@FridayInstitute

The mission of the Friday Institute is to advance education through innovation in teaching, learning, and leadership.

 Raleigh, NC
fi.ncsu.edu
Joined July 2013
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Educate. Innovate. Inspire. The Friday Institute has guided its work for 20 years by those three words that line our main hallway. Learn more about our year educating, innovating and inspiring in our latest annual report. ncst.at/3Gv550ZRsj5
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Why does school funding matter? The Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education began their study and discussion of school administrative operations, their second charge as a commission. Learn more: ncst.at/12Qj50ZR7ZC

Administrative Operations: Why School Funding Matters 

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Want to learn more about last month's Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education's dive into administrative operations? Check out our research brief for an overview of NC's school finance and lessons from other states. ncst.at/3VMM50ZQ9XU
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Have you listened to the 1st episode of the new season of our podcast, The Friday Dive? Our podcast pairs educators + researchers to examine what's working in classrooms & why those stories matter. Learn more about the inspiration behind the podcast here: ncst.at/Uyiw50ZPGXI
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Back with @OrangeCoSchools Innovation Academy! @FridayInstitute joined the OCS team to tour @thermofisher Mebane. Teachers saw how #DurableSkills like collaboration & problem-solving power real-world careers, then designed strategies to teach them in the classroom! #NCEd
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Congrats to Friday Institute Senior Faculty Fellow @teach_doc_jhbh on her @NSF grant-funded project COMPARE, which will promote self-regulated math learning through analogy-driven reflection developed through collaboration w/ students and teachers. ncst.at/Zk9750ZOL5j

Professor Jessica Hunt Promotes Self-regulated Mathematics Learning through Grant-funded Project...

Professor Jessica Hunt will further expand work that centers student agency through a $506,345 National Science Foundation grant-funded project entitled “Cognitively Optimized Mathematics through...

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There's still time to register for @ncpublicschools' Partnering with Families: Creating Shared Expectations for Learning in an AI World webinar today at 3:30 p.m. featuring the Friday Institute's Becky Evans-Wilson! 💻 Register: ncst.at/QBIc50ZOlJh
Webinar announcement for 'Partnering w/ Families' on Sept 16, 2026, 3:30-4:30 pm ET, focusing on AI, learning, and academic integrity.

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The Friday Institute has selected @BilbroBerry, #literacy manager with The North Carolina Partnership for Children, to receive its 2026 #FridayMedal award. RSVP here: ncst.at/OEK750ZMBaL
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Hear from the Friday Institute's @drcallie_tweets on September 21 for the Equity in Research Learning Collaborative's Asking Research Questions That Matter to Communities event, hosted by @DukeChildPol. Register for the in-person or virtual option: ncst.at/NwPb50ZLtvK
Flyer for Equity in Research Learning Collaborative event featuring Callie Womble Edwards, discussing community-focused research questions on Sept 21, 2026.

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The Friday Institute is hiring for 2 research associate positions to work across some of our most interesting work in AI, digital learning and educational innovation. Check them out here: ncst.at/nAz650ZHmtX, ncst.at/Aoqv50ZHmtY
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Have you listened to the 1st episode of the new season of our podcast, The Friday Dive? Our podcast pairs educators + researchers to examine what's working in classrooms & why those stories matter. Learn more about the inspiration behind the podcast here: ncst.at/fGAS50ZGHLv
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The Friday Institute and the @NCStateCED have awarded 4 Catalyst Grants that are designed to increase research collaborations between faculty and staff and seed collaborative, high-impact research. Congratulations to all of our awardees! Learn more: ncst.at/CeKQ50ZG9YH

2026-2027 Catalyst Grant Winners

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As the school year kicks off, @WBTV_News is asking how often students are using #AI. Hear what Friday Institute Executive Director @kglaze had to say about how AI should be used in the classroom starting at 1:53. ncst.at/VgoK50ZFJzI

AI in schools: How often are students using it?

A recent national study found 63% of teens using AI to complete schoolwork

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NC State College of Education Professor @teach_doc_jhbh has been appointed as a senior faculty fellow at the Friday Institute. Learn more about this outstanding leader whose research is at the intersection of #mathematics + #SpecialEducation. @NCStateCED ncst.at/uG2E50ZENNE

Professor Jessica Hunt Appointed Senior Faculty Fellow at Friday Institute

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Grateful to share the work of the @FridayInstitute at the @chccs Teaching & Learning Conference! Talking with educators about the opportunities and supports they need and how translational education research can help bridge those gaps was humbling and affirming. #NCEd
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Our New Literacies Collaborative has partnered with educators in A+ Schools to better understand what it means to teach and learn in an arts-integrated school. Learn more in this video. @NCArtsCouncil ncst.at/ryYp50ZBvUn

Photovoice with A+ Schools

During the 2025-26 school year, educators from A+ Schools of North ...

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The Friday Institute has selected @BilbroBerry, #literacy manager with The North Carolina Partnership for Children, to receive its 2026 #FridayMedal award. ncst.at/OEgY50ZB18C

2026 Friday Medal Awarded to Laura Bilbro-Berry

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The Friday Institute has selected @BilbroBerry, #literacy manager with The North Carolina Partnership for Children, to receive its 2026 #FridayMedal award. ncst.at/h7tW50ZyXLg
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See how our very own Cybersecurity Analyst Amir Lawrence contributed his expertise to develop #cybersecurity educational content for the new @NCExtension CyberPest Management site. ncst.at/k0AN50ZyBFi
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We’re thrilled to launch the OCS Innovation Academy! 🚀 This multi-year partnership with @OrangeCoSchools will anchor core instruction in student & community needs to prepare learners for the future. #FutureReady #DurableSkills #FridayInstitute #EducationInnovation
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