TELS

We prepare teachers and education professionals with a strong foundation in content knowledge to affect and enhance learning through effective pedagogies and digital technologies.

Our People

Passionately committed, our faculty closely connect with our students to inspire them from day one and continue to work with them into the professional world.

Our Research

Engaging in research that addresses current challenges, our faculty looks to solve important issues facing educators and their students today.

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We articulate our vision through our commitment to:

  • Developing highly effective teachers in our disciplines through undergraduate and graduate teacher education.
  • Inspiring culturally competent educators who are committed to equity and social justice.
  • Advancing digital technologies into the professional preparation of teachers and other education professionals.
  • Changing the field of education by engaging in research that addresses current challenges.
  • Discovering, disseminating and producing new knowledge in our disciplines.

92% Employment Rate

With useful, effective degrees, the vast majority of the College of Education Class of 2013 are now working as teachers.

Recent NewsCollege of Education News

Jul 24, 2017

Alumna Wins Fulbright Award, Headed to Netherlands for Research Study Inspired by Students

Adrienne Berg ’15 MED will use her Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching to research the Dutch approach to sex education in schools.

Jun 21, 2017

Ellen Storey Vasu to Retire After 34 Years with College of Education

The associate dean for academic affairs talks with ced.ncsu.edu about what she will miss (and won’t miss) about working with the College of Education.

Jun 14, 2017

#NCStateCEDSummer | How Culture and Education Interact in the Big Easy

Eight undergraduate College of Education students went on a cultural immersion trip to New Orleans to see how culture influences public education and understand how Hurricane Katrina affected local schools.