science education

Nov 26, 2024

Layla Allen ’23 Named Orange County Schools 2024-25 Beginning Teacher of the Year

NC State College of Education alumna Layla Allen '23 has been named Orange County School's Beginning Teacher of the Year.

Oct 25, 2024

Thomas B. Fordham Institute: Implementation of Citizen Science Curriculum in Elementary School: A Case Study

A group of researchers led by Sarah J. Carrier of North Carolina State University are engaged in a multi-year study of CS in elementary classrooms. Specifically, the development, deployment, and evaluation of curriculum support materials to help a group of teacher volunteers integrate two CS projects—one conducted by the National Weather Service, the other by a national nonprofit organization—into their classrooms.

Sep 18, 2024

Six College of Education Students Prepare to Address Teacher Shortages By Becoming Math, Science Educators Through NC State STEM Education Scholars Program

Six graduate and undergraduate students are set to become the first cohort of NC State STEM Education Scholars, through a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.

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…

Aug 14, 2024

MacKenna Barefoot: ‘I Want to be an Educator Because I Want to Help the Next Generation’

In September, Teaching Fellow and science education major MacKenna Barefoot is leaving for Leeds and will spend the entire academic year in the United Kingdom, where they'll be able to explore what education is like in another country.

Aug 13, 2024

Tylan Deams: ‘The More I Learn and Get Involved in the Field of Education, the More I Fall in Love’

Since arriving at the NC State College of Education, science education major and Teaching Fellow Tylan Deams has taken advantage of multiple opportunities to get involved in the classroom, which…

Aug 13, 2024

Teaching Fellow John Constantino: ‘I Want To Make a Difference in My Students’ Lives and Be Someone They Can See as a Mentor and Role Model’ 

John Constantino's fifth-grade teacher inspired in him a love for learning. That, paired with a fascination with science, led him to NC State's College of Education, where he is an incoming Teaching Fellow.

Aug 13, 2024

Stephen Trembath-Reichert: ‘My Time as a Teacher Showed Me That There Is Both a Serious Need and Ample Opportunity for Adaptation in Science and Math Teaching Practices’

Stephen Trembath-Reichert has conducted high-energy physics research at the Large Hadron Collider and worked in Durham as a high school teacher. His next step is to earn his doctoral degree at the NC State College of Education.

May 21, 2024

Why Is It Important for Students to Understand How Scientific Decisions are Made? ‘If You Don’t Understand How Scientists Decide What Makes One Claim More Believable, Then It’s Actually Very Hard to Understand Science,’ Says STEM Education Department Head William Sandoval

For William Sandoval, head of the Department of STEM Education in the NC State College of Education, when preparing K-12 students to engage with real-world science, developing the skills to become career scientists is not nearly as important as helping them to engage with the science that will occur all around them in their everyday lives.

Mar 12, 2024

Professor of Science Education Soonhye Park Receives Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professorship Award

NC State College of Education Professor of Science Education Soonhye Park believes the goal of working with graduate students is a lot like the ultimate goal of parenting; to empower independence and support the development of knowledge, skills and confidence. Her work in helping students become independent researchers who excel in their future careers was recently honored when she was selected to receive the NC State Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professorship Award.