Dr. Elizabeth Edwards

Dr. Elizabeth Edwards has more than 38 years of experience supporting educators and students across North Carolina. She currently serves as Director of Curriculum and Instruction for the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program (NC NTSP), where she leads statewide efforts to provide transformative, intentional coaching to increase student achievement by improving beginning teacher effectiveness and retention.

Her career includes leadership roles as the Director of the NC NBPTS Network to Transform Teaching, Director of Outreach and Engagement with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Statewide NBPTS Coordinator and Professional Development Consultant with the NC Department of Public Instruction.

Before moving into statewide leadership, Dr. Edwards spent over 25 years as an elementary special educator. During that time, she mentored National Board candidates, taught as an adjunct instructor at East Carolina University, and served in various leadership roles with the North Carolina Association of Educators.

Dr. Edwards holds a bachelor’s degree in special education, a master’s degree in Low-Incidence Special Education from East Carolina University and a doctorate in Leadership with a concentration in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of NC, Wilmington.