UNI has partnered with the Iowa Department of Education to become the new statewide hub for the Iowa Migratory Education Program — a federally funded, state-administered initiative that supports the education of nearly 4,000 children of migratory agricultural workers across Iowa.
Six UNI faculty were honored at the inaugural Iowa Open Educational Resources (OER) Awards, which recognizes instructors across the state who have created or adopted OER in innovative ways.
UNI students Cody Boozell’s advanced Spanish class are taking their learning beyond the classroom with hands-on experience at a local water treatment facility.
In the state of Iowa, English learners (those whose first language is something other than English) are among the fastest-growing populations in our schools, according to the Iowa Department of Education. With an increase of nearly 60% in the past decade, all Iowa districts need to be prepared to serve English learners, including immigrant children and youth.
As part of a grant of almost $1.5 million awarded to the University of Northern Iowa’s Department of Languages & Literatures, a new cohort of 15 graduate students have begun working toward their English as a Second Language (ESL) endorsement or master of arts in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL).
