elementary education

Apr 30, 2025

How the College of Education Draws on Research-based Practices to Prepare Effective Literacy Teachers

From preparing undergraduate students through coursework and field experiences to helping in-service teachers become literacy specialists, the NC State College of Education draws on research-based practices to develop literacy leaders.

Dec 16, 2024

My Student Experience: Dean’s Office Student Workers Set Stage for Event Success

Whether they're helping plan the College of Education's graduation ceremony or putting together recruitment materials for prospective students, Lauren Dudley and Meredith Stroud both play important, behind-the-scenes roles as the Dean's Office's student workers.

Dec 4, 2024

Lara-Cate Wright ’24: ‘Every Child Deserves Someone Who Believes in Them and Cheers Them On’

As Lara-Cate Wright '24 graduates with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a special education add-on licensure, she is looking forward to returning to her community in Dare County to teach third grade.

Aug 14, 2024

Meet Danielle Moloney Gallagher ’20MED, ’24PHD: ‘I Hope My Students Will Learn to See the Value and Brilliance in Each Person They Work With’

Danielle Moloney Gallagher ’20MED, ’24PHD, a two time graduate of the NC State College of Education, will return to the college in the 2024-25 academic year as an assistant teaching professor of elementary education.

Aug 13, 2024

Teaching Fellow Lia Brown: ‘I Want to Set the Foundation For Students’ Success’

Lia Brown, an incoming Teaching Fellow, hopes to prepare elementary school students with the skills they need to be successful, while also serving as a mentor.

Aug 13, 2024

Raina Massey: ‘As Teachers, We Are Given the Opportunity To Create a Safe Place and To Be a Kind and Trusted Presence’ 

Since joining the College of Education, elementary education major Raina Massey has enjoyed being a peer mentor, which has allowed her to assist with ED 100 classes, plan events and become more involved with the college, helping others and providing guidance to new students.

Aug 13, 2024

Lyla Sherwood: ‘My Strong Connection and Love for Children and Learning Led Me to Choose Education’

Lyla Sherwood loved the teachers she had growing up in New Hanover County and, as an incoming Transformational Scholar and Teaching Fellow, is excited to one day return to the region as an educator.

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

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

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.