News and Updates

Releasing the Floodgates of Innovation
Jan 16, 2020
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.
The News & Observer: Business leaders seeing talent gap want to fund more computer science teachers in NC
Jan 16, 2020
Our CS4NC team is bringing together partners to help fill the tech industry talent gap by training teachers to teach computer science.
2020 Catalyst Grant Winners Announced
Jan 15, 2020
The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and the NC State College of Education awarded six 2020 Catalyst Grants this week.
Beyond the Bricks: Dynamic Duo Aims to Transform K-12 Education
Jan 10, 2020
Get to know two employees of NC State’s Friday Institute in this installment in a series that spotlights people and programs at work outside our Raleigh campus.
New Book from Professor Hiller Spires Guides Teachers Through the Use of Project-Based Inquiry, Disciplinary Literacy
Jan 10, 2020
The latest book from Hiller Spires, Ph.D., Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor and executive director of the Friday Institute, helps teachers build students’ discipline-specific knowledge through project-based inquiry and disciplinary literacy.
Digital Learning Collaborative: Middle School Girls and STEM: Using Digital Tools to Close the Gender Gap
Jan 09, 2020
Friday Institute Research Associates and Digital Innovation Coaches Dr. Patricia Hilliard and Laura Albrecht address closing the gender gap in STEM.
Friday Institute Adds Two New Members to Advisory Board
Dec 16, 2019
Hiller A. Spires has appointed two new members to the Friday Institute’s Advisory Board--Kevin Howell and Patricia Willoughby.
Preparing to Teach Mathematics With Technology – Fall 2019 News and Updates
Dec 12, 2019
Former U.S. Secretary of Education John King: ‘We Have No Future’ if Education Doesn’t Improve for Minority and Low-Income Students in U.S.
Dec 12, 2019
Former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. spoke about why he chose to become a teacher, the biggest challenges he sees in education today and how the NC State College of Education can play a role in addressing those challenges.
Hiller A. Spires Named Executive Director of Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, Associate Dean
Nov 19, 2019
Hiller A. Spires, Ph.D., will serve as executive director of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, effective Wednesday, Nov. 20.