Drinda Benge
Teaching Assistant Professor
MAT Coordinator for the Humanities
528E Poe Hall
Bio
Dr. Drinda Benge is a North Carolina Teaching Fellows alumnus and experienced 6-12 humanities public school teacher. She currently teaches classes that focus on social studies education and diversity.
Courses Taught
- ECI 525 Contemporary Approaches in the Teaching of Social Studies
- ECI 535 Methods and Materials for Teaching Social Studies in the Middle Grades
- ECI 563 Methods and Materials in Teaching Secondary Social Studies
- ED 508 Exploring Diversity in Classroom and Community
- ED 570 Classroom Action Research
- ED 571 Inquiry and Professional Development
- ED 572 Teacher Leadership
Honors and Awards
- Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies Summer Institute Fellowship
- Goethe Institut’s Transatlantic Outreach Program Travel Study Fellowship
- Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, Teacher of Honor
- UNC-Chapel Hill GEAB Impact Recognition Award for Dissertation Research
- North Carolina Association of Research in Education (NCARE)
- Marvin Wynn Outstanding Student Paper Award
Education
Ed.D. Curriculum & Instruction the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A. History Education with Concentrations in Secondary Education & Community, Junior, and Technical College Education Appalachian State University
B.S. History Education with a minor in Psychology Appalachian State University