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Gail Jones Selected to Receive NARST 2022 Distinguished Contributions to Science Education through Research Award

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor and Friday Institute Senior Faculty Fellow Gail Jones, Ph.D., is receiving the NARST 2022 Distinguished Contributions to Science Education through Research Award because of her contributions to the field of science education. 

Dec 7, 2021

Call for Proposals for 2022 Pandemic Pedagogy Research Symposium

The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation is a co-sponsor for the 2022 Pandemic Pedagogy Research Symposium: From Innovation to Transformation. 

Nov 11, 2021

FI Research Associate Jamie Gillespie Explores Relationship Between Media Coverage and Outcomes of Teacher Strikes at Northeastern Educational Research Association Conference

Friday Institute Research Associate Jamie Gillespie, Ph.D., presented at the 52nd annual conference of the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA) on October 13.