Teacher Education Stories & News

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UNI receives $2.5M federal grant to grow mental health access in rural Iowa schools

A $2.5 million grant from the Department of Education will allow UNI to continue its work to improve mental health access for children across Iowa.
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UNI ranks in top 15% for online master’s in education programs

UNI's online master’s in education programs ranked in the top 15% nationally, based on the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs.
Emmalee Fannon and Cassey Bly in front of InterAmerican Academy

UNI students have life-changing experience student teaching in Ecuador

During the fall 2022 semester, UNI students Cassey Bly and Emmalee Fannon spent 16 weeks student teaching in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Computer science education students being taught at UNI

Grant of nearly $1 million helps UNI expand computer science education program for teachers

UNI has created a program that will help Iowa teachers receive their computer science education endorsement thanks to a recent grant of nearly $1 million.
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UNI Department of Languages & Literatures awarded more than $1 million grant for ESL teacher preparation project

The Department of Education has awarded two UNI professors a grant to launch a new project to improve English as a second language instruction.
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Two UNI alums receive the Yager Exemplary Teaching Recognition Award

Yager 2022 awardees  

Two Iowa teachers earned recognition for their service to the field when they were recently awarded the University of Northern Iowa Dr. Robert E. and Phyllis M. Yager Exemplary Teaching Recognition Award.

The award is designed to highlight UNI graduates who have gone on to excellence as K-12 teachers in Iowa, and identify a UNI faculty member’s contribution to their success.

Recipients of this year’s award include:

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Teacher education students gain extra classroom experience through professional development school partnerships

Throughout the semester, elementary education students at UNI utilize professional development school partnerships to gain extra field experience.
Teacher education student pinning pin on herself at Convocation ceremony

2+2 online elementary education students admitted to UNI Teacher Education

About 120 students enrolled in the online 2+2 Elementary Education Bachelor of Arts program will be honored at a special 2+2 Teacher Education Convocation.