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During a recent visit to the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork, Reich College of Education Dean Melba Spooner, left, works with kindergarten and first grade students on a small-group writing assignment.

App State lab school pilots innovative teaching model to support teacher retention and student success Mar 25, 2025

At the App State Academy at Middle Fork, instead of a single teacher handling all responsibilities for one classroom for one grade, a collaborative team of academy educators supports student... Features, Lab School News

Leigh Anna Marbert

RCOE Welcomes New Recruitment, Retention, and Scholarship Coordinator Mar 25, 2025

Leigh Anna Marbert ’10 has joined the Reich College of Education’s (RCOE) Office of the Dean as the Recruitment, Retention, and Scholarship Coordinator. 

Features, Scholarships
Open House

Meet the Spring 2025 Education Peer Ambassadors Feb 4, 2025

The Education Peer Ambassador Program is a unique leadership opportunity for students of undergraduate teacher education programs at Appalachian State University.

Features, James Center for Student Success and Advising, Teacher Education, Department of Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum
Campus Dining Meal

Feed Yosef Initiative Provides Students In Need with Meal Cards Apr 20, 2021

The Reich College of Education (RCOE) provided campus dining meal cards worth $150 each to 21 students who are food insecure through the new Feed... Features, James Center for Student Success and Advising

Sharon Lawrence Joins RCOE Staff Apr 20, 2021

Sharon Lawrence has joined the Department of Family and Child Studies in the Reich College of Education (RCOE) at Appalachian State University as... Features

Daniel Prouty

Alumni Update: Daniel Prouty ’09 Apr 13, 2021

Daniel Prouty, originally from North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, graduated in 2009 with a B.S.

Features, Alumni Update, History Education
Ann Grogan

Alumni Update: Ann Grogan ’19 Mar 29, 2021

Ann Grogan (née Furr), from Hudson, North Carolina, graduated in 2019 with a... Features, Alumni Update, Career and Technical Education

Scenes of Public School Mini Grants

RCOE’s Public School Partnership Awards Eight Mini-Grants for Fall 2020 Mar 23, 2021

The Reich College of Education's (RCOE) Public School Partnership Mini-Grants Committee has just completed the distribution of fall 2020 awards... Features, Public School Partnership

Boone Book Buddies hold up their books

Boone Book Buddies Read To PK-5 Students for Read Across America Week Mar 23, 2021

The month of March is National Reading Month, which kicks off with a celebration of reading through the National... Features, James Center for Student Success and Advising, Public School Partnership

Bethany Jones

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.

Features, Alumni Update, Special Education