technology

Feb 20, 2020

EdNC: More Skilled Workers Needed for the Jobs of Tomorrow: Announcing 5,000 New Apprenticeships

The Friday Institute received a four-year, $6 million closing the skills gap grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, which will fund the Artificial Intelligence Academy: NC Apprenticeships for Innovation. 

Feb 18, 2020

Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to Support AI Apprenticeships

A new four-year, $6 million project led by North Carolina State University and funded by the U.S. Department of Labor will support 5,000 workers with training, college coursework and certification to work in the emerging field of artificial intelligence (AI). Carla C. Johnson, senior faculty fellow and professor of science education at NC State, is the principal investigator of the project “Artificial Intelligence Academy (AIA): North Carolina Apprenticeships for Innovation,” which will be affiliated with the NC State College of Education’s Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. 

Feb 12, 2020

Friday Institute Senior Faculty Fellow Carla C. Johnson Expands Online Learning Opportunities for K-12 Educators with New Grant from Institute of Education Sciences

Two new Professional Learning Online Modules will enable teachers to support early childhood mathematics and literacy in elementary and middle schools. 

Feb 4, 2020

Digital Durham, Developed by METRC Assistant Director Laura B. Fogle, Continues Work to Close Homework Gap Through Catalyst Grant, Institute for Emerging Issues Forum

METRC Assistant Director Laura B. Fogle is working to close the homework gap through the Digital Durham project, thanks to a recently awarded Catalyst Grant from the NC State College of Education and Friday Institute. 

Jan 30, 2020

Learning 4 All Virtual Conference Speakers Announced

The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation announced the conference schedule and list of speakers last week for their Learning 4 All Virtual Conference on February 9 and 10. 

Jan 23, 2020

Friday Institute Partners with Vance County Schools to Bring Immersive Virtual Reality Technology Into Science Classrooms

With the help of a team from the NC State College of Education and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, students at Vance County Schools have had the opportunity to conduct scientific investigations in ways that were never possible before. 

Jan 21, 2020

Online Professional Learning for Educators Now Open for Spring Registration

Free high-quality online courses for educators are now open for registration for the spring 2020 session, which starts on February 17. The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation is offering two… 

Jan 16, 2020

Releasing the Floodgates of Innovation

This case study from the Successful Practices Network and AASA The School Superintendents Association shares the innovative K-12 best practices displayed in the Rowan-Salisbury School System. 

Jan 16, 2020

The News & Observer: Business leaders seeing talent gap want to fund more computer science teachers in NC

Our CS4NC team is bringing together partners to help fill the tech industry talent gap by training teachers to teach computer science. 

Jan 9, 2020

Digital Learning Collaborative: Middle School Girls and STEM: Using Digital Tools to Close the Gender Gap

Friday Institute Research Associates and Digital Innovation Coaches Dr. Patricia Hilliard and Laura Albrecht address closing the gender gap in STEM.