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Drinda Benge

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Drinda Benge

Assoc Teaching Professor

MAT Coordinator for Social Studies Education

Center for Technology and Innovation 324

Bio

Dr. Drinda Benge is a North Carolina Teaching Fellows alumnus and experienced 6-12 humanities public school teacher. She currently teaches MAT core classes and those that focus on social studies education.

Courses Taught

  • ECI 525 Contemporary Approaches in the Teaching of Social Studies
  • ECI 526 Theory & Research on Teaching & Learning Social Studies
  • ECI 535 Methods and Materials for Teaching Social Studies in the Middle Grades
  • ECI 563 Methods and Materials in Teaching Secondary Social Studies
  • ED 507 Principles of Developing & Interpreting Assessments
  • ED 508 Exploring Diversity in Classroom and Community

Honors and Awards

  • Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies Summer Institute Fellowship
  • Goethe Institut’s Transatlantic Outreach Program Travel Study Fellowship
  • Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, Teacher of Honor
  • UNC-Chapel Hill GEAB Impact Recognition Award for Dissertation Research
  • North Carolina Association of Research in Education (NCARE)
  • Marvin Wynn Outstanding Student Paper Award

Education

Ed.D. Curriculum & Instruction the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

M.A. History Education with Concentrations in Secondary Education & Community, Junior, and Technical College Education Appalachian State University

B.S. History Education with a minor in Psychology Appalachian State University

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