Friday Institute for Educational Innovation

Advancing K-12 education through innovation in teaching, learning and leadership, we bring together students, teachers, researchers, policy-makers and educational professionals to foster collaborations that improve education for all learners.

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News

Learning and Leading in the Age of Complexity
Nov 29, 2022
How do we navigate learning and leading in such an age of complexity? PLLC Director Melissa Rasberry shares strategies for making our education system more sustainable, adaptive and innovative.
Growing Together While Cultivating Excellence- Part Three
Nov 22, 2022
PLLC Research Scholar Jaclyn B. Stevens concludes with part three of her series "Growing Together While Cultivating Excellence." Part three focuses on monitoring growth and harvesting your crop.
Growing Together While Cultivating Excellence- Part Two
Nov 21, 2022
PLLC Research Scholar Jaclyn B. Stevens continues part two of her series "Growing Together While Cultivating Excellence." Part two focuses on seed selection and nurturing the crop.

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By The Numbers

80,000+ Educators served online since March 2020

115 North Carolina K-12 school districts served

160 Countries represented in Friday Institute online courses since March 2020

50 U.S. states represented in online courses since March 2020

In the Spotlight

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How the Friday Institute Advances K-12 Education Through Innovation

Learn more about the Friday Institute and how we cultivate equity in education, amplify teaching and learning, and create capacity for innovation in North Carolina and beyond.

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Posed photo of Friday Medal winners Joann Blumenfeld and Dr. James A. Banks holding their Friday Medal awards with (from L to R) Dean Paola Sztajn, Chancellor Randy Woodson, Shaun Kellogg, Hollylynne Lee and Callie Edwards on either side of them.

Friday Medal Ceremony Celebrates Two Educators Advancing Equity Through Research and Teaching

On Monday, Nov. 14, the Friday Institute held a ceremony at its home on NC State’s Centennial Campus for the first time in four years to honor both an education researcher and practitioner who were selected to receive its Friday Medal.

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Learning and Leading in the Age of Complexity

How do we navigate learning and leading in such an age of complexity? In a new blog post from our Professional Learning and Leading Collaborative (PLLC), PLLC Director Melissa Rasberry shares strategies for making our education system more sustainable, adaptive and innovative.

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FCC Emergency Connectivity Funding Map

North Carolina public schools are receiving almost $200 million in FCC Emergency Connectivity Funding, which our Technology Infrastructure Lab has mapped out by school district, vendor, product type and region.

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