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Goodnight Scholars Program Spotlight | Hannah Morris

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Student on a laptop.

Jan 6, 2022

This is How Students Can Learn Problem-Solving Skills in Social Studies

A new study led by Associate Professor Meghan Manfra offers lessons on how social studies teachers could use computational thinking and computer-based resources to analyze primary source data, such as economic information, maps or historical documents.

Jan 6, 2022

EdNC: A Community Approach to Teacher Retention in North Carolina

Beth Shaver, a doctoral student earning a Ph.D. Teacher Education and Learning Sciences, discusses why teacher attrition is a big issue amidst the challenges of the 2021-22 school year.

Jan 6, 2022

EdNC: A Parent ‘Knows When Something is Not Right’

DeVoshia Mason Martin, a doctoral student in the Ph.D. in Teacher Education and Learning Sciences' Educational Equity program area of study, discusses how teacher training could help reduce the delay in autism diagnoses among Black children.

A group of students with a teacher in a classroom

Jan 4, 2022

EdNC: LIFT: Diversifying North Carolina’s Teacher Pipeline

The Leadership Institute for Future Teachers (LIFT), is the NC State College of Education’s evidence-based year-long program to introduce, prepare, and support academically competitive high school students of color and/or bilingual students who are interested in enhancing their leadership skills and exploring a potential career in education.
Professor Timothy Drake in a classroom.

Nov 30, 2021

AACTE: Gaps in the Journey to Becoming a Principal

In this podcast, Assistant Professor Tim Drake discusses what the research says about what the gaps between “learning” and “doing” are and how to address them.
Tim Drake walking with student

Nov 12, 2021

WHQR: Teacher Morale is Sinking in New Hanover County. It’s Not Just the Pandemic to Blame

Assistant Professor Timothy Drake discusses teacher morale and why it’s important for district leadership and administrators to support staff, and help them find moments of happiness.

Nov 11, 2021

Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Meet the New President of ASHE: Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles

A life in academia as a full professor—including being elected president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)—wasn’t exactly the life that Joy Gaston Gayles had considered for herself when she arrived at Shaw University as a first-generation college student some three decades ago.
High school student and iScholar participant Mikal Ali works on a project at his computer

Nov 11, 2021

The Education Trust: Redefining College and Career Readiness Through Critical Design

NC State College of Education doctoral students Joanna Ali and Kia Allah discuss how the iScholar youth program has demonstrated ways that educators and stakeholders can redefine the way they think about the future of their students by using a critical design process.
Researchers test the ScaleVR project in virtual reality

Nov 8, 2021

Seeing stars — and atoms, and everything in between

Every day, we are surrounded by things we can’t see — our individual cells, their molecules, the atoms making up those molecules. Then there are planets and stars, which are…

Nov 8, 2021

Goodnight Scholars Program Spotlight | Hannah Morris

When first-year student and Goodnight Scholar Hannah Morris ’25 was asked to describe the person she wants to be at graduation in 2025, the attribute “fulfilled” was top of mind. Read more about everything Hannah hopes to accomplish and experience at NC State.