U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, left, Jim Eddy, interim UNCG DCL dean, right, and students from rural high schools across North Carolina show off their NC New Schools caps. Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, was at UNCG Thursday to take part in a forum about the federally-funded N.C. … Continued
Sixth-grader Selena Williamson learns circuitry basics hands-on. Officially, Matt Fisher is assistant director of the Teaching Resources Center (TRC) in the School of Education. Unofficially, Fisher is the “Maker Dude.” Fisher, a former middle school teacher who came to UNCG in 2007, oversees the TRC’s new makerspace, which debuts Homecoming … Continued
UNCG’s School of Education has been awarded a five-year, $7.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will further UNCG’s efforts to emphasize technology integration across all teaching fields as well as recruit, train and support more Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) teachers. The grant was … Continued