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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. 

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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
The Very Hungry Caterpillar

50th Anniversary of Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar held on Friday, April 5 Apr 18, 2019

Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education (RCOE) celebrated the 50th anniversary of the publication of ... Features

ACES DC Trip

ACES Students Make Thinking Visible with Trip to Washington, D.C. Apr 15, 2019

On Thursday, March 28, 40 members of the Appalachian Community of Education Scholars (ACES) program awoke bright and early to board an App State... Features

Scholarship Luncheon Program

2019 Scholarship Luncheon Held Friday, April 5 Apr 8, 2019

The Reich College of Education Scholarship Luncheon was held on Friday, April 5, 2019 at Appalachian's Holmes Convocation Center.

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Cassondra MacLeod

Alumni Update: Cassondra Macleod ‘13 Apr 4, 2019

Cassondra Macleod, originally from Huntersville, North Carolina, graduated in 2013 with a B.S. in family and consumer sciences and a B.S.

Alumni Update, Features, Features
Headshot of Jaki Shelton Green

NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green Delivers Professional Development Seminar on Friday, April 26 Apr 4, 2019

Appalachian State University's Reich College of Education (RCOE) will be hosting Jaki Shelton Green, NC Poet Laureate, Friday, April 26... Features, Events

Nia Robinson

Nia Robinson Receives Peer Mentor Award from the Black Student Association Apr 2, 2019

Middle grades major, Nia Robinson, from Kannapolis, North Carolina, received the Peer Mentor Award from the ... Features

Laura Brooks

Laura Brooks ‘14 Named North Carolina Regional Teacher of the Year Mar 25, 2019

Laura Brooks (née Snipes), originally from Wilkesboro, North Carolina, was named North Carolina Regional Teacher of the Year for the Northw

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Natalie Mercer

Alumni Update: Natalie Mercer ‘15 Mar 21, 2019

Natalie Mercer (née Haakinson), from Wilson, North Carolina, graduated in 2015 with a M.A.

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