School administrators or teachers looking to become a principal have multiple paths to that goal within the UNCG School of Education. A pair of programs specifically provide the essential training to achieve that goal – the Principal Preparation for Excellence and Equity in Rural Schools and the Assistant Principal Leadership Academy.
Dr. Tiffanie Lewis-Durham, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations, came to UNC Greensboro in 2018 after working for a non-profit in New York City.
The Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations (ELC) in UNC Greensboro’s School of Education hosted its annual Critical Conversations Conference (CCC) on March 16, 2024. This year, conference attendees enjoyed a plethora of workshops that centered on the theme “Equity Driven Leadership: Reflection, Connection, and Action.”
A former associate professor in the UNC Greensboro School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations, Dr. Carl Lashley has been named the recipient of the 2024 Felix Barker Leadership Award. The honor is presented annually by the North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children.
As part of PPEERS’s Thursday Seminar and ELC 675: Schools as Centers of Inquiry, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) Executive Director of Center for Safer Schools (CFSS), Karen W. Fairley, J.D., recently presented to the PPEERS 4 Cohort. PPEERS Leadership Team members and UNC Greensboro School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations (ELC) members were also in attendance for her presentation.
As Dr. Whitney Oakley moves into her second year as superintendent of one of the state’s largest school districts, she points to her experiences as a doctoral student at the University of North Carolina Greensboro for contributing to her success as an educator.
We all want the best environment for our children, and when there’s an unmet need, UNC Greensboro students and alumni do everything in their power to meet that need, even if it hasn’t been done before. In 2018, Principal Carla Flores-Ballesteros ’04, found herself pitching an idea to support the students in her community through language development.
The Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations in UNC Greensboro’s School of Education hosted the annual Critical Conversations Conference (CCC) March 24-25, 2023. The conference’s theme was “Leadership for Social Justice and Equity: Weaving a Transformative Framework and Pedagogy.”
Three School of Education students walked away with honors at the completion of the annual Graduate Research and Creativity Showcase held by the UNC Greensboro Graduate School on Tuesday, April 4. Earning recognition were Chibor Chibor (Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education), Paula Hernandez (Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations), and Natasha Monteith (Department of Educational Research Methodology).
A partnership between Dr. Brian Clarida and Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WSFCS) led to the creation of the Equity-Centered Principal Pipeline Initiative funded by the Wallace Foundation.