Emily Packard

May 5, 2017

Kathleen Anne Epperson ’17 MS: Why I’m Returning to Teaching

Kathleen Anne Epperson’ 17 MS left the classroom to pursue a master’s at the College of Education. After being reminded of the rewards of teaching, she’s now headed back to… 

May 5, 2017

Derek Williams ’17 PHD.: Widening His Sphere of Influence through Mathematics Education

Derek Williams ’17 PHD will expand his impact on others through teaching mathematics at the college level and in a teacher education program. Name: Derek A. Williams Hometown: Raleigh Field… 

May 5, 2017

Rebeka Townsend ’17: Making Strides in Mathematics Education

Rebeka Townsend ‘17 will take her passion for mathematics education into the high school classroom this fall, with a goal for helping students overcome their challenges. Name: Rebeka Townsend Hometown:… 

May 5, 2017

Ashley Whitehead ’17 PHD: Educating Our Educators

Ashley Whitehead ’17 PHD will use her Ph.D. to develop the next generation of pre-service math teachers. Name: Ashley Whitehead Hometown: Princeton, Indiana Field of Study: Ph.D., Mathematics Education Activities:… 

Apr 27, 2017

New Scholarship Supports Education Students

A scholarship honoring the memory of the late Dr. Jenny Penney Oliver will give recipients a chance to follow in the footsteps of the award’s namesake. 

Apr 7, 2017

Making Student Success a Global Effort

Jere Confrey works alongside two nonprofits — Teachers2Teachers (T2T) and Starfish Impact — to give young Guatemalan women crucial educational support. 

Mar 21, 2017

Graduate Education Week | How Graduate Students’ Research Impacts Education

To coincide with NC State’s Graduate Education Week, which begins March 20, we talked to two doctoral students in the College of Education who recently presented at the 4th annual Scholar-Practitioner Symposium. 

Mar 13, 2017

College of Education Scholar Athletes Excel in Classroom, Pool

Two College of Education students recently helped the NC State women’s swimming and diving team to its first ACC championship since 1980: Rachel Muller and Ky-Lee Perry. 

Feb 16, 2017

Fletcher Receives National Award for Doctoral Dissertation

Dr. Michael Shane Fletcher received his Ph.D. in literacy from the College of Education’s Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences in December 2016. He was recently honored with the 2017 American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Middle Level Education SIG Graduate Research Award for his dissertation, "Finding Their Voices: A Narrative Inquiry of Sixth-Grade Lumbee Males who Struggle with Reading." Fletcher will present his research at the 2017 AERA Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. 

Feb 6, 2017

Great Graduates

College of Education graduates are among the leading minds in the field of education today – forging paths in the areas of teaching, learning counseling and educational leadership.