College of Education Stories & News

Brittany Craig in her classroom

UNI helped Brittany Craig turn her classroom experience into a teaching license

After years of putting in the work as an educator, Brittany Craig is now a licensed teacher thanks to her elementary education degree from UNI.
Carole Basile

Tubbs Teaching Connections at UNI explores “The Future of Teaching”

Exploring the future landscape of teaching is the focus of the 2024 Bill and Linda Tubbs Teaching Connections, a professional development day at UNI.
UNI faculty member teaches students

UNI updates curriculum to better prepare future teachers

A newly-transformed curriculum awaits University of Northern Iowa freshmen and transfer students aspiring to teach, effective fall 2025.
Kendra Morris and Ella Jensen, both wearing UNI sweatshirts

Future teaching careers unite UNI transfer students

Kendra Morris and Ella Jensen, UNI transfer students and roommates, share the dream of one day leading their own classrooms as teachers.
Third-grade teachers at Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District wearing UNI shirts

Meet the seven Panthers teaching third grade in the same district

The seven teachers that comprise the third-grade team in the Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District share a special bond as UNI alums.
Education students at Convocation in Lang Hall

61st UNI Teacher Convocation honors the next generation of educators

UNI Teacher Education Convocation and Celebration recognizes students accepted into UNI Teacher Education.
"Cedar Rock by Frank Lloyd Wright" book cover

UNI professor recognized for work combining recreation, tourism and nonprofit leadership

Rodney Dieser's passion for all things Frank Lloyd Wright has led to co-authoring a multi-award-winning book “Cedar Rock by Frank Lloyd Wright.”
JCCL: The UNI literacy initiative

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 - Ben Olsen

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

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.