science education

Apr 24, 2025

Assistant Teaching Professor of Science Education Matt Reynolds Wins NC State’s 2024-25 Outstanding Teacher Award

Assistant Teaching Professor Matt Reynolds has been selected as the winner of NC State’s 2024-25 Outstanding Teacher Award, which recognizes creative and innovative teaching and learning practices at all levels.

Jan 29, 2025

Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Science Education Sarah Carrier Shares Emerging Theory for School-Based Participatory Science through New Article

For the past four years, Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Science Education Sarah Carrier has been collaborating with partners from Horizon Research, Inc. and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on a grant-funded project to provide elementary school teachers with curricular support and professional development in the implementation of participatory science that align with existing instructional goals and science standards. This work has most recently led to the publication of an article entitled “An Emerging Theory of School-Based Participatory Science.”

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.

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.