STEM Ed Research

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.

Jan 15, 2025

Professor of Science Education Carla C. Johnson Receives Industry Partner Innovator Award, Adaptive Leadership Award from Department of Labor

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Closing the Skills Gap Program has awarded NC State College of Education Professor of Science Education Carla C. Johnson with both the Partner Innovator Award and the Adaptive Leadership Award for her work with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy.

Dec 12, 2024

Brayan Diaz ’24PHD: ‘I Aspire to Build and Lead a Research Community Renowned for Its High-quality Work in Transdisciplinary STEM Education’

As a Fulbright Scholar from Chile, Brayan Diaz came to NC State to earn his doctoral degree in the College of Education's Learning and Teaching in STEM science education concentration. Since then, he has drawn on his expertise in STEM education to inform his research, while also collaborating with scholars from around the globe.

Dec 2, 2024

Preparing to Teach Mathematics with Technology Project, Led By University Distinguished Professor Hollylynne Lee and Associate Dean Karen Hollebrands, Wins North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics Innovator Award

Preparing to Teach Mathematics with Technology, a two-decade long project within the NC State College of Education led by University Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education Hollylynne Lee and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation Karen Hollebrands, won the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCCTM) Innovator Award.

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 Scholars Set Record for Research Expenditures, Receive Multiple NSF CAREER Grants During 2023-2024 Fiscal Year

Researchers in the NC State College of Education, including the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, set a new college record for research expenditures during the 2023-2024 fiscal year, with a total of $20,443,364 spent conducting research.

Jul 22, 2024

College of Education Awarded $3.1 Million in Grant Funding From April through June 2024

Faculty and researchers at the NC State College of Education, including the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, were awarded $3,126,324 to support 12 projects from April 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.

Jul 12, 2024

‘It Made Me Grow in Ways I Didn’t Think I Would Be Able To:’ Teachers Become Leaders in Mathematics Education Through Five-year North Carolina High School Master Mathematics Teacher Fellows Program

As the five-year North Carolina High School Master Mathematics Teacher Fellows program comes to an end, several participating teachers are reflecting on the way the opportunity changed their approach to teaching.

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.

May 14, 2024

Assistant Professor of STEM Education Tamecia Jones Aims to Create Equitable Assessments, Improve Assessment of Engineering Skills through NSF CAREER Grant

Assistant Professor of STEM Education Tamecia Jones is hoping to remove biases from assessments and create a framework to better capture the multidimensional nature of engineering through her work on a five-year, $650,000 National Science Foundation CAREER grant project.