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College of Education

Resources for Professional Educators

Faculty and staff in the NC State College of Education are helping in-service educators succeed by addressing pressing educational issues and providing resources and professional development opportunities for educators at all levels.

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Learn About Our Graduate Degrees and Certificates

We offer a variety of flexible graduate degrees and certificate programs across the field of education that will help you expand your knowledge, advance in your career, deepen your impact and become a scholar leader.

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Enroll in Free Professional Development Courses

Our Friday Institute for Educational Innovation offers a variety of free courses in subjects ranging from mathematics and literacy to social-emotional learning and teaching remotely.

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Moving Research to Action

Our Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research addresses the needs of community college practitioners and provides actionable data that can be used to make informed improvements.

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Oct 20

Thursday6:45 PM

Virtual Open House: Inside the Graduate Student Experience
Oct 27

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2022 Dining With Democracy
Nov 09

Wednesday6:45 PM

Virtual Open House: Inside the Graduate Student Experience

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How Can You Turn Around Low-Performing Schools? ‘Investing in Teachers and Principals Gives Our School Improvement Efforts a Much Better Chance of Success,’ Says Assistant Professor Lam Pham 

How Can Virtual Reality Better Help Students Understand Size and Scale in Science? ‘It’s a More Interactive, Embodied Way of Experiencing Objects,’ Says Associate Professor Cesar Delgado 

What is Artificial Intelligence? ‘The Process of Developing AI is Very Much About How We Humans Define What it Is,’ Says Assistant Professor Shiyan Jiang 
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Literacy Resources

Helping Children Practice Letter Sounds

Advice and videos to help young learners and multilingual learners practice their phonemic awareness skills. 

Support Students in Reading and Comprehension

This free “KnERD Bite” video series addresses topics like helping children decode words and supporting word recognition in under 10 minutes. 

Cultivating Young Readers

Educators can use can use these seven evidence-based principles to help K-5 learners be passionate, critical, and successful readers. 

Addressing Childhood Trauma Through Picture Books

These children’s books and online resources can help teachers address serious issues with young readers 

Helping Teen Readers Find the Right Book

Incorporating themes and lessons teens can relate to, this list contains books that can be read independently or as part of a class-wide discussion group. 

Becoming Anti-Racist ELA Teachers

Utilize these five steps, developed based on the work of scholars, teachers and activists, to actively move towards anti-racist ELA education. 

Read, Write, Inquire

This guide provides a pedagogical approach to help teachers build students’ discipline-specific skills and knowledge. 

Making the Classroom a Safe Space

Resources for how to meaningfully address and acknowledge issues of loss and death found in many classic and young adult novels. 

Social Studies Resources

Helping Teachers Understand the War in Ukraine

These cultivated resources can help educators understand and discuss the ongoing war in social studies classes.  

Helping Students Discuss Politics

Help with structuring political discussions in social studies classrooms, depending on the skills you want students to learn. 

Teaching Youth How to Find Credible News

How to teach digital literacy skills to help student seek out credible information and to avoid sharing fake news stories online. 

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STEM Education Resources

Use Discussion to Better Understand Math

Understand how to support and incorporate productive mathematics conversation in the classroom using 11 purposeful techniques. 

Lessons for Teaching About Climate Change in the Classroom

Explaining the social side of the subject and accounting for students’ world views can help educators approach the subject. 

Track Students’ Mathematical Progress

Math Mapper offers free diagnostic practice problems and assessments designed to evaluate middle school students’ mathematical progress on learning trajectories. 

Learn STEM Through Aviation

These free, rigorously vetted activities help students learn STEM while exploring aviation careers. 

Learn Science Through Outdoor Fun

Traditional backyard activities can help young children learn about the environment around them while enjoying physical and emotional benefits. 

General Resources

Tips for Teachers to Foster Belonging Among Students of Color

Six steps for helping to foster a sense of belonging to help students of color succeed. 

Online Teaching Tips

Award-winning teachers offer advice to teaching in a virtual environment. 

Back to School Tips

Advice for teachers and administrators to consider as each new school year begins. 

Engage in Action Research

A step-by-step guide to engaging in the action research cycle to help improve your practice and contribute to educational research. 

Engaging Students Through Instructional Videos

Tips for increasing student engagement during educator-designed instructional videos.  

How the NC State College of Education Helps In-service Teachers Succeed

From professional development opportunities to advanced degree programs for in-service teachers across North Carolina, programs and partnerships with public school districts are working to ensure that all students receive a high-quality education.

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