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Nov 1, 2017

NC State Education to Celebrate American Education Week Nov. 13-17

The NC State College of Education will hold over a dozen events the week of Nov. 13-17 to celebrate American Education Week. See the schedule of activities. 

Nov 1, 2017

Super Bowl Champion Bill Cowher ’79: Why I Chose Education

Bill Cowher '79 shares why he chose to major in education and how the degree helped him coach the Pittsburgh Steelers to the 2006 Super Bowl. Watch his story, and share your own. 

Oct 26, 2017

Business Insider: Leaders Join Forces to Help Solve North Carolina’s Teacher Shortage

NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill are teaming up to launch a joint Competency-based Education program -- Pathway to Practice NC -- which will be the first of its kind in the region, designed to certify thousands of people to teach in schools across North Carolina. 

Oct 26, 2017

“Data Alone is Not Power. Data Plus Thinking is Power.”

Professor Hollylynne Lee has developed a series of online courses and teacher education modules that are helping pre-service and in-service K-12 teachers bring statistics and probability to life in the classroom. 

Oct 24, 2017

The Guardian: Want Your Child to be an Engineer? Give Them a Falcon or Go Stargazing

Hobbies such as beekeeping or model building are the key to a technical career, a study co-authored by Elysa Corin '12 MED, '15 PHD, Professor Gail Jones and Gina Childers '14 PHD finds. 

Oct 24, 2017

Meet DELTA Faculty Fellow Angie Smith

As a DELTA Faculty Fellow, NC State College of Education Teaching Associate Professor Angie Smith is driven to build connections and transfer knowledge while delivering high-quality online education. 

Oct 19, 2017

Danowitz, Maher to Serve on Statewide Education Commissions

NC State College of Education Dean Mary Ann Danowitz will chair the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission, while Assistant Dean Michael Maher will serve as vice chair of the N.C. Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission. 

Oct 17, 2017

Amber McGregor Named NC State STEM Early College High School Liaison

Amber McGregor joined the NC State College of Education Oct. 9 as the the NC State STEM Early College High School Liaison. She previously worked as an assistant director with NC State Undergraduate Admissions. 

Oct 17, 2017

WNCT: LCPS Joins NC State in New Teacher Recruitment Program

Public school systems across the state are taking part in a new teacher recruitment program started by the NC State College of Education and The Innovation Program (TIP), WNCT reports. 

Oct 17, 2017

Ashley Lawson Wins NCCTM Outstanding Mathematics Education Student Award

The undergraduate student is recognized for her excellence in mathematics education by the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics.