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Jan 15, 2025

Professor of Science Education Carla C. Johnson Receives Industry Partner Innovator Award, Adaptive Leadership Award from Department of Labor

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Closing the Skills Gap Program has awarded NC State College of Education Professor of Science Education Carla C. Johnson with both the Partner Innovator Award and the Adaptive Leadership Award for her work with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy.

Apr 27, 2023

Professor Carla C. Johnson Receives 2022 Outstanding Engagement Award, Alumni Outstanding Extension and Outreach Award

Carla C. Johnson, a professor of science education in the NC State College of Education, has been recognized for her outreach, extension and engagement work through two awards from NC State alumni and peers.

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Jun 2, 2021

AI Academy Partners with Disney, Diveplane, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Honeywell, Lexmark and Northrop Grumman to Grow Artificial Intelligence Expertise

Several national and international organizations have partnered with NC State’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy, led by Professor Carla C. Johnson, Ph.D., in order to train their employees to meet a growing demand for talent in the area of artificial intelligence.
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May 28, 2020

Professor Carla Johnson Leads the Development of First Handbook of Research on STEM Education, Featuring Contributions from College of Education Faculty

Several College of Education faculty members have contributed chapters in the recently released Handbook of Research on STEM Education, on which Professor Carla Johnson, Ed.D., served as lead editor. In addition to that work, Johnson has also helped pilot a new STEAM curriculum that is being piloted throughout China.
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Feb 18, 2020

Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to Support AI Apprenticeships

A new four-year, $6 million project led by North Carolina State University and funded by the U.S. Department of Labor will support 5,000 workers with training, college coursework and certification to work in the emerging field of artificial intelligence (AI). Carla C. Johnson, senior faculty fellow and professor of science education at NC State, is the principal investigator of the project “Artificial Intelligence Academy (AIA): North Carolina Apprenticeships for Innovation,” which will be affiliated with the NC State College of Education’s Friday Institute for Educational Innovation.
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Feb 12, 2020

Friday Institute Senior Faculty Fellow Carla C. Johnson Expands Online Learning Opportunities for K-12 Educators with New Grant from Institute of Education Sciences

 Carla C. Johnson, Ph.D., a senior faculty fellow with the NC State College of Education’s Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and a professor of science education in the college, will develop and study two new Professional Learning Online Modules (PLOM) for educators through a recently funded, two-year grant.

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May 29, 2019

NC State Education Awarded $7.6M in Research Funding March-May 2019

Faculty and researchers at the NC State College of Education and its Friday Institute for Educational Innovation were awarded $7,643,909 to support 11 research projects from March 13 to May 15, 2019.

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May 16, 2019

Associate Dean and Friday Institute Executive Director Carla C. Johnson on STEM Education, What Shaped Her Work and Astronaut Buzz Aldrin

Carla C. Johnson, Ph.D., began her role as the executive director of the Friday Institute and associate dean at the NC State College of Education April 30. She provides strategic direction and leadership for the Friday Institute, including expanding and sustaining its success and operation in North Carolina and beyond. In this Q&A, she shares how she became interested in STEM education, what shaped her work and how she began working with astronaut Buzz Aldrin.