App State lab school pilots innovative teaching model to support teacher retention and student success
Apr 1, 2025
When you picture a classroom, do you imagine one teacher managing 20 or more students? What if that traditional model could change?
Staff Spotlight: Darron Daniels
Sep 21, 2023
I am working to influence how the student conduct referral process works through implementing restorative and other best practices that reduce suspensions, focus on community developme
Enrollment opens for App State's Lab Schools in Triad
May 31, 2023
There are two in the Triad that service elementary aged students, one in Elkin and another in Walkertown. Dr.
Academy announces new positions and staff
Aug 26, 2021
The Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork announces new positions and staff for the 2021-22 academic year.
Staff Spotlight: Melissa Boyd
Aug 23, 2021
Melissa Boyd, originally from Jennings, Louisiana, earned a B.A. in education from McNeese State University in 1987 and an M.A.
Staff Spotlight: Alix Shaver
Jul 12, 2021
This past year, with the help of my grade level team, I focused on implementing activities that allowed students to have their voices
Staff Spotlight: Brittany Hendricks
Jun 16, 2021
I think "learning together" means always working to understand and learn from others.
Four Award-Winning Children’s Authors and Illustrators Visit with the Academy
Jun 9, 2021
Four award-winning children's authors, Kwame Alexander, Stacy McAnulty, Meg Medina, and Lauren Castillo, visited virtually with Appalachian State...
Advisory Board Meeting Announcement - June 3, 2021
May 24, 2021
The Middle Fork Advisory Board of Appalachian State University will meet vi
Staff Spotlight: Joseph Fewell
May 11, 2021
As an ELL teacher, I work to bridge the linguistic gap for the Academy’s EL students.
Learning Together: Academy at Middle Fork Hosts Five Student Teachers Spring 2021
May 4, 2021
This past semester, the Academy at Middle Fork hosted five student teachers from Appalachian State University.
Staff Spotlight: Hannah Cope
Apr 16, 2021
The Academy really focuses on relationships with our parents and families.
Academy Hosts Social Work Intern
Apr 13, 2021
Allison Wright, a graduate student in Appalachian State University’s Beaver College of Health Sci...