College of Education Stories & News

JCCL: The UNI Literacy Initiative

UNI Literacy Initiative hosted by the Jacobson Center for Comprehensive Literacy allows teachers to grow personally and professionally within the world of literacy education.

Learning from Experience

From diving with great white sharks in Mexico to digging up fossils in Montana, alum Ben Olsen translates his hands-on experiences into learning opportunities for his students.

Resilience Redefined

Four years after COVID-19 led to canceled high school graduations, the Class of 2024 shared a story of resiliency as graduates finally walked the stage.

A Unified Path for Early Childhood and Special Education

A unified early childhood education curriculum helps meet an ongoing need for teachers in both general education and special education.

Finding the Balance in Well-Being

A growing, common focus on well-being is part of learning, preparation and practice across College of Education programs.

Extending Education Outdoors

Education happens everywhere, as students and alumni of recreation, tourism and nonprofit leadership can attest.

The Real Deal: From Para to Educator

Purple Pathway for Paraeducators yields first graduates as the alternative pathway to a bachelor’s degree gains momentum.

Adventures at UNI inspired a jet-setting career

Brett Meehan's experiences at the University of Northern Iowa have taken him all across the globe, from South Korea to Kenya.

Fighting summer learning loss with a literacy-focused camp at UNI

Camp Activ8 has a special focus on improving literacy through engaging activities like geocaching, science experiments, art projects and hip hop literacy.

Innovative program at UNI leads to dozens of new elementary educators

More than 60 new educators are ready to launch their own elementary school classrooms for the first time, thanks to an innovative new program at UNI.