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Mar 13, 2019

Teaching Fellow Erin Lisi on Building a Curriculum Based on “Cabaret”

Meet Erin Lisi: senior science education major and N.C. Teaching Fellow who designed a curriculum for high school students to explore themes like creative expression, personal ethics and minority oppression in the 1966 musical “Cabaret” -- and to ask themselves, “How can art help me?” 

Aug 24, 2018

People of Poe | Kay Sumpter on Choosing NC State Education

Kay Sumpter just began her first year at the NC State College of Education. As a member of the Goodnight Scholars Program, Sumpter comes to the college from Lee County High School and plans to major in Elementary Education. Sumpter talks about her goals for her undergraduate studies and how the NC State College of Education will set her up for success as an educator. 

Mar 28, 2018

People of Poe | Student Fumi Agboola on Giving Back

Fumi Agboola, a junior Elementary Education major, discusses why she chose to study at the NC State College of Education and what serving both her community and future profession means to her. 

Feb 5, 2018

People of Poe | Alicia Hatmaker on Being a Beginning Teacher and a Graduate Student

Meet Alicia Hatmaker: beginning teacher at a Wake County high school and first-year master’s student at the NC State College of Education. 

Dec 4, 2017

People of Poe | Mandy Blackmon on Working at the College of Education

Meet Mandy Petty: NC State athletics fan, mother of Madison and HR specialist in the College of Education. 

Nov 20, 2017

People of Poe | Sarah Baker ’09 on Why She Teaches and is Back to Pursue a Master’s

Meet Sarah Baker: former North Carolina Teaching Fellow, eighth grade language arts teacher at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh and master’s student in the NC State College of Education. 

Nov 6, 2017

People of Poe | Rachael Debnam-O’Dea on the Changing Landscape of English Education

Meet Rachael Debnam-O’Dea: world traveler, former high school English teacher and current second-year doctoral student in the College of Education. 

Oct 9, 2017

People of Poe | Julia Hnatt on Her Inspiration to Teach

Meet Julia Hnatt: native of the Triangle area, member of the NC State Dance Team and a junior studying middle grades education. 

Sep 22, 2017

People of Poe | Jed McLaughlin on Why I’ve Changed the Way I Look at Science Education

Meet Jed McLaughlin: native North Carolinian, member of the National Science Teachers Association and a junior studying science education.