ELC Hosts Successful Rebecca Carver Institute
The Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations at UNC Greensboro’s School of Education hosted the annual Rebecca Carver Institute on Experiential Education on October 26, 2024.
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Principal Preparation Key Focus For Two ELC Projects
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.
Meet The Researcher: Dr. Tiffanie Lewis-Durham
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.
ELC Holds Successful Critical Conversations Conference
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.”
Lashley Recognized With Felix Barker Award
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.
PPEERS Receives Visit From Executive Director of Center for Safer Schools
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.
Full Circle for GCS Superintendent
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.
UNCG ALUMNA SPEARHEADS FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND NC LANGUAGE PROGRAM
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.
PPEERS Adding Additional Fellows to Upcoming Cohorts
During the April NC Principal Fellows Program Commission meeting, PPEERS was awarded funds to increase its cohort enrollment from 20 to 27 Principal Fellow members in 2024-26 and 2026-28.
PPEERS Kickbox Projects Spark Innovation by SOE Students
Impact Through Innovations’ Kickbox is an innovation toolkit that continues to spark amazing solutions to real-world educational challenges by UNC Greensboro School of Education students.