
Eleven Finalists Named for the Appalachian State University Student Teacher of the Year
May 8, 2023
Eleven student teachers have been named finalists for Appalachian State University’s Student Teacher of the Year Award. They are Kale Barnes, Erin B...
Seniors ahead of the curve: Accelerated Master’s Program
May 2, 2023
At 16 years old, before even touring campus, Erin Barnette attended an open house at App State where she met with Reich College of Education staff. Th...

RCOE Funds Eight Scholarship Support Program Projects
Nov 11, 2022
This past summer, the Reich College of Education (RCOE) funded eight projects to support faculty and staff on research and creative projects through t...

5 faculty teams awarded 2022 Chancellor’s Innovation grants for projects at App State
Jul 26, 2022
Congratulations to the RCOE faculty Dr. Kelly Clark, Dr. Chrystal Dean, and Dr. David Peyton, and congratulations to doctoral alumna, Dr. María C. G....

Koppenhaver co-authors book on Social and Dialogic Thinking and Learning in Special Education
May 13, 2022
Dr. David Koppenhaver, professor of reading in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education (RESE), has co-authored the book Social and D...

Dr. Clark Receives GRAM Award for 2022-24 to Support Research
Apr 29, 2022
Dr. Kelly Clark, an assistant professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education, has been selected to be the 2022-2024 Graduate R...

RCOE Students Create Adapted Books
Apr 12, 2022
One of the major assignments in Dr. Aftynne Cheek’s “Individualized Assessment and Curriculum” course is creating adapted books, where students ...

Peyton Receives TED Award for Publication
Nov 22, 2021
Dr. David Peyton, assistant professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education, received the Teacher Education Division (TED) of t...

A new farm brings educational opportunities to the high country
Sep 21, 2021
Jessica Stetter graduated in 2001 with her M.A. in special education.Okra grows as tall as an oak tree on a farm deep in the Triplett Valley of Banner...

Alumni Update: Bethany Coelho Jones ’04
Mar 23, 2021
Bethany Jones (née Coelho), originally from Smithfield, North Carolina, graduated in 2004 with a B.S. in special education, with a concentration on l...