Friday Institute

May 6, 2025

In the Spotlight: Emily Thrasher, Research Scholar with the Friday Institute

For the In the Spotlight series, we feature one staff member on a regular basis. In this edition, we spotlight Emily Thrasher, a research scholar at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and part of the…

Jul 24, 2024

2024 Friday Medal Awarded to SERVE Center Executive Director Maria Pitre-Martin

Jul 24, 2024

A Few Things We Did in Summer 2024

Students, faculty and staff in the NC State College of Education spent summer 2024 gearing up for a new academic year, leading and engaging in professional development, encouraging new students to join the teaching profession and traveling to other educational institutions around the world.

Jun 24, 2024

The New York Times: Yes, A.I. Can Be Really Dumb. But It’s Still a Good Tutor.

Emma Braaten, the director of digital learning at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, told The New York Times that the lesson of the past two decades in ed tech is to focus on augmentation, not substitution, of teachers — “to do things that were previously inconceivable.”

Apr 10, 2024

Friday Institute for Educational Innovation Celebrates 20 Years on NC State’s Centennial Campus

When the NC State College of Education was raising funds to support a new institute for research-to-practice innovation, Ann and Jim Goodnight came forward and said they wanted to name the building after Bill Friday, the former president of the University of North Carolina System and an education adviser to Presidents Johnson and Carter. The College of Education approached Friday with the idea, and he said he would only agree if Ida, his wife’s name, was on it too. This was the start of the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation.

Feb 1, 2024

EdNC: Four Tips About How to Use AI in NC Classrooms, According to Experts

Krista Glazewski, executive director of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, said that artificial intelligence has been sprinkled throughout education systems for decades. This includes things like adaptive testing, intelligent tutoring systems especially for math, and other programs that collect analytics and adjusts based on a student’s knowledge and skill level.

Aug 25, 2023

LASER Institute Builds Community of Scholars for Lifelong Connections, Future Collaboration

This year's LASER Institute summer workshop was hosted July 17-21, 2023, at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, part of the NC State College of Education.

Feb 15, 2023

Krista D. Glazewski Named Executive Director of Friday Institute, Associate Dean for Translational Research with College of Education

Krista D. Glazewski—an expert in problem-based learning, scaffolding and teacher professional development—will be the executive director of the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation (FI) and associate dean for translational research with NC State’s College of Education, effective July 1, 2023. Currently, Glazewski is a professor and department chair of Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University’s School of Education. 

Nov 3, 2022

2022-2023 Catalyst Grant Winners Announced

The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and the NC State College of Education have awarded three Catalyst Grants that are designed to increase research collaborations between faculty and staff at both entities and seed collaborative, high-impact research that will lead to further inquiry and support.

Oct 15, 2022

Friday Medal Ceremony