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Valerie Faulkner talks with students at a socially distanced outdoor journal exchange

Nov 20, 2020

Teaching the Pack: Valerie Faulkner

Valerie Faulkner and other teachers in the College of Education are adapting to online instruction themselves — while also supporting future teachers in doing so. 

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Oct 21, 2020

Strategies Can Help Teach Students to Discuss Politics

NC State researchers hold “Dinner with Democracy” to help students productively discuss political differences. 

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Aug 26, 2020

Lessons for Educators on Teaching Climate Change

Researchers found a strategy to teach students climate change, but also saw outside beliefs influence learning. 

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Aug 11, 2020

Back to School: Tips to Help Teachers Configure Classes

Experts at NC State offer tips to help ease the transition back to school for parents and caregivers. 

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Aug 10, 2020

Back to School: Helping Children With Math

Experts at NC State offer tips to help ease the transition back to school for parents and caregivers. 

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Aug 7, 2020

Back to School: Tips to Encourage Kids to Practice Reading, Writing

Across the state and country, students and their parents are preparing for the return of the school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts at NC State offer tips to help ease the transition for parents and caregivers. 

Child learning online.

Aug 6, 2020

Back to School: Preparing for Online Learning

Across the state and country, students and their parents are preparing for the return of the school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts at NC State offer tips to help ease the transition for parents and caregivers. 

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Aug 5, 2020

Back to School: Helping Children Estimate 6 Feet, Understand Spread of Microbes

Students and their parents are preparing for the return of the school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts at NC State offered tips to help ease the transition for parents and caregivers. 

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Aug 4, 2020

Back to School: Helping Children Cope With Change

Across the state and country, students and their parents are preparing for the return of the school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts at NC State offered tips to help ease the transition for parents and caregivers. 

Sara Darwish and her mother, Shanna Darwish

May 4, 2020

Mother, Daughter Inspire Each Other From Day 1 to Graduation

A mother and daughter motivated each other as family and fellow NC State students while they worked toward their degrees. 

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Feb 18, 2020

Grant From the U.S. Dept. of Labor to Support AI Apprenticeships

NC State receives a four-year, $6 million grant to support 5,000 workers in artificial intelligence. 

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Oct 18, 2018

Analysis Detects No State-Level Impacts for ‘Read to Achieve’ Initiative

Students exposed to Read to Achieve program show no difference in reading mastery. 

Sep 19, 2018

Revealing the Math Behind Every Building

An interdisciplinary duo at NC State has developed one powerful teaching tool: a computer game that helps middle and high school students learn math concepts as they design virtual cities. 

Aug 2, 2018

7 Strategies for Preventing Summer Learning Loss

NC State College of Education faculty recommend seven ways to keep children’s minds and bodies active during school breaks. The easy-to-implement strategies help students continue to develop and retain science, math and reading knowledge gained in the classroom. 

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Jun 4, 2018

Working Paper Offers Initial Data on Academic Impact of N.C. School Vouchers

NC State researchers compared scores of a small volunteer group of public and private school students on the same standardized test.