Teacher Education Stories & News

Jump into Learning - Camp Activ8

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.
Teachers watching students do their homework

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.
Matt Kingsbury

Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year traces roots to UNI

School Administrators of Iowa recently named Matt Kingsbury, principal of Vinton-Shellsburg, the 2024 Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year.
Spring 2024 grads

Meet the spring 2024 Panther grads

Graduation is right around the corner, which means it’s almost time for many Panthers to say “see you later” to campus and start the next chapter in their lives.
Teacher helping student

UNI introduces online pathway for special education endorsements

UNI is now offering new flexible, online pathways for practicing teachers to become licensed as instructional strategist special education teachers.
Coach Farley and student-athletes meet Jack at Cedar Heights Elementary

UNI head football coach Mark Farley surprises Cedar Heights 4th Graders

The surprise appearance was in honor of one special student, Jack, a devoted fan of UNI Panthers. As a result, the entire class enjoyed observing "National UNI Football Day."
Social and Emotional Learning Conference - Save the date: April 19, 2024

UNI's Social and Emotional Learning Conference returns April 19

A director of school mental health and a renowned children’s author and illustrator are speaking at the Social and Emotional Learning Conference at UNI.
CeCe Grabinski

CeCe chose UNI to achieve her dream job in teaching

UNI junior CeCe Grabinski is on a mission to help individuals with disabilities. She's decided teaching special ed is the best way to make this happen.
Ellen Shay with her husband's award alongside family, Peter H. Reynolds and actors from "Dot Dot Dot: A New Musical."

Remembering Terry Shay: A special honor for International Dot Day pioneer

Award-winning author Peter H. Reynolds presented an honor to the family of the late Terry “TJ” Shay for his work as the founder of International Dot Day.
Teachers at the Child Development Center

Child Development Center earns NAEYC re-accreditation

The UNI Child Development Center has earned another five years of accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).