Welcome to Higher Education Mobile Moments. Mobile Moments are a collection of conversations about college captured on mobile phones. Check back often for updates.
- Video: Kristi Gaddis β Postsecondary ExperienceKristin Gaddis, Executive Director, Student Support Services Yadkin County Schools shares how some students in Yadkin County choose their postsecondary experience and explains that North Carolina colleges and universities are preferred.Read more
- Video: Kristi Gaddis β Teacher and Administrator ShortagesIn this video Kristin Gaddis, Executive Director, Student Support Services Yadkin County Schools shares how teacher and administrator shortages impact her district.Read more
- Video: Kristi Gaddis β Financial and Scholarship AidIn this video Kristin Gaddis, Executive Director, Student Support Services Yadkin County Schools shares thoughts on student debt and ponders ideas for how to keep up with all of the information ...Read more
- Video: Kristi Gaddis β Partnership and OpportunitiesIn this video Kristin Gaddis, Executive Director, Student Support Services Yadkin County Schools discusses a successful partnership with Surry Community College and opportunities available at the Yadkin location.Read more
- Video: Kristi Gaddis β Successes in Yadkin CountyKristin Gaddis, Executive Director, Student Support Services Yadkin County Schools shares Yadkin County, NC education successes.Read more
- Video: Superintendent Mark Byrd β Challenges in Wilkes CountyMark Byrd, Superintendent, Wilkes County Schools, shares that the biggest challenge they face to getting more students to pursue higher education is that some parents donβt understand the value and ...Read more
- Video: Superintendent Mark Byrd β Support Wilkes County StudentsMark Byrd, Superintendent, Wilkes County Schools, shares his thoughts on what more needs to be done to support students who want to attend community colleges to get their postsecondary credentials.Read more
- Video: Superintendent Mark Byrd β Community College and K-12 RelationshipIn this video Mark Byrd, Superintendent, Wilkes County Schools, explains how the relationship between Wilkes Community College and Wilkes County K-12 Schools is a model for the rest of the ...Read more
- Video: Superintendent Mark Byrd β Less Interest in Teaching CareersIn this video Mark Byrd, Superintendent, Wilkes County Schools, gives his perspective on why more people donβt pursue teaching careers. Pay is not the only factor.Read more
- Video: Superintendent Mark Byrd β Combating Teacher ShortagesIn this video Mark Byrd, Superintendent, Wilkes County Schools, brainstorms innovative ways to get more people to go into teaching in order to combat teacher shortages.Read more
- Video: Superintendent Mark Byrd β Personal Education JourneyMark Byrd, Superintendent, Wilkes County Schools, shares his personal journey through uncertain times to community college and eventually to Appalachian State. His journey is an inspiration for other students in rural ...Read more
- Video: Superintendent Mark Byrd β Inspiring Students in Wilkes CountyMark Byrd, Superintendent, Wilkes County Schools, shares how he inspired a senior who was dropping out of school with two or three weeks left in the school year. The student ...Read more