STEM

Feb 9, 2018

Lee Presents on Statistics and Data Science at the Teaching Contemporary Mathematics Conference

In January, Hollylynne Lee shared information about how to teach statistics and data science concepts in high school using large data sets. The NC School of Science and Mathematics faculty… 

Jan 18, 2018

Free online course to promote inferential reasoning in Spring 2018

We all know that many countries have increased the expectations for learning statistical ideas, and AP Statistics enrollment in the US is on the rise! One of the key ideas… 

Jan 12, 2018

New MOOC-Ed Courses Open for Spring 2018

Free high-quality online courses for educators are now open for the Spring 2018 session, which starts on February 5. The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation is offering six Massive Open… 

Jan 10, 2018

Data Science Education Webinars

In February 2017 over 100 thoughtful leaders from organizations around the U.S. and four continents generated innovations in technology, and teaching and learning at the Concord Consortium’s first Data Science… 

Dec 7, 2017

Kemal Akoglu Successfully Defends Dissertation

One of the HIRiSE team’s very own doctoral students successfully defended his dissertation on December 6, 2017. Kemal Akoglu’s dissertation is titled Blending Online Coursework and Small Learning Communities to… 

Sep 21, 2017

Interview Blog of Lovett and Lee featured on Ed Prep Matters Website

The Journal of Teacher Education (JTE) published the paper New Standards Require Teaching More Statistics: Are Preservice Secondary Mathematics Teachers Ready? in its May/June 2017 issue. This paper was co-authored… 

May 1, 2017

Summer 2017 Discussion Series

Summer Discussion Series on Data Science Education in K-12 and College Gather at the Friday Institute on the following dates to participate in discussions with like-minded folks at other institutions… 

Mar 27, 2017

Shifting scientific identities

A small group of teachers are embracing a newfound identity as scientists. Following their participation in the Students Discover teacher-scientist partnership last summer, a math teacher, an art teacher, a… 

Sep 19, 2016

New MOOC-Ed on Teaching Mathematics with Technology

The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University has introduced a new course into its Massive Open Online Courses for Educators (MOOC-Ed) catalog for Fall 2016: Teaching Mathematics with… 

Aug 9, 2016

Where Math and Technology Meet

Equipping teachers with the right classroom tools goes a long way in helping students succeed in mathematics. For more than a decade, Preparing to Teach Mathematics with Technology (PTMT) has…