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Hands-on learning and real-world impact: How App State students are transforming early literacy Apr 28, 2026

Since its launch in fall 2023, App State’s early literacy field experience program has served nearly 500 K–3 students with reading support across Watauga and Catawba counties.

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‘If you want to make human words, real words, use a manual typewriter’ Apr 28, 2026

The constant clicking of typewriters lured students to room 414 in the Reich College of Education for the annual ... At Appalachian, Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership

Planning for good: Dr. Elizabeth Shay on teaching as public service Mar 17, 2026

Congratulations to Dr. Jason Lynch on being named a recipient of the 2026 Appalachian State University School/College Awards!

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Tracy Smith

A Teachers’ Teacher: Appalachian professor Tracy Wilson Smith receives UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching Apr 3, 2017

Teachers matter to Dr. Tracy Wilson Smith, professor in the Reich College of Education (RCOE) at Appalachian State University.

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