Academy at Middle Fork opens classrooms most days, continues connections with university virtually
Apr 6, 2021
With the option of in-person or virtual learning, most students at App State’s lab school have returned to classrooms four days a week.The Academy a...
Poet Snaps and Author Claps: Award-winning Author and Poet, Kwame Alexander, Reads and Collaborates with the Anderson Reading Clinic Literacy-Cast
Apr 1, 2021
Derek Hernandez Evora, a fifth-grader at Appalachian State University’s Academy at Middle Fork began: “It’s time to get started!” Student...
Alumni Update: Ann Grogan ’19
Mar 29, 2021
Ann Grogan (née Furr), from Hudson, North Carolina, graduated in 2019 with a B.S. in career technical education with a workforce education and develo...
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...
Dr. Mark Schwarze Receives Ella Stephens Barrett Award for Excellence in Professional Leadership
Mar 15, 2021
Dr. Mark Schwarze, associate professor of clinical mental health counseling and program director in the Department of Human Development and Psychologi...
Appalachian Remains First in Number of NBCT Teachers for Fifth Consecutive Year
Mar 12, 2021
Appalachian State University has topped the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards’ list of “Top 50 Alma Maters by Total Number of NBC...
US News & World Report names App State Online programs among nation’s best for 2021
Mar 12, 2021
National publication U.S. News & World Report has named Appalachian State University to its “Best Online Bachelor’s Programs” and “Best On...
‘Teacher of the Week’ helping English language learners succeed
Mar 12, 2021
Congratulations to RCOE alumna Tina Weldon! Recently, WWAY received a ‘Teacher of the Week’ nomination which commended Weldon for g...
WCS names Teachers of the Year
Mar 12, 2021
Congratulations to Appalachian alumni Maura McGlamery '12, Meagan Kingdon '15, Calvin Cole '14, Misty Hyler '96, Lauren Harkey '11, Haleigh Waterman '...
Parkway Principal Patty Buckner named principal of the year
Mar 12, 2021
Congratulations RCOE alumna Patty Buckner! Parkway School Principal Patty Buckner was named Watauga County Schools 2020-21 Principal of the Year ...