August 2018

Aug 30, 2018

[Video] NC State Rural Works!

Katie Smith and Ashley Lawson, two seniors at the NC State College of Education, spent their summer teaching in Lenoir County as part of the NC State Rural Works internship program. See how they made a difference at Lenoir County Public School's STEM Camp. 

Aug 30, 2018

EdNC.org: Building the Next Generation of Community College Leaders at NC State

In this piece for EdNC, NC State Education Professor Audrey Jaeger writes about the importance of North Carolina's 58 community colleges and how the NC State College of Education -- supported by the John M. Belk Endowment -- will continue to develop a pipeline of the most talented community college leaders in the country. 

Aug 30, 2018

New $1.8 Million NSF Grant to Support NC State Education Project on Math Teacher Preparation

Hollylynne Lee, professor and university faculty scholar at the NC State College of Education, will use the grant to continue her team’s work on improving the way preservice mathematics teachers prepare to enter their classrooms, specifically how to utilize students’ mathematical thinking in technology-rich environments. 

Aug 28, 2018

NC State Education Receives $12+ Million in Research Grants Between June-August 2018

NC State College of Education faculty were awarded $12,443,243 to support nine research projects in June, July and August. In FY 2018, faculty have received $25,820,890 in awards so far. 

Aug 27, 2018

Matt Friedrick ’13MED, ’16MBA Named Executive Director of Development

Matt Friedrick ’13MED, ‘16MBA, a longtime development and program director and former classroom teacher who has served on multiple education boards and task forces, will join the NC State College of Education Sept. 10 as its executive director of development. 

Aug 27, 2018

NC State Education Welcomes Fulbright Awardee Stella Jackman-Ryan

The Fulbright Laspau Award recipient began her doctoral program in educational psychology this fall and will be working with Fulbright Scholar recipient and NC State Education Associate Professor Margareta Thomson on research involving academic motivation. 

Aug 27, 2018

Teaching Assistant Professor Michelle Bartlett Receives Award for Online Innovation

Teaching Assistant Professor Michelle Bartlett received the Wagner Innovation Award at the 2018 Distance Learning Administration conference in June. She's the program coordinator of the 100 percent online Training and Development master’s and certificate programs. 

Aug 24, 2018

Education Week: Five Questions About Data Use for School Leaders

NC State Education Assistant Professor Anna Egalite offers five big-picture questions about data use for school leaders to consider as the school year begins in the final entry in a series of guest blog posts for Education Week. 

Aug 24, 2018

People of Poe | Kay Sumpter on Choosing NC State Education

Kay Sumpter just began her first year at the NC State College of Education. As a member of the Goodnight Scholars Program, Sumpter comes to the college from Lee County High School and plans to major in Elementary Education. Sumpter talks about her goals for her undergraduate studies and how the NC State College of Education will set her up for success as an educator. 

Aug 22, 2018

4 NC State Education Faculty Receive DELTA 2018-2019 Grants

DELTA awarded more than $240,000 in new and continuing DELTA Grants to 29 recipients across the NC State University, including four in the NC State College of Education: Michelle Bartlett, Jessica Hunt, Jamie Pearson and Meghan Manfra. They will collaborate with DELTA to create solutions to instructional challenges that promote the use of instructional technology and course design.