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Recommended Reads: A Prescription for Comic Relief

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May 1, 2025

Assistant Professor Daniel Kelly On Social-emotional Learning in the Classroom

Research shows that students who have strong social-emotional competencies have improved academic and behavioral outcomes, stronger attendance and better mental health. However, Assistant Professor Daniel Kelly notes, social-emotional learning can look different for each person, particularly for K-12 students who are still growing and developing.

Friday Institute Director of Digital Learning Emme Braaten

Feb 24, 2025

How Can Teachers and Parents Help Students Manage Cellphone Use in Schools? Friday Institute Director of Digital Learning Emma Braaten Shares Advice

Cellphones in schools have become a hot topic among parents, students and educators. Friday Institute for Educational Innovation Director of Digital Learning Emma Braaten shares strategies for educators and parents about how to help students manage cellphone use during school.
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Jan 29, 2025

Five Tips for Engaging in Citizen Science as a Classroom Teacher

Participatory science, also known as citizen science, gives students as young as elementary school the opportunity to collect and contribute scientific data to the science community and connect science to students’ lives.
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Feb 27, 2023

3 Things K-12 Educators Should Know about the Ethics and Use of AI in Education

Professor Shiyan Jiang shares some ways artificial intelligence can be beneficial to educators, as well as the ethical considerations for using the technology.
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Aug 26, 2022

Utilizing Phoneme Videos for Phonemic Awareness Practice

With a new school year upon us, many young learners and multilingual learners will be practicing their phonemic awareness skills in earnest. The New Literacies Collaborative at the Friday Institute…
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Aug 11, 2022

5 Tips for Increasing Learner Engagement During Educator-Designed Instructional Videos

Editor’s note: This post was authored by Marie Himes, director of the New Literacies Collaborative at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, and Jessica Hunt, an associate professor of mathematics…
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Jun 18, 2020

Dean Mary Ann Danowitz on Recognizing Juneteenth and Related Resources

While this Juneteenth is not filled with celebration for the progress that has been made, it can be a time of hope for the monumental shift that has been ignited in the United States. It also can be a marker for our college’s next phase as we intensify our mission to advance racial equity and justice and work to eliminate racial biases in our daily lives, classrooms, schools, counseling centers and communities.
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Aug 8, 2019

Recommended Reads: A Prescription for Comic Relief

Students need to read books they enjoy to help them become adults who read for fun. Kerri Brown Parker, director of the NC State College of Education’s Media and Education Technology Resource Center (METRC), has curated three lists of books designed to provide comic relief for students of all ages.