Staff

Oct 22, 2020

Strategies Can Help Teach Students to Discuss Politics

NC State Assistant Professors Paula McAvoy, Ph.D., and Christy Byrd, Ph.D., hold “Dinner with Democracy” to help students productively discuss political differences. 

Oct 2, 2020

Lauren Fels ’22: ‘My Program Offered Many Volunteer Programs Such as Teaching English to Elementary, High School or Adults, Volunteering with Service Projects Around the City and Giving Tours of Florence’

Lauren Fels '22, who is pursuing a degree in elementary education with an English as a second language add-on licensure, spent last fall in Florence, Italy as part of the NC State in Italy: Semester at Lorenzo de' Medici Institute study abroad program. She shares her experience and what she learned as a future educator. 

Sep 15, 2020

Donor Support Boosts Access and Inclusion for Master of Arts in Teaching Program

Scholarships provided thanks to the College of Education Excellence Fund are helping a more diverse group of students prepare to make an impact through the teaching profession. 

Sep 11, 2020

WTVD: Local Universities Work to Introduce More Diverse Educators into Classrooms Statewide

Anona Smith Williams, Ed.D., speaks about the Leadership Institute for Future Teachers, or LIFT, a program aimed at underrepresented high school students interested in pursuing a potential career in education. 

Sep 11, 2020

The Conversation: Does 4 Years of College Make Students More Liberal?

Through analysis of 3,486 students at 116 U.S. colleges and universities, the IDEALS Project found that students’ positive attitudes toward political conservatives were largely the same when they started college and four years later.  

Sep 1, 2020

DELTA Welcomes 2020-2021 Faculty Fellows, including Teaching Assistant Professor Michelle Bartlett

DELTA welcomed five new Faculty Fellows for the 2020-2021 cycle, including NC State College of Education Teaching Assistant Professor Michelle Bartlett, Ph.D. 

Sep 1, 2020

DELTA Grants Recipients for 2020-2021 Announced

DELTA announced more than $250,000 in new and continuing DELTA Grants to 29 recipients, including NC State College of Education Teaching Associate Professor Angie Smith, Ph.D., and Teaching Assistant Professor Michelle Bartlett, Ph.D. 

Aug 26, 2020

Lessons for Educators on Teaching Climate Change

Assistant Professor K.C. Busch discusses her work on a study that found a strategy to teach students climate change, but also saw outside beliefs influence learning. 

Aug 12, 2020

Back to School: Tips to Help Teachers Configure Classes

Associate Teaching Professor Angie Smith, Ph.D., offers tips for helping teachers adjust their class structures during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Aug 11, 2020

Back to School: Helping Children with Math

Associate Professor Jessica Hunt, Ph.D. offers tips for parents and caregivers to help their children with math learning at home.