News and Updates
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EdNC: More skilled workers needed for the jobs of tomorrow: Announcing 5,000 new apprenticeships
The Friday Institute received a four-year, $6 million closing the skills gap grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, which will fund the Artificial Intelligence Academy: NC Apprenticeships for Innovation.
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Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to Support AI Apprenticeships
A new four-year, $6 million project led by North Carolina State University and funded by the U.S. Department of Labor will support 5,000 workers with training, college coursework and certification to work in the emerging field of artificial intelligence (AI). Carla C. Johnson, senior faculty fellow and professor of science education at NC State, is the principal investigator of the project “Artificial Intelligence Academy (AIA): North Carolina Apprenticeships for Innovation,” which will be affiliated with the NC State College of Education’s Friday Institute for Educational Innovation.
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Friday Institute Senior Faculty Fellow Carla C. Johnson Expands Online Learning Opportunities for K-12 Educators with New Grant from Institute of Education Sciences
Two new Professional Learning Online Modules will enable teachers to support early childhood mathematics and literacy in elementary and middle schools.
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Friday Institute Selects 2020 Graduate Research Fellows
Learn more about each of the 2020 Friday Institute graduate research fellows.
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NC-MSEN Summer Camp 2020 Registration Open
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Digital Durham, Developed by METRC Assistant Director Laura B. Fogle, Continues Work to Close Homework Gap Through Catalyst Grant, Institute for Emerging Issues Forum
METRC Assistant Director Laura B. Fogle is working to close the homework gap through the Digital Durham project, thanks to a recently awarded Catalyst Grant from the NC State College of Education and Friday Institute.
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Learning 4 All Virtual Conference Speakers Announced
The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation announced the conference schedule and list of speakers last week for their Learning 4 All Virtual Conference on February 9 and 10.
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Marbles Kids Museum, Families and Museums Exploring (FAME) Partnership to Receive Award from N.C. Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center
A partnership between our Families and Museums Exploring (FAME) project and Marbles Kids Museum that gave North Carolina families a chance to participate in STEM-related activities will be recognized with an award from the North Carolina Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center this spring.
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Friday Institute Partners with Vance County Schools to Bring Immersive Virtual Reality Technology Into Science Classrooms
With the help of a team from the NC State College of Education and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, students at Vance County Schools have had the opportunity to conduct scientific investigations in ways that were never possible before.
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Online Professional Learning for Educators Now Open for Spring Registration
Free high-quality online courses for educators are now open for registration for the spring 2020 session, which starts on February 17. The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation is offering two...
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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.