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Doctoral Candidate Selected For Flood Fellowship
Oct 24, 2023

Doctoral candidate Kesha Branch Hood was selected for the Flood Center Educational Equity Fellowship. This fellowship is specifically geared to recrui...

Kale Barnes at NCACTE

Kale Barnes ’23 Named Finalist for NCACTE’s Student Teacher of the Year
Oct 10, 2023

Music education alum Kale Barnes ’23 was named one of the top five finalists for the North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (N...

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...

App Ed volunteers at Parkway Fall Festival

Appalachian Educators Club Volunteers at Area School’s Fall Festival
Oct 3, 2023

Checklist of fall activities:Attend a football game.Watch the leaves change.And volunteer for the local school fall festival! Members of the Appa...

A Strategy for New Teachers Facing Challenges From Students
Oct 3, 2023

Dr. Julie Hasson, assistant professor in the Department of Media, Career Studies, and Leadership Development, provides a three-step framework tha...

From App State to Asheboro, Geobago brings hands-on education to K–12 students across North Carolina
Oct 3, 2023

This fall, Appalachian State University has once again rolled out its Geobago recreational vehicle to bring hands-on science activities to K...

App State places among national publications’ ‘best’ and ‘top’ lists for academics, value, innovation and more
Sep 26, 2023

Appalachian State University’s status as both a leader and an innovator in higher education has been highlighted in recent college rankings and reco...

School counselors discuss the importance of youth mental health, provide tips for parents
Sep 12, 2023

Meredith Draughn, 2023 School Counselor of the Year, and Brian Coleman, 2019 School Counselor of the Year and Board Chair, Illinois School Counselors ...

Richmond County Schools honors Ismael Gomez as Assistant Principal of the Year
Sep 12, 2023

Richmond County Schools takes immense pride in recognizing Ismael Gomez as the Assistant Principal of the Year. In various capacities, Gomez has demon...

Concord High School teacher selected to join deep ocean exploration aboard Nautilus
Sep 12, 2023

Tori Hunt, a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and science teacher at Concord High School, has been selected as a 2023 Science Communicatio...