News and Updates
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EdNC: Our education system was ‘built around students already engaged.’ A statewide connectivity initiative could change that.
EdNC Editor-In-Chief Mebane Rash shares key takeaways from Friday Institute webinar "Exploring Next-Generation Education in the Time of COVID-19."
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Future Ready Schools: Communication for School Leaders: Supporting Your Community During This Time of Uncertainty
Learn what school leaders can do to support and sustain belonging in their school communities during this time of uncertainty.
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“I Think I Can, I Thought I Could, I Can’t!!”Helping Educational Leaders Maintain Momentum While Working Virtually
PLLC Research Scholar Shayla Rexrode shares tips for instructional leaders to ease the stress for their teachers and themselves while working virtually.
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Friday Institute’s Commitment to Educators, Students Continues Amidst Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
The Friday Institute is continuing its commitment to supporting educators, collaborating with its community and providing resources for teaching and learning while educators and students are at home.
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Friday Institute Partnership with Sampson County Schools Brings Data-Rich Activities and Resources Into Classrooms
A team of statistics educators and researchers at the Friday Institute and the NC State College of Education recently worked with Sampson County Schools (SCS) teachers across disciplines to incorporate data into their classroom practices and help students understand how to critically analyze scientific phenomena and make evidence-based decisions.
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Education Matters: North Carolina’s Education Leaders Respond to the Impacts of Coronavirus
Friday Institute Senior Director of the PLLC, Mary Ann Wolf, Ph.D., talks about state and local efforts to implement distance learning in response to the coronavirus on the Public School Forum's weekly show, Education Matters.
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Friday Institute Expands Offerings for Online Professional Learning for Educators
To continue our commitment to support educators and provide resources for teaching and learning even during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are extending our course offerings.
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EdNC: Perspective | Beyond school as we know it: North Carolina districts lead into the unknown
Friday Institute Senior Director of the PLLC, Mary Ann Wolf, co-authored this piece about how the first NC school districts to close came together and supported their communities.
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Christensen Institute: 3 Tips For a Better Student Online Learning Experience
The Christensen Institute shares tips for a good student online learning experience, including a tip from our Senior Director of the Professional Learning and Leading Collaborative, Mary Ann Wolf.
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7 Essentials to Support Your Distance Instruction
If you find yourself suddenly in need of taking your classes to a fully virtual environment or distance learning situation and are not sure where to start, the Friday Institute’s Professional Learning and Leading Collaborative is here to help.
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Friday Institute Adds Two New Members to Advisory Board
Hiller A. Spires has appointed two new members to the Friday Institute’s Advisory Board--Kevin Howell and Patricia Willoughby.
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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.
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.