Interested in expanding your knowledge in legal & ethical standards for special education programs? Join our summer workshop, Special Education Law and Professional Ethics for 1 grad credit. Dr. Susan Etscheidt leads the workshop. Register here: bit.ly/4dNpeM3

Congrats to all! All have a University of Northern Iowa connection --including Tiffiany Evans, one of our current Holmes Scholars, and Tim Hopper, who just graduated from the principalship program!

Great day, great weather, great ceremony at the UNI College of Education commencement Saturday. A milestone for all our graduates--including guest student speaker Davette Watson, elementary ed grad and part of the first Purple Pathway for Paraeducators cohort! Best to all!! #PantherProud

With a walk across the stage Saturday, Annette Benedict earned her EdS degree, thanks to the hybrid Grow Your Own School Psychologist program. Best to her and her continued work Prairie Lakes AEA. Read more: bit.ly/AnnetteB24 #UNIGrad24

From Cedar Rapids to Cedar Falls, with a recent stop in the Netherlands, Grace Fleming -- a recreation, tourism and nonprofit leadership grad -- has had quite the journey prior to walking the stage at
UNI College of Education's commencement today! Meet Grace: bit.ly/GraceF24 #UNIGrad2

Today's the day! More than 1,400 grads will be honored at UNI College of Education commencement. Among them: Abbi Treichal, elementary ed grad, and Sydney Woodruff, recreatiion, tourism and nonprofit leadership. Best to all! Read more: bit.ly/Spring24Grads #UNIGrad24 #PantherProud

Shout out to Brenda Kaufmann, adjunct UNI College of Education faculty member and master’s grad in early childhood education!

ONE MORE WEEK! Appreciate a Panther teacher in your life -- relative, friend -- or yourself! -- with a 'Panther Teacher' or 'Made to Teach' T-shirt. Pop-up online store open thru May 19! Check it out: bit.ly/PantherTeacherT

'Balancing classwork with family and working full-time as a paraeducator was challenging at times but well worth it.' -- Ashley Rodamaker, Hampton, Iowa, another proud elementary ed spring '24 grad with the Purple Pathway for Paraeducators! #UNITeacherEd #teacherappreciationweek

Hey teachers – still time! Start earning your Iowa K-8 Reading Endorsement Monday, entirely online! The 15-credit curriculum gives hands-on applications and expands your knowledge and skills for evaluating, designing, and implementing reading instruction.bit.ly/K-8Reading

Meet Brooklyn Cormier, future English language arts and social studies teacher! Just one of the many teachers and teachers-to-be to celebrate, with commencement just around the corner! More: bit.ly/BrooklynC24 #thankateacher #teacherappreciationweek #UNITeacherEd #UNGrad24

Sharale McGowan is another Purple Pathway for Paraeducators grad-to-be--as well as a Teach Waterloo fellow--to complete the two-year online program begun in 2022. Dream achieved! Enjoy Sharale's story: bit.ly/SharaleM24 #thankateacher #teacherappreciationweek #Spring24Grad

Woo hoo! Students in the first cohort of Purple Pathway for Paraeducators are about to achieve their dreams of an elementary ed degree! Congrats to all and thanks to the support of school districts across the state! Read more: bit.ly/4bqWarS

'Choosing this career matched my heart with my talents.'--That's Natalia Verastegui, spring 24 early childhood ed grad (and swim team member) who's ready to take on her first classroom!! Read more: bit.ly/4a7yzLL #UNISpring24Grad #teacherappreciationweek #thankateacher

Welcome to Teacher Appreciation Week! A shout out to all @NorthernIowa Panther teaching alums, UNI educator prep faculty, our school and community partners and the future: today's students! #thankateacher #TeacherAppreciation

LIMITED TIME! The online pop-up store is back May 1 to May 19! Don't miss this chance to show your purple Panther pride as a student, alum or friend of UNI Teacher Ed! Details here: bit.ly/PantherTeacherT

More good news! Practicing teachers--take advantage of this ENTIRELY ONLINE pathway to earning your instructional strategist endorsements--now offered at University of Northern Iowa! And... begin as early as May! Learn more and enroll: bit.ly/InstructionalS…

Current & future teachers, school psychologists and more were on campus and online to learn at the Social and Emotional Learning Conference last Friday. Keynoters Mark Sander and Todd Parr kicked things off! What a day! #SEL_24

Had a great time diving into STEM at the elementary level at the Elementary STEM Expo held last Saturday at UNI College of Education. More to come with another session for pre-service teachers on the Urban Campus @DMACC on 4/27. Still time to register! bit.ly/ElementarySTEM…

That's a wrap! We have double good news: the College of Education reached its goals, AND the University of Northern Iowa had a record-setting #LivePurpleGiveGold day!
This couldn't have been possible without your donations. Big thanks to all!

Way to represent, Panthers!💜💛