Advancing K-12 education through innovation in digital-age teaching, learning and leadership, we bring together students, teachers, researchers, policy-makers, educational professionals and other community members to foster collaborations in improving education.
We conduct research, develop educational resources, provide professional development programs for educators, advocate to improve teaching and learning, and help inform policy-making.
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EducationNC: Perspective | North Carolina Students Engage in Purpose-Driven Inquiry to Address Global Challenges
In honor of Global Goals week, Friday Institute Research Associate Marie Himes shares details about our New Literacies Collaborative's PBI Global program at Person Early College for Innovation and Leadership and Wake STEM Early College High School.
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Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Gail Jones to Lead Education Research Component of NC State’s $25 Million Grant-funded STEPS Center
Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor and Friday Institute Senior Faculty Fellow Gail Jones, Ph.D., will receive more than $500,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation for her role as the leader of the education research component of the Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS) Center on NC State’s Centennial Campus.
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Exploring Next Generation Education Webinar Highlights Need to Prepare Educators, Social Workers to Help Students Deal with Trauma
Researchers from the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, NC State College of Education and School of Social Work have found that many educators and social workers do not feel prepared to engage in and address issues related to trauma. These findings, in addition to a panel discussion of educators and social workers, were shared during the Friday Institute’s recent webinar, “Exploring Next Generation Education: Addressing Trauma as Students Return to School.”
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The North Carolina Rural Student Home Internet Access Pilot Program Initial Report
The Friday Institute’s Technology Infrastructure Lab is investigating alternative and cutting-edge wireless technologies that could be used to provide rural students with home internet access. Their initial report provides some early findings and recommendations.
COVID-19 Support Resources
Click here for a collection of resources to support educators in remote learning.
Cherry Award Lecture with Hollylynne Lee, Ph.D.
Join Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education, Friday Institute Senior Faculty Fellow and Cherry Award for Great Teaching Finalist Hollylynne Lee, Ph.D., for her Cherry Award keynote address, “Data Moves and Discourse: Design Principles for Strengthening Statistics Education.”
Exploring Next-Generation Education Webinar Series
Watch and listen to these cross-sector discussions on how we can work collectively to explore next-generation education systems, moderated by Friday Institute Executive Director Hiller Spires, Ph.D.
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