Elementary Education

The Social Classroom
Nov 10, 2023

Connections can be key to students' academic success. Professors can help. Jeff Goodman, a senior lecturer who teaches science education and medi...

10 first-year App State students named Chancellor’s Scholars for 2023–24
Oct 4, 2023

Ten first-year students were selected as this year's recipients of Appalachian State University's Chancellor’s Scholarship — the univers...

Rowan-Salisbury Schools announces Angela Ramey as a 2023-24 Kenan Fellow
May 22, 2023

Congratulations to elementary education alumna Angela Ramey '08! The Rowan-Salisbury School System (RSS) has announced that Angela Ramey, a teacher at...

Donna Bledsoe named NC Principal of the Year

Surry County School Leader Named 2023 NC Wells Fargo Principal of the Year
May 19, 2023

Congratulations to alumna, Donna Bledsoe '04 '08!Donna L. Bledsoe, principal of Cedar Ridge Elementary School in Surry County, was named the...

Elizabeth Bellows

App State professor Elizabeth Bellows awarded a 2023–24 Fulbright to Romania
May 2, 2023

Dr. Elizabeth Bellows, professor of social studies education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, will spend nine months in Cluj-Napo...

Baylee Hale

PFE's Baylee Hale named county's Teacher of the Year
Apr 25, 2023

Congratulations to elementary education and Spanish alumna Baylee Hale '14 on being named the Transylvania County Schools' Teacher of the Year!...

Davidson County teacher publishes first book
Jan 25, 2023

Growing up, Sydney Sanders could get lost in book series, plowing though "The Hunger Games" saga and Percy Jackson books.Now the Davidson County Welco...

Sara Zimmerman

Dr. Sara Olin Zimmerman Retires After 30 Years at Appalachian State University
Dec 14, 2022

Dr. Sara Olin Zimmerman, a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is retiring at the end of the semester after 30 years of working...