June 2017

Jun 30, 2017

EdWeek: What Can Make Black, Female Students Feel Valued? Having Black, Female Teachers.

Students feel happier, more valued, and more motivated when they have a teacher of the same race and gender as them, a new study from Assistant Professor Anna J. Egalite finds. 

Jun 30, 2017

Inside Higher Ed: Training the Community College Leader

The College of Education is helping solve the community college leadership pipeline problem amid broader shift in focus of doctoral training programs. 

Jun 29, 2017

Promoting Math Pedagogy

A partnership between the Person County Schools and College of Education, Project C3M equips teachers with innovative mathematics instruction to improve student outcomes and help kindergarten through eighth grade students build a strong mathematical foundation. 

Jun 27, 2017

Inside Higher Ed: How Colleges are Using Google Classroom to Train K-12 Teachers

Erin Horne, the assistant director of professional education, talks about how the College of Education is piloting a Google Classroom to prepare K-12 teachers. 

Jun 21, 2017

Ellen Storey Vasu to Retire After 34 Years with College of Education

The associate dean for academic affairs talks with ced.ncsu.edu/news-new about what she will miss (and won’t miss) about working with the College of Education. 

Jun 16, 2017

Lesley Wirt Wins 2017 University Award for Excellence

Lesley Wirt, associate director of the Northeast Leadership Academy, was one of 12 NC State staff members to receive a 2017 University Award for Excellence for her exemplary contributions to the university and community. 

Jun 14, 2017

#NCStateCEDSummer | How Culture and Education Interact in the Big Easy

Eight undergraduate College of Education students went on a cultural immersion trip to New Orleans to see how culture influences public education and understand how Hurricane Katrina affected local schools. 

Jun 13, 2017

Karen Keene Receives 1-Year Appointment to NSF as Program Officer

As a program officer with the National Science Foundation, the associate professor of mathematics education will be involved in grant proposals related to improving STEM Teaching at the Undergraduate Level. 

Jun 9, 2017

PiedmontCC.edu: Piedmont Community College Names Pamela Gibson Senegal ’11 EDD President

The Piedmont Community College Board of Trustees has named College of Education alumna Pamela Gibson Senegal '11 EDD as its fifth president and the first woman to lead the college. 

Jun 7, 2017

Leadership in Public Science: Meet K.C. Busch

Incoming Assistant Professor of Science Education and Leadership in Public Science cluster member K.C. Busch’s work examines how climate change is communicated in educational settings and what motivates young people to take action on this issue.