Programs

Welcome!

Thank you for your interest in Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education at UNI. We work with rising leaders in PK-12 education who aspire to be lead teachers, principals and superintendents as well as professionals in academic advising, admissions, residence and other aspects of working with college students toward success. Our passionate, award-winning faculty are known for their student-centered approach to learning that connects theory to practice through hands-on experiences in a rigorous, dynamic and supportive environment. Our alums step forward into leadership roles in educational institutions across Iowa, the USA and indeed, the world.

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Programs

PK-12 Principal / PK-12 Special Education Supervisor

PK-12 Superintendent & AEA Administrator

EdD: Educational Leadership/Special Education Director

MA for Teacher Leaders in American International Schools

The Educational Leadership Faculty at the University of Northern Iowa develop and nurture reflective Leaders of Learning, Service, and Change who positively impact student achievement and school improvement.

The Educational Leadership Program features:

• A rigorous and relevant Educational Leadership experience fully aligned with the Iowa Standards for School Leaders (ISSL) and UNI Educational Leadership's Core Values--Leadership of Learning, Service and Change;

• A team of passionate, award-winning faculty members who have walked the walk of school leadership:

• Theory connected to practice through an exciting, field-based internship in local school districts and communities;

• Lifelong Relationships developed together in cohort groups through interactive video conferencing, online  instruction and a dynamic nine day on-campus summer experience during the first summer of enrollment; 

• Access to top notch technical support through Continuing Education and Special Programs;

• Access to a host of resources for distance education students through the Rod Library;

• Immersion in a Network of Practice, consisting of field and university-based professors, as well as multiple mentors in Iowa school districts;

• A forward-looking program, focused on growing the skills, knowledge, and dispositions needed for leaders to impact student learning;

• A focus on developing educators' leadership capacity form the classroom to the central office, to Area Education Agencies.