Projects: New Literacies 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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Beijing Royal SchoolSince 2010, the College of Education has been in partnership with the Beijing Royal School through a variety of cross-cultural initiatives.
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Developing a Framework for Disciplinary, Equity-Oriented Use of Informational Text in Middle School English Language ArtsThe goal of this study is to develop a framework for the disciplinary, equity-oriented use of informational text by learning from and with middle school ELA teachers who identify anti-racism as a professional/personal goal and want to incorporate informational texts into their instruction with the goal of improving students’ disciplinary literacy skills.
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NLI 2020Welcome to the New Literacies Teacher Leader Institute (NLI) 2020! During the three days of intensive professional development and networking opportunities you will learn how…
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NSF DRK-12: Supporting Students’ Science Content Knowledge through Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) GlobalThe grant will expand Project Based Inquiry (PBI) Global, an inquiry-based instructional process, to address STEM learning through a rural/urban classroom collaboration at two…
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New Literacies Teacher Leader InstituteThe New Literacies Teacher Leader Institute (NLI) brings educators together to develop hands-on, minds-on learning experience in the digital age.
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North Carolina Summit on US/China EducationThis summit is organized every two years for North Carolina education, government and business leaders to continue to cultivate partnerships that advance cross-cultural understandings and collaborations.
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Project-Based Inquiry Global (PBI Global)A collaborative, inquiry-based instructional strategy that connects students internationally through interdisciplinary inquiry projects.
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Scaling Up Project-Based Inquiry GlobalScaling Up Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global, an initiative funded by the Longview Foundation, seeks to expand the impact of PBI Global, a collaborative inquiry process…
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Suzhou North America High School: Connecting to the FutureThis new school was established to educate students who plan to enroll in top U.S. universities with a curriculum that incorporates creative thinking and problem-solving skills that the American education system emphasizes but is not a widespread practice in China.
Archived Projects
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Disciplinary Literacy for Deeper Learning CourseThis course explores what it means to read, write, speak and listen for learning and creating knowledge across disciplines, including science, mathematics, history/social studies and English/language arts.
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Having Our SayThe Having Our Say project targeted different groups of educational stakeholders to discover their perspectives on education for the 21st century, with a specific focus on teaching and learning with technologies.
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The Narrative TheaterThe Narrative Theater designed, built and empirically evaluated an interactive creative environment that facilitated the exploration of alternate representations in the creative process.