Friday Institute e-Newsletter - Summer 2007
Director's Letter
Over the past 11 months as Interim Director of the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, I have had a unique opportunity to work with wonderfully dedicated and talented individuals to produce another extraordinarily successful year. While my brief time as interim director will be a very small part of the Friday Institute story, the impact of our collective, continuing efforts will be felt for generations...
Kleiman selected to lead Friday Institute
Dr. Glenn Kleiman joined the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation on July 1 as executive director. He also will be a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in NC State's College of Education...
Friday Institute leads pilot K-12 connectivity initiative for state
Imagine students using computer simulations to design a bridge or an airplane wing using high-performance computing resources on the other side of the state. Without high-speed access to the Internet, these new learning tools and practices are beyond the reach of most schools...
Friday Institute outreach in focus at state legislature event
The William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation - part of North Carolina State University's College of Education - showcased its outreach and connectivity efforts at a North Carolina General Assembly event in Raleigh on Feb. 13...
Innovation Leaders Academy off to running start
The first meeting of the Innovation Leaders Academy (ILA) was held April 26-27 at the Friday Institute. The ILA is comprised of educators from several school districts in northeastern North Carolina - Franklin, Roanoke, Granville, Weldon City, Northampton and the Roanoke River Valley Educational Consortium. These teachers and administrators have partnered with the Friday Institute on research projects and are now on the leading wave of innovation in schools...
Friday Institute Collaborates with World-Leading Technology Companies to Enhance Education
Four of the world's leading technology companies - Cisco Systems, IBM, Nortel and SAS - are collaborating with the Friday Institute to help design and deliver the future of education to teachers and students in North Carolina K-12 classrooms today...
Policy & Action Series showcases opposing views
Technology is enabling a new look at how students and school achievement are measured, enabling data-driven decisions to shape education. Policies to determine how to use the data generated by standardized testing are being debated throughout the education community...
Magner highlights 2007 MEGA technology showcase
Tim Magner, director of the Office of Educational Technology for the U.S. Department of Education spoke at the 2007 MEGA (Middle Educators Global Activities) Showcase on May 2 at the Friday Institute. Sponsored by the College of Education and the Friday Institute, the theme for this year's event focused on future ready schools...
'Having Our Say' project lets middle school students speak out
Most middle school students like using computers for video games and music, but as researchers at the College of Education's William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation discovered, students would also like to use these types of technologies in the classroom...
Game On: HI FIVES project makes science fun
"OK class, put away your paper and pencils and start your computer. It's time to play your video games." These once unlikely sentences may soon become commonplace, as researchers at the College of Education's William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation work to engage middle school students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content through the use of online games....
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