Really, where did it go? Just yesterday I was entering final grades and picking out rafting shoes, and now I am setting up my classroom and just spent two days with my new students during our freshman summer camp/orientation.
This summer has been a whirlwind of learning new technologies, creating new friendships, facing challenging tasks and enjoying lots of fun. ...
This summer marks the beginning of the NC New Schools Project STEM Teacher Education Program – and I’m proud to be one of the first interns to participate. Over the course of the next year, the program includes classroom observations, mentoring by teachers in the school, online education classes through Harvard’s WIDE World program, a semester as the teacher ...
December 1, 2011, I refreshed my email for the thousandth time that day to realize that my dreams had come to fruition. The word “Congratulations!” jumped off the screen. After reading the same sentence three times, I had to let go of a squeal. I am officially Princeton bound. Other people dream of getting married, having babies, and buying ...
Next week one of TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” will present to 600 of North Carolina’s most innovative education, business and government leaders.
Nationally recognized education innovator Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland - Baltimore County, will deliver the keynote address as part of the NC New Schools Project’s annual Summer Institute ...
I believe I was fortunate to have attended public schools during at time that education has been a priority in North Carolina. During my K-12 education, initiatives such as Smart Start, More at Four, class size reductions and the establishment of Gateways for promotion have reinforced to my classmates and me that education is important, and that our state ...