Projects: Professional Learning and Leading Collaborative
Through Friday Institute projects, our teams conduct research, develop educational resources, provide professional development programs for educators, inform policy-making and prepare students for success.
Active Projects
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COVID-19 Support ResourcesIn its commitment to support educators and provide resources for teaching and learning, the Friday Institute has created resources for educators during this time of uncertainty.
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Changing the Tide: Supporting and Retaining Residency Licensed Special EducatorsThis project focuses on the continuing education needs of special education teachers licensed through a residency program in NC; in particular, the supports that are needed for them to effectively work with exceptional children.
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Educator Learning OpportunitiesProfessional development that is timely, relevant, and models expectations is essential to any school or district initiative.
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Foundational Coaching Practice for the Digital AgeThis course empowers participants to enhance their digital learning content knowledge and further develop coaching strategies.
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Implementation of the Learning Differences ProgramDuring the 2019-20 academic year, the Friday Institute established a modified research-practice partnership with Manning Elementary School (Roanoke Rapids, NC) and Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School (Raleigh, NC).
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Instructional DesignThe PLLC team has extensive knowledge and experience in instructional design and application of adult learning theory.
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Integrating Computer Science for All (iCS4ALL) Online Professional LearningThese two self-paced online professional learning modules are designed to get educators thinking about computer science and computational thinking strategies that apply to their content area and teaching practice.
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Leadership DevelopmentJob-embedded professional development for administrators that enables the planning and implementation of learning initiatives.
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Learner Agency Online Professional LearningThese three free self-paced online learning modules for educators and leaders build understanding of learner agency and how put it into practice in the classroom.
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Learning DifferencesThis series is designed to help educators better understand learner variability and address diverse learning needs.
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Learning Differences Online Professional LearningThis MOOC-Ed introduces the idea of learner variability and digs deeply into three areas that impact how we learn differently.
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Micro-credentialingBringing competency-based approaches into educator preparation, credentialing and professional development.
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Professional Learning InstitutesEducators, coaches and leaders gain access to the knowledge and resources necessary for implementing learning initiatives.
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Remote Learning to Support NC EducatorsThe Friday Institute is partnering with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to provide professional learning opportunities for educators to support their implementation of remote learning during the COVID-19 crisis. Sessions will be run multiple times and will change week by week.
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Social and Emotional LearningProfessional learning opportunities that drive the implementation of Social and Emotional Learning in classrooms, schools and districts.
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Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) for Educators Online CourseThe Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) for Educators MOOC-Ed allows participants to build their own foundational understanding of how social and emotional learning (SEL) skills are essential to student learning.
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Strategic PlanningCustomized and responsive coaching and strategic planning support for schools and districts implementing new programs.
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Students LEADThis student-focused course is based on the idea that we all learn differently.
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Teaching Remotely: A Practical GuideTeaching Remotely: A Practical Guide will provide educators with best practices, resources and strategies to set their remote learning classroom up for success.
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The Innovation Project Early Learning Network (TIP ELN)With a three-year grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, The Innovation Project (TIP) and its partners developed and supported an inter-district network focused on redesigning learning environments to better address the early learning needs of vulnerable children. In its first two years, the Early Learning Network (ELN) engaged school design teams and principals from 36 schools in 12 North Carolina districts in a cohort-based program defined by three interrelated activities that together enable transformative results: transformation through school design; coaching for entrepreneurial school leadership; and innovative district supports.
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Trauma Informed Practice Support (TIPS) in Schools and Communities: Collaboration Between Education and Social WorkThe core of the project focused on conducting focus groups that explored teachers’ and social workers’ experiences with the dual pandemic of racialized violence and COVID-19 using a trauma-informed framework and an interactive design method.
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Virtual Schools NetworkIn January 2022, the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and NCVirtual launched the Virtual Schools Network (VSN) to connect and support the myriad virtual schools in the state. The network will be designed in a responsive, innovative and sustainable manner to ensure the needs of stakeholders are paramount.