App State alumni lead the nation in earning teaching’s top credential for 10th year in a row Feb 3, 2026
For the 10th consecutive year, App State leads the nation for its number of alumni who are National Board Certified Teachers, with 2,461 alumni having earned the national credential to date.
Features, Alumni Update, Public School Partnership, Teacher EducationApp State's Office of Rural Promise fortifies student and teacher success in North Carolina Jan 14, 2026
Building on its 126-year history as a rural-serving institution, Appalachian State University has launched the Office of Rural Promise (ORP)
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App State and Watauga County Schools Receive Grant to Strengthen Teacher Cadet Program and Celebrate Local Educators Nov 10, 2025
Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education (RCOE) and Watauga County Schools (WCS) received a $7,500 gift from the Sun Belt Conference as part of the... Features, Teacher Education
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... Features, James Center for Student Success and Advising, Teacher Education, Department of Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum
RCOE Hosts an Evening with North Carolina’s Teacher of the Year on March 19, 2025 Feb 4, 2025
The Reich College of Education (RCOE) presents “An Evening with North Carolina’s Teacher of the Year” professional development o
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Meet the Patterson Scholars 2024-2025 Jan 21, 2025
The Patterson Family Foundation funds the James Patterson Teacher... Features, Teacher Education, James Center for Student Success and Advising, Elementary Education, Art Education, Music Education, English Education, Scholarships
2024 — App State’s 125th year was marked by resilience, progress and opportunity Jan 8, 2025
With the close of 2024, Appalachian State University reflects on a year of remarkable growth and achievements — one defined by Mountaineer r
At Appalachian, Teacher Education, College Access PartnershipsSCC alumnae credits Career & Promise with success Jan 8, 2025
Gracie Bullington, of Mount Airy, a former Career & College Promise student at Surry Community College, is in the final stretch of a master... In the Media, Alumni Update, Teacher Education
Finalists for NCCAT 2025 Burroughs Wellcome Fund NC Beginning Teacher of the Year Award Announced Jan 8, 2025
Twenty-seven educators from across North Carolina have been named finalists for the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT... In the Media, Teacher Education, Alumni Update
North Carolina Teaching Fellows program announces 210 recipients in early decisions for 2025 Jan 8, 2025
The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission has selected 210 individuals to receive North Carolina Teaching Fellows awards for the Class of... In the Media, Teacher Education
"Nobody wants a nervous pilot:" Education leaders discuss leading with compassion Dec 11, 2024
Melba Spooner believes compassion is an important trait to instill in educators.
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24 ACES and NCTF Seniors Honored Dec 9, 2024
On Thursday, December 5, 2024, Reich College of Education’s (RCOE) Appalachian Community of Educators Scholars (ACES) and North Carolina Tea
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Appalachian State student teachers navigate the realities of teaching Nov 27, 2024
Student teachers Savannah Epley and Laiken Baker from Appalachian State University are nearing the completion of their education as they engage... In the Media, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum, Elementary Education, Teacher Education