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November 2018

A group of students gather around a microscope.

Nov 29, 2018

UNC System: Pursuing Excellence in All 100 Counties

Ally Gagnon, a freshman science education major at the NC State College of Education, says she's learning how to lead her future STEM classroom with creativity, dedication and passion as a Teaching Fellow at NC State. The recently re-established N.C. Teaching Fellows program offers competitive, merit-based forgivable loans to students like Gagnon who want to pursue teaching in areas of critical need in North Carolina. 

Achieving the Dream President and CEO Karen Stout

Nov 29, 2018

Achieving the Dream President and CEO Karen Stout: “Creating Greater Urgency for Teaching and Learning in Institutional Reform is Long Overdue”

"Excellent teaching and support for quality instruction must be at the core of our reform work” as community college leaders, said Achieving the Dream President and CEO Karen Stout during the 2018 Dallas Herring Lecture she delivered Wednesday, Nov. 28, at the NC State College of Education's Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. How can leaders create a culture of excellent teaching and learning? She identifies three guiding principles and five building blocks. 

Algie Gatewood

Nov 29, 2018

Alamance Community College President Algie Gatewood Receives I.E. Ready Distinguished Leader Award

Alamance Community College President Algie Gatewood ’94EDD has received the NC State College of Education’s 2018 I.E. Ready Distinguished Leader Award, which recognizes alumni with distinguished careers with the North Carolina Community College System. 

Wendell Murphy

Nov 27, 2018

Wendell Murphy ’60 Named NC State College of Education’s 2018 Distinguished Alumnus

Wendell Murphy has been named the NC State College of Education’s 2018 Distinguished Alumnus. He graduated from the College of Education in 1960 and worked as a teacher before translating what he learned about leadership into a career of business and policy leadership. Today, he’s the chair and chief executive officer emeritus of Murphy Family Farms, the nation’s leading swine producer. 

Nov 27, 2018

Penny A. Pasque Named ACPA Senior Scholar

The head of the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development has been named an ACPA Senior Scholar in recognition of her exemplary contributions to ACPA’s mission of advancing research related to student affairs work in higher education. 

Nov 26, 2018

[Video] Onslow County Schools: Thank You to NC State College of Education for 800+ Books, Resources and Supplies

The NC State College of Education collected over 800 books, materials and resources to support Onslow County Schools after Hurricane Florence battered much of the county. "We just want to thank the NC State College of Education for such a generous donation," said Deborah Hoffman, principal of Jacksonville Commons Elementary School. "It looks like a project that started pretty small and turned into something absolutely large and phenomenal, and we're very thankful to be recipients of those books and supplies and resources." 

A group photo of NC State Education's TEECA student chapter

Nov 26, 2018

Technology, Engineering and Design Students Earn Awards in Regional Competitions

Undergraduate students in NC State College of Education’s Technology, Engineering and Design Education program had two Top 3 finishes in competitions at the Technology & Engineering Education Collegiate Association Eastern Regional Conference. 

Nov 15, 2018

#ThankAnEducator: Your Stories about Educators Who Change Lives

We asked our alumni, students and friends to show their appreciation for the educators who made a difference in their lives and who are transforming lives, schools and communities across North Carolina, the nation and the world. 

Nov 15, 2018

ABC 11: Celebrate American Education Week by Thanking Your Favorite Teacher

The NC State College of Education created the "Thank An Educator" movement to coincide with American Education Week. It gives you a chance to tell that special teacher in your life just how much they meant to you. You could even get a T-shirt for joining in. 

Nov 15, 2018

Education Week: Teacher Evaluations Have Dramatically Changed the Principal’s Job

How have multiple-measure teacher evaluation systems impacted the role of the school principal? Education Week cites a new paper -- co-authored by NC State Education Assistant Professor Tim Drake -- that investigates if time-management challenges for principals lead to increased stress, turnover and burnout.