News and Updates: Dr Hollylynne S. Lee
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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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Friday Institute Selects 2022 Graduate Student Fellows
This year’s Friday Institute Graduate Student Fellows are researching topics that focus on increasing equity in STEM education and educating students and families about wildlife science.
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2022-2023 Catalyst Grant Winners Announced
The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and the NC State College of Education have awarded three Catalyst Grants that are designed to increase research collaborations between faculty and staff at both entities and seed collaborative, high-impact research that will lead to further inquiry and support.
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Catalyst Grants Support K-12 Students and Teachers For More Personalized, Equitable and Engaged Learning
Researchers presented their work during the fourth annual Catalyst Grant Research Symposium, hosted Sept. 27.
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Hollylynne Lee and Gemma Mojica Aim to Transform Teacher Preparation for Data Science and Statistics Education through $2.5 Million Grant
Since 2016, Hollylynne Lee and Gemma Mojica have been addressing the need to prepare more educators who can engage students in data investigations through the ESTEEM project. Now, they’re expanding upon that work to help teacher educators through a networked improvement community.
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Hollylynne Lee and Gemma Mojica Host Online Workshop for Teachers As New Co-Chairs for the American Statistical Association’s Meeting Within a Meeting
After 15 years, the American Statistical Association's Meeting within a Meeting, a statistics workshop for K-12 teachers, has two new program co-chairs: Friday Institute's Hollylynne Lee and Gemma Mojica.
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Shaun Kellogg Named Interim Executive Director, Friday Institute; Distinguished Professor Hollylynne Lee Named Interim Associate Dean, Friday Institute, College of Education
Shaun Kellogg, the Friday Institute’s senior director of Program Evaluation and Education Research, will begin serving as the Friday Institute’s interim executive director June 1. To assist in the interim duties, NC State College of Education Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education and Friday Institute Senior Faculty Fellow Hollylynne Lee will serve as interim associate dean, Friday Institute, College of Education.
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PTMT Spring 2022 News, Articles, and Awards
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Friday Institute’s HI-RiSE Team Awarded First Place at National Lesson Plan Competition
The Friday Institute's HI-RiSE team, led by Hollylynne Lee, took first place at the Data Science for Everyone (DS4E) Coalition’s inaugural Bite-Sized Data Science Lesson Plan Competition with their lesson plan titled, “The Thrills of Roller Coasters: Using Data to Make Recommendations.”
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NC State College of Education Distinguished Professor Hollylynne S. Lee Receives Cherry Award for Great Teaching
Hollylynne S. Lee, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education at NC State's College of Education and senior faculty fellow at the Friday Institute, has been named the 2022 recipient of Baylor University’s Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. The biennial award, which comes with a $250,000 prize, honors professors with exceptional teaching skills who have a record of having a positive, inspiring and long-lasting impact on students.