September 2017

Sep 29, 2017

NPR: If Your Teacher Looks Likes You, You May Do Better In School

Assistant Professor Anna Egalite talks with NPR about a new study she co-authored that provides insight into the way students actually think and feel about the teachers who look like them and those who don't. 

Sep 23, 2017

STEM Education Day? “This was an Exciting, Informative Day”

A look back, via Exposure.co, at our first STEM Education Day, when about 400 K-12 students and their parents participated in 20 hands-on activities to spark their interest in STEM education. 

Sep 22, 2017

People of Poe | Jed McLaughlin on Why I’ve Changed the Way I Look at Science Education

Meet Jed McLaughlin: native North Carolinian, member of the National Science Teachers Association and a junior studying science education. 

Sep 21, 2017

Adria Shipp Dunbar on the Role of Technology in Counselor Education

On the eve of leading a webinar for counselors on “13 Reasons Why,” the assistant professor of counselor education talks about what the book and Netflix series means for counselors and about the role of technology in counselor education. 

Sep 20, 2017

NC State Education to Host STEM Education Day Saturday, Sept. 23

STEM Education Day will feature 20 hands-on, interactive activities and demonstrations designed to encourage K-12 students to consider STEM education, including teaching, as a career. 

Sep 20, 2017

Technology Education Program Ranked No. 2 in the Nation

The NC State College of Education’s technology education program is the only program in North Carolina ranked among Universities.com's Top 10. 

Sep 19, 2017

Ed Prep Matters: Secondary Math Teacher Candidates Need More Preparation in Statistics

"[T]eacher education programs must rise to the challenge of preparing their graduates to teach statistics," write NC State College of Education Professor Hollylynne S. Lee and Middle Tennessee State Professor Jennifer N. Lovett in a recent article published in the Journal of Teacher Education. 

Sep 19, 2017

Hiller Spires on “Digital Transformation and Innovation in Chinese Education”

Nearly a dozen contributors with ties to the NC State College of Education highlight examples of educational innovation in China in a new book. 

Sep 12, 2017

Scott Reintgen ’12 MAT: I Wrote My YA Novel “Nyxia” for My Students

Why did Sott Reintgen '12 MAT, author of the YA novel "Nyxia," transition from a high school teacher to a young adult novelist? 

Sep 11, 2017

Cultivating Young Readers

NC State College of Education faculty are leading literacy initiatives to improve reading education across the nation. Explore their seven evidence-based principles to cultivate young readers.