Oct 8 NCSU College of Education Advisory Board Meeting
1. FRIDAY INSTITUTE
THE WILLIAM & IDA
FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
What’s Literacy Got To Do With It?
Everything!
Dr. Hiller A. Spires
October 8, 2015
2. FRIDAY INSTITUTE
THE WILLIAM & IDA
FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
Four compelling reasons to elevate literacy
teacher education in North Carolina:
1. Low Reading Proficiency Indicators
in North Carolina
2. Increased Demand For Instructional
Expertise
3. Read to Achieve Requirements
4. Decreased Graduate Education
Incentives
National Center for Education Statistics (2013). The Nation’s Report Card: Reading 2013 State Snapshot Report: North Carolina Grade
4 Public Schools. Washington, D.C.: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, US Department of
Education. Retrieved from http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/newsroom/news/2013-14/20131107/reading-snapshot-4.pdf
Did you know?
Children in poverty hear about 600 words per
hour, while affluent children hear 2,000.
3. FRIDAY INSTITUTE
THE WILLIAM & IDA
FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
CED Literacy Faculty
Dr. Jill Grifenhagen
Dr. Ann Harrington
Dr. Ruie Pritchard
Dr. Hiller A Spires
Dr. Angela Wiseman
Dr. Carl Young
4. FRIDAY INSTITUTE
THE WILLIAM & IDA
FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
Connecting Globally to Empower
Educators & Students Locally
5. FRIDAY INSTITUTE
THE WILLIAM & IDA
FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
Connecting Globally to Empower
Educators & Students Locally2015 NLGL Literacy Cohort
7. FRIDAY INSTITUTE
THE WILLIAM & IDA
FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
Crystal Island: Game-Based Learning
Over $4M in NSF Funding with Dr. James Lester, Computer Science
8. FRIDAY INSTITUTE
THE WILLIAM & IDA
FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
Hewlett Foundation
Funded at $600,000 for Friday Institute
10. FRIDAY INSTITUTE
THE WILLIAM & IDA
FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
January 2014 Delegation to Suzhou, China
Dr. Bailian Li, Dr. Hiller Spires, Dr. Ellen Vasu, & Tricia Willoughby
12. FRIDAY INSTITUTE
THE WILLIAM & IDA
FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
Project-Based Inquiry Global
Suzhou North America High School & Wake STEM Early College High School
Beijing Royal School & Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School