The William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation

This project is the epitome of why we're neighbors with Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School--the ability to work with educators and students right next door to our building provides easy access to opportunities for educators, students, faculty and researchers.

Congrats to Callie Edwards, the Friday Institute's director of strategic initiatives and director of our Program Evaluation and Education Research Group, who has been chosen for UNC-Chapel Hill Digital and Lifelong Learning’s BRIDGES Academic Leadership Program. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3zx93CV

Ready to boost your teaching game? Ready to expand your digital learning and teaching skills? Join @FridayInstitute virtually on August 1st for Instructional Artistry: PD for K-12 Educators! 🎨✨ Learn more at go.ncsu.edu/iart. Register now: [https://lnkd.in/eRDSKihR] #EdTech #ProfessionalDevelopment #K12

Check out this four-step approach our team created to Navigating the MAZE-- a process for choosing the right #AI tool for your education setting. https://bit.ly/3zrxfH3

Our #AIwiththeFI team has curated key questions for each principle in the White House's Blueprint for an #AI Bill of Rights to help educators understand its importance and considerations for their school or district. See them all here: https://bit.ly/3L9tuIP

The NC-MSEN Pre-College Program at NC State University had an amazing experience on a tour of Red Hat! Thank you, Briana Foxx, Wajeha Barakat, & Sherard Griffin for making this happen! #AI #STEM #The William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation #NC State College of Education

The Moving NC Forward in Teaching Statistics and Data Science Regional Conference convened NC #statistics and #DataScience educators to consider ways to move NC forward in building capacity in stats and data science education. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bpEc8J

We were proud to partner with Digital Promise and the EngageAI Institute on this convening of #AI partners and experts to discuss the future of AI in education. Learn more in this blog post from our own Krista Glazewski and Digital Promise's Jeremy Roschelle. #AIWithTheFI

Innovation Island was a summer paradise yesterday. Educators from across North Carolina gathered for a day to ignite creativity, inspire change and feel empowered to drive innovation in their schools and communities. Thank you to all who attended and our wonderful Professional Learning and Leading Collaborative (PLLC) team for a fun, inspiring event. Learn more about how you can experience professional development with our team here: https://bit.ly/3T3fcNj

Congrats to Friday Institute IT Director Kenny Ferguson and Trish Sandman--recipients of the NC State College of Education's 2024 Awards for Excellence, which recognizes employees who demonstrate excellence in their college or department, at the NC State campus community or in the lives of others.