August 2018

Aug 17, 2018

Meet Parks Newby ’74, ’75 MED: I Help Students Succeed Using Industry Experience

“I like to challenge my students with high expectations, with goals of personal excellence, and give them the tools to attain them. I challenge them with the concept that excellence is achievable, that even mundane tasks can be completed with excellence and professionalism, that more often than not, it is the little things that matter," says the new teaching assistant professor. 

Aug 17, 2018

Meet Jennifer Ayscue: Education Has the Power to Change Lives

“I believe that education has the power to change lives. Schools are extremely important because they provide children and youth with education, and they are also a public institution where people of all different backgrounds have the potential to come together to learn," says the new assistant professor. 

Aug 17, 2018

The 74: Why Diversity Matters

Kevin Mahnken references NC State Education researcher Anna Egalite's work on how the race of teachers impacts student achievement in an article for The 74, a non-profit, non-partisan news site covering education in America. 

Aug 17, 2018

Meet Paula McAvoy: I’m Committed to Research That Helps Teachers Do Their Best Work

"I decided to return to a faculty position because I want to focus on research and teaching. NC State’s land-grant mission appeals to my commitment to conduct research that helps teachers do their best work," says the new assistant professor of social studies. 

Aug 17, 2018

Meet Douglas Lecorchick ’17 EDD: I Want to Create an Atmosphere of Critical Reasoning

“I have learned that if an individual can become engaged in and inspired by what they are doing then great things can and usually do happen," said the new teaching assistant professor of graphics communication & technology. 

Aug 16, 2018

AMTE-NC Event Unites Math Teacher Educators, Supports Teachers in Their Instruction

More than 50 mathematics teacher educators from across North Carolina came together for a one-day professional development event to discuss ways to support teachers in their instruction of recently adopted standards. 

Aug 16, 2018

VanDerlaske Recognized as Johnston County Teacher of the Year

In this Q&A interview, we talked with Brian VanDerlaske '09 NC TEACH about his passion for education, what skills he hopes every student leaves his English classroom with, and how the NC TEACH program at the NC State College of Education helped him achieve his professional goals. 

Aug 16, 2018

Meet Kevin Sutton ’12, ’18 EDD: I Want Students to Learn Much More Than Content

“I strive to show students a passion for excellence, a desire to learn, and how to cultivate a positive community and work team," says the new teaching assistant professor of Technology, Engineering, and Design Education. 

Aug 16, 2018

Meet Christopher Travers: I Want to Increase Access and Success in Higher Education For All Students

“Much of my interests in higher education and my research agenda is born out of my own life experiences," says the new teaching assistant professor of higher education. "I am keenly aware of the barriers to education for racially/ethnically minoritized students in the United States.” 

Aug 15, 2018

Crystal Espey Named Coordinator of Teaching Fellows at NC State Program

Crystal Espey ’11, ’18 MSA is the coordinator of the N.C. Teaching Fellows at NC State program, effective Aug. 13. She’s a former N.C. Teaching Fellow who previously taught high school math in Wake County for six years. She also earned a Master of School Administration from the NC State College of Education.