grants

Sep 29, 2023

Teachers in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Looking Forward to Bringing Math Discourse into Classrooms Through Project AIM Professional Development

About 30 teachers in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district are participating in professional development through Project AIM (All Included in Mathematics), a program developed by NC State College of Education Dean Paola Sztajn and Horizon Research, Inc. that helps elementary school teachers learn to promote mathematics discourse for all learners using techniques adapted from literacy instruction. 

Sep 15, 2023

Scholars Gather to Learn About Rural Multilingual Learners at Conference on Rural English Learner Education and Research (CREER) Organized by Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Educational Equity Maria Coady

The first-of-its-kind Conference on Rural English Learner Education and Research (CREER) convened scholars and educators from across the country to identify the state of educational programs, policies and practices for rural multilingual learners and families. The conference also aimed to create a collaborative plan and a national research agenda for this population. 

Aug 9, 2023

Department Head Kevin Oliver, Associate Professor Angela Wiseman Help Preserve Historic Russell School Through Virtual Tour, Alumni Interviews

In the early 1900s, more than 800 Rosenwald Schools – schools for Black students built through philanthropic donations and funds raised by activists – were built in North Carolina. To preserve their history, Kevin Oliver, head of the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences, and Associate Professor Angela Wiseman, have created a virtual tour of the Historic Russell School. 

Aug 3, 2023

Assistant Professor Sunghwan Byun Collaborates with NC State’s Department of Statistics to Improve Equity through Grant-funded Project

NC State College of Education Assistant Professor Sunghwan Byun is working to make the teaching of college-level statistics more equitable through a new grant-funded project. 

Jul 10, 2023

NC State College of Education Awarded $3.9 Million in Grant Funding From April Through June, 2023

Faculty and researchers at the NC State College of Education, including the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, were awarded $3,899,569 to support 12 projects from April 1 through June 30, 2023. 

Jun 16, 2023

2023-2024 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. 

Jun 1, 2023

Assistant Professors Samantha Marshall and Sunghwan Byun Aim to Improve Mathematics Learning for Multilingual Learners through Grant-funded Project

Assistant Professors Samantha Marshall and Sunghwan Byun will use a National Science Foundation grant to develop a novel professional development model to better support mathematics teachers in instructing multilingual learners. 

Apr 17, 2023

Autonomy, Microcredentials Address Need for Effective STEM Educators in Grant-funded Professional Learning Program Co-developed by Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Gail Jones

Research has tied teacher motivation to autonomy, which is why a new grant-funded project involving Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Gail Jones is researching teacher-directed microcredentials as a form of professional development.. 

Apr 10, 2023

NC State College of Education Awarded $2.4 Million in Grant Funding From January Through March, 2023

Faculty and researchers at the NC State College of Education, including the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, were awarded $2,452,886 to support nine projects from Jan. 1 through March. 31, 2023. 

Apr 5, 2023

Shiyan Jiang, Christy Byrd and Amato Nocera Will Use Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Learning Across the High School Curriculum Through Work on Grant-funded Project

A group of NC State College of Education researchers are hoping to capitalize on the natural links that exist between artificial intelligence (AI) technology and subjects already being taught in K-12 schools through a new grant-funded project designed to create new learning opportunities for students.