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Aug 13, 2024

Transformational Scholar and Teaching Fellow Braxton Cumbo: ‘What Inspires Me to Become a Teacher Is Seeing Personal Growth and Development’

Braxton Cumbo loves STEM and has a passion for teaching, which made the college's technology, engineering, and design education program the perfect fit for him. 

Aug 13, 2024

Transformational Scholar and Teaching Fellow Andrea Loera Valdez: ‘I Have a Supportive System of People Who Want to See Me Achieve My Dream of Becoming an Educator’

Andrea Loera Valdez, an incoming Teaching Fellow and Transformational Scholar, is excited to become part of a community that will prepare her to teach in eastern North Carolina, where she especially wants to support students who do not speak English as their first language.

Aug 13, 2024

Teaching Fellow John Constantino: ‘I Want To Make a Difference in My Students’ Lives and Be Someone They Can See as a Mentor and Role Model’ 

John Constantino's fifth-grade teacher inspired in him a love for learning. That, paired with a fascination with science, led him to NC State's College of Education, where he is an incoming Teaching Fellow.

Aug 13, 2024

Teaching Fellow Gabriel Steven Castillo Calderon: ‘’I Want To Be Able To Help Others Learn, and I Want Them To Be Able To Look Forward To It.’

When Gabriel Steven Castillo Calderon was in kindergarten, a patient bilingual teacher helped him learn English and, throughout high school, he had many other teachers who made their classes exciting while maintaining a focus on learning. As an incoming Teaching Fellow, he hopes to one day be able to do the same.

Aug 13, 2024

Tacey Miller ’15: ‘I Believe That Elementary Mathematics Is the Foundation for Success in Any Profession’

For almost a decade, Tacey Miller '15 has worked as a teacher at Dixon Elementary in Onslow County. She recently earned her mathematics add-on licensure through the NC State College of Education, which inspired to return to the college and also pursue her doctoral degree.

Aug 13, 2024

Maryam Mohaghegh: ‘The Process of Learning and Growth Fascinates Me’

Maryam Mohaghegh has worked as an English as a second language (ESL) teacher in Iran, a scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO) National Polio Laboratory and a Persian lecturer at NC State. As a doctoral student in the NC State College of Education, she wants to explore how an individual's first language can impact growth opportunities for ESL professionals in the United States.

Aug 13, 2024

Lydia Provost ’19: ‘I Am Interested in Diving Further Into the Language That We Use When Teaching Mathematical Thinking’

After four years in the classroom, Lydia Provost '19 is returning to the College of Education to earn her doctoral degree and, one day, influence the next generation of teachers.

Aug 13, 2024

Stephen Trembath-Reichert: ‘My Time as a Teacher Showed Me That There Is Both a Serious Need and Ample Opportunity for Adaptation in Science and Math Teaching Practices’

Stephen Trembath-Reichert has conducted high-energy physics research at the Large Hadron Collider and worked in Durham as a high school teacher. His next step is to earn his doctoral degree at the NC State College of Education.

Aug 13, 2024

Dale Hammer: ‘I Am Interested in How We Can Better Train School and District Leaders To Become More Effective Instructional Leaders’

In earning his doctoral degree from the NC State College of Education, Dale Hammer hopes to explore how school and district leaders can be even better prepared to transform instruction in ways that improve student outcomes.

Aug 12, 2024

Voting Open for Proposal Co-developed by Belk Center Executive Director Audrey Jaeger For SXSW EDU 2025

A proposal submitted by NC State researchers, including Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research Executive Director and W. Dallas Herring Professor Audrey Jaeger, is up for consideration for inclusion as a panel at SXSW EDU 2025 as part of the event’s PanelPicker public voting process.