innovation

Jan 17, 2025

‘I Don’t Know of Another State That’s Done This:’ Goodnight Distinguished Professors in Early Literacy and Spangler Distinguished Professors of Early Child Literacy Gather at NC State to Discuss Way to Improve Literacy Outcomes

On Dec. 10, distinguished professors of literacy education from across North Carolina gathered together at the first North Carolina Literacy Leaders retreat hosted by NC State’s College of Education. The event was an opportunity for the state’s two Goodnight Distinguished Professors in Early Literacy and four Spangler Distinguished Professors of Early Child Literacy to share ideas, work with representatives of the University of North Carolina System and hear from education representatives about successes and gaps in literacy education and ways to collaboratively make change.

Dec 5, 2024

Assistant Professors of Mathematics Education Sunghwan Byun and Samantha Marshall Receive Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award

NC State College of Education Assistant Professors of Mathematics Education Sunghwan Byun and Samantha Marshall have been selected as recipients of NC State University’s 2024 Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award.

Nov 15, 2024

Assistant Professors Rawn Boulden, Brean’a Parker and Rolanda Mitchell to Impact 10,000 Students Using $4.4M Grant to Train School-based Mental Health Professionals for N.C. Schools

For many K-12 students, schools serve as the only viable setting in which they are able to access mental health care. However, many districts across North Carolina and the nation are facing a significant shortage of school-based mental health professionals. It’s an issue that Assistant Professors of Counseling and Counselor Education Rawn Boulden, Brean’a Parker and Rolanda Mitchell are working to address through a new grant-funded project.

Nov 7, 2024

Two Projects Funded through College of Education’s New Innovation Fellows Program Will Address Future Teachers’ Wellbeing, Use Technology to Improve Literacy Outcomes

College of Education researchers are working to improve future teachers’ wellbeing and harness new technology to address literacy outcomes through two projects funded by the NC State College of Education’s Innovation Fellows Program.

Sep 24, 2024

Mini-Grants Allow College of Education Students to Ignite Innovation in the Classroom

Every spring, NC State College of Education students, typically seniors, enter public schools throughout the Triangle to complete a semester of student teaching. The college's student teacher mini-grant program allows them to apply for up to $200 to purchase materials and supplies to implement innovative learning opportunities in the classroom.

Sep 17, 2024

Literacy and Community Initiative Shares Framework for Critical Literacy and Successes of Program in New Book

The success of the Literacy and Community Initiative and its critical literacy framework are outlined in a new book entitled Amplifying Youth Voices through Critical Literacy and Positive Youth Development: The Potential of University-Community Partnerships, which is written by Associate Professor Crystal Chen Lee, Professor and Friday Institute Deputy Director Jose Picart and recent College of Education graduate Jennifer C. Mann ’23PHD.

Sep 11, 2024

College of Education Researchers to Integrate Cybersecurity with Math, Science Lessons through $2 Million Grant-funded Project

From creating online accounts and communicating through games or social media to accessing educational applications and websites in school, elementary-aged students are regularly accessing technology. But these young students might…

Sep 11, 2024

College of Education Scholars Set Record for Research Expenditures, Receive Multiple NSF CAREER Grants During 2023-2024 Fiscal Year

Researchers in the NC State College of Education, including the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, set a new college record for research expenditures during the 2023-2024 fiscal year, with a total of $20,443,364 spent conducting research.

Aug 1, 2024

North Carolina Teachers Bring Cybersecurity to Classrooms with Help from GenCyber Teacher Camp Led By Professor of Learning, Design, and Technology Florence Martin

North Carolina middle and high school teachers are learning how to incorporate cybersecurity content into their classrooms through the GenCyber Teacher Camp, led by NC State College of Education Professor of Learning, Design, and Technology Florence Martin.

May 7, 2024

Assistant Professor of Technology, Engineering, and Design Education Daniel Kelly Uses CAREER Grant to Blend Robotics and Social-emotional Learning to Improve Education for Students in the Juvenile Justice System

Assistant Professor of Technology, Engineering, and Design Education Daniel Kelly is using robotics to help students in the juvenile justice system understand their emotions while training pre-service teachers to work with this specialized population through his National Science Foundation CAREER grant.