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Education Peer Ambassadors standing around a sign

Meet the Spring 2024 Education Peer Ambassadors

The Education Peer Ambassador Program is a unique leadership opportunity for students of undergraduate teacher education programs at Appalachian State...

Dr. Tempestt Adams and Dr. Jenn McGee recognized as past presidents for NCARE

2024 North Carolina Association for Research in Education Conference Recognizes RCOE Faculty and Alumni

The 2024 North Carolina Association for Research in Education (NCARE) annual meeting and conference, which was held in Greensboro, North Carolina, on ...

Caroline McKaughan hooded by Dr. Jennifer McGee

Alumni Update: Dr. Caroline McKaughan ’23

Dr. Caroline McKaughan, from Kernersville, North Carolina, graduated from Appalachian State University with an Ed. D. in educational leadership with a...

Events

Orchesis Event

Orchesis Alliance New Expressive Arts Gallery Opens Friday, March 1

As part of the Town of Boone’s First Friday Art Crawl, the Orchesis Alliance club is hosting their first open house, which will showcase the new Exp...

Gadugi Event

SAIM Hosts Alumna, Tori Hunt ’21 on Wednesday, March 6

The App State Student American Indian Movement (SAIM) and the Gadugi Partnership celebrate Women’s History Month with an event entitled Navigating S...

RCOE Research Fair

RCOE Research Fair is Friday, February 2

The Reich College of Education’s (RCOE) Mentoring Guild is hosting a Research Fair to assist faculty who want to develop or refine their research ag...

At Appalachian

App State partners with Mebane Charitable Foundation to improve literacy in the High Country and Catawba Valley

The Mebane Charitable Foundation has donated $100,000 to Appalachian State University to fund the expansion of reading assistance services for K–3 s...

App State selected to join North Carolina Teaching Fellows program

Beginning next fall, Appalachian State University will be among 10 colleges and universities statewide that are partnered with the North Carolina Teac...

App State Online bachelor’s, master’s programs named among nation's ‘best’ for 2024 by U.S. News & World Report

Appalachian State University has strengthened its standing among the nation’s best schools for online education, according to U.S. News & World ...

In the Media

The ETL team pictured with school administrator and leaders who attended a summer convening session to learn more about supporting teachers in the self-directed learning process.

Grantee Spotlight

Empowering Teacher Learning (ETL) focuses on shifting the way teachers engage with professional learning to maintain licensure in rural, western ...

County partnerships hold key to teacher recruitment and retention, new report finds

North Carolina schools are working to build a more solid pipeline of teachers. From calling for more financial incentives to training people making ca...

Randolph Announces New Chief Diversity Officer

Randolph College has announced the appointment of Charles E. Gibson, III as the new chief diversity officer and director of the Office of Diversity, I...

Lab School News

Eight from the RCOE Participate in the Education Policy Fellowship Program

Eight faculty and staff in the Reich College of Education (RCOE) will be participating in the Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP): Dr. Ashley C...

Trail Days Collage

Take a Hike: Academy at Elkin Recognized as North Carolina Year of the Trail School

Students at the Appalachian State University’s Academy at Elkin are used to hiking — it’s part of their motto of Honesty, Integrity,&n...

Betsy Rosenbalm and Hannah Reeder

School Boards and Educator Preparation Programs

Listen to this podcast interview with the NC School Board Association as Dr. Hannah Reeder, assistant dean and director of lab schools, Dr. ...