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Madison Reid, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Madison Reid, Elementary Education, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Megan Brown, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Megan Brown, Elementary Education, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

IBEC Wins NHCS Battle of the Books

Congratulations to the Battle of the Books team at Isaac Bear Early College High School! The IBEC team won the high school division of the New...

Rilee Seering, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Rilee Seering, MAT in Elementary Education, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Savannah Everhart, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Savannah Everhart , MAT in Elementary Education, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Wilmington Regional SeaPerch Competition

Middle and high school students from New Hanover, Onslow and Pender counties participated in the 2024 Regional SeaPerch Competition hosted by...

Taylor Stanley, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Taylor Stanley, MAT in Secondary Education, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

STEM SENC Supports STEM Youth Congress

With support from STEM SENC, eight students from Southeastern North Carolina participated in the 2024 Changemakers in STEM Youth Congress, held...

Wilmington Regional Science Olympiad

More than 800 middle school and high school students participated in the 2024 Wilmington Regional Science Olympiad hosted by WCE’s CESTEM on...

Southeast Regional Science and Engineering Fair

CESTEM hosted the Southeast Regional Science and Engineering Fair on February 10. The event provides an opportunity for third-to 12th-grade...

Kimberly Walrod Receives STEM Educator Award

Kimberly Walrod ’23 has received the STEM/STEAM Educator of the Year Award from Bell Fork Elementary School in Jacksonville, NC.

Spring 2024 Future Teacher Conference

More than 125 students from 15 area schools participated in the Spring 2024 Future Teacher Conference, held March 15 at UNCW’s Watson College...

Congratulations to December 2023 Graduates

In December, the Watson College of Education celebrated the achievements of our most recent graduates!

WCE Alumni Named NCCAT BTOY Finalists

Madison Ayers ’22 and Katie Adams ’22 are finalists the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2024 Empower NC...

New "It Begins with Teachers" Videos

The Watson College is pleased to share new “It Begins with Teachers” videos featuring students enrolled in WCE elementary education and...

Isabel Garcia Named National STEM Champion

Isaac Bear sophomore Isabel Garcia has been named a National STEM Champion. She also took top honors at the Regional Science and Engineering Fair,...

Devin Pierce is NHCS 2024 Rookie of the Year

Devin Pierce ’21, a third-year special education teacher at the International School at Gregory has been named New Hanover County...

Taura Simmons Alumni Profile

Taura Simmons ’23M graduated in December with an M.Ed. in ESL, Reading Specialist add-on licensure and National Board Certification. She...

Mark Mormando, Secondary MAT

An article written by Secondary MAT student Mark Mormando titled “Using AI to make the most of teachers’ planning periods” was...

MarineQuest

Discover your passion for marine science at MarineQuest! Registration for 2024 summer programs is open. Instructors are needed too!

Junior Seahawk Academy

Junior Seahawk Academy, a summer enrichment program for middle-grades students, will offer two one-week sessions in Summer 2024. Registration is open!

Hattie Strong Scholarships are Announced

The Watson College of Education is pleased to announce that Abby Corbett and Carly Mounts have received fall 2024 Hattie M. Strong scholarship awards.

WCE Hosts Future Teacher Conference

The Watson College was pleased to welcome 124 students from 15 area schools to the fall 2023 Future Teacher Conference. FTC events give prospective...

Secondary Program Builds Student Alum Connections

Scoville Stewart ’19M, Jessica Harvey ’12M and Brook Faulkner ’20M recently participated in an open forum with WCE Secondary MAT...

Victoria Spagnoli Now School Principal in Japan

Victoria Spagnoli ’14M, ’22Ed.D. is pursuing her passion for travel and education as principal of the Niseko campus of Hokkaido...

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