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Resources for Educators

Online Professional Learning for Educators

Built on research-based models of effective professional development, professional learning communities and online communities of practice, our FREE courses and modules focus on job-embedded, peer-supported and self-directed learning.

NC Computer Science Professional Development

These free trainings are intensive, highly supportive programs designed to prepare educators who have not necessarily taught or studied computer science previously to middle and high school students.

Virtual Schools Network

The Virtual Schools Network (VSN) is a partnership between the Friday Institute and North Carolina Virtual Public School that supports and connects traditional virtual public schools.

InSTEP: Invigorating Statistics Teacher Education Through Professional Online Learning

Free personalized professional learning to support teachers and instructional coaches in developing expertise in teaching statistics and data science in grades 6-12+.

PBI Global

Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global is a collaborative, inquiry-based instructional process that connects students around the world through interdisciplinary inquiry projects that require students to ask compelling questions, gather and analyze sources, creatively synthesize claims and evidences, critically evaluate and revise, and share, publish and act.

Navigating AI Integration with the PLLC

Explore and navigate the vast landscape of AI integration in education, ensuring that your educational community remains at the forefront of innovation and is prepared for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.

Instructional Design Principles for Remote Teaching and Learning

These seven instructional design principles apply to a range of learning environments and contexts with the acknowledgment that students and teachers have different levels of access to devices and the internet.

Quality Review Tools for Digital Learning Resources

The quality review checklist and rubric presented in this document are designed to support educators in evaluating digital learning resources intended for classroom use.

Student Attitudes Toward STEM (S-STEM) Survey Instrument & Codebook – Middle/High School (6-12th)

The Middle/High School (6-12th) S-STEM Survey is intended to measure changes in students’ confidence and efficacy in STEM subjects, 21st century learning skills, and interest in STEM careers. The survey is available to help program coordinators make decisions about possible improvements to their program.

The Power of Youth Voices: Bringing a Publishing Curriculum to Your Classroom

This brief shares practical suggestions for middle and high school teachers, pre-service teachers and school leaders for implementing a writing curriculum that focuses on youth advocacy and community engagement.

Exploring Next Generation Education Webinar Series

Watch these cross-sector discussions on how we can work collectively to explore next-generation education systems.

Phoneme Videos

A series of English phoneme videos to support readers’ phonemic awareness, a foundational literacy skill.

AI with the FI: From Awareness to Advocacy Webinar Series

To address AI integration in classes, schools and districts and support the development of educators’ AI fluency to effectively equip students for an AI-driven future, we developed our AI with the FI: From Awareness to Advocacy webinar series which ran in late 2023 through early 2024.

Partnerships

Our district and school partnerships deliver innovative teaching and learning to students and teachers across North Carolina and offer the opportunity for ongoing innovative educational research, evaluation and practice.

Learn more about how to partner with us