Facilities and Services
Quality in teacher education at UNI extends to the setting and services you’ll become very familiar with at UNI. A few examples:
- State-of-the-art Schindler Education Center, home of the College of Education
- Instructional Resources and Technology Services (IRTS), which serves as a hub for PreK-12 curriculum resources, technology and more
- Yager Science Education Resources and Outreach center, providing science education resources for students, faculty, staff and practicing teachers
- Wellness and Recreation Center, supporting health education and physical education teaching
- Performing arts spaces for music education
Schindler Education Center
Home to the College of Education, the Schindler Education Center serves about 2,000 teacher education students annually and at some point on their journey.
Opened originally in the 1970s, it was fully renovated in 2017, creating a technology-rich, state-of-the-art facility. It includes:
- 200-seat Budke Auditorium
- Multimedia Computer Assisted Teaching (CAT) classroom
- R.J. McElroy Trust DaVinci Classrooms 1 and 2
- Regents’ Center for Early Childhood Development model early childhood classroom
- COE Advising and Teacher Education Success Office
- Instructional Resources & Technology Services (IRTS)
With its welcoming G.R.E.A.T. (Gerdin Resource Exchange for the Advancement of Teaching) atrium seating and Gerdin Learning Stairs, students from across campus often find themselves stopping in Schindler.
Yager Science Ed Resources & Outreach
Find instructional resources such as grades K-8 sciences kits as well as K-12 print materials, including texts and activity books for check out, at the Yager Science Education Resources and Outreach center. The resource serves students, faculty, staff and practicing teachers.
All levels of teaching majors get introduced to science kits and related resources in your methods courses. These materials support peer and student teaching and field experiences as well.
Instructional Technology & Resources
This resource for future educators provides PreK-12 curriculum resources, more than 12,000 elementary and secondary textbooks, access to technology tools to use in the classroom – and also serves as a great place to study.
A part of Rod Library integrated within the College of Education and its Schindler Education Center, this hub serves as a one-stop shop for a multitude of resources supporting teacher education students.
More Facilities!
Getting hands-on
In addition to the multiple spaces within Schindler Education Center, other facilities assist students in getting a hands-on orientation to their area of emphasis:
- Model early childhood classroom, part of the Iowa Regents Center for Early Childhood Development, emphasizing STEM education for our youngest learners
- Child Development Center, a nationally certified child care and instruction resource for UNI students, faculty and staff
Spaces to learn
In addition to the Yager Science Education Resources and Outreach center, facilities around campus support the secondary teacher education experience. This includes:
- Wellness & Recreation Center, which supports physical education teaching, research and outreach
- Rehearsal, performing and recording spaces, part of the School of Music, in Russell Hall and Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.
- Hands-on opportunities in the industrial arts within the Applied Engineering Building, with a $43.9 million dollar renovation to be completed by fall 2023.
Getting hands-on
In addition to the multiple spaces within Schindler Education Center, other facilities assist students in getting a hands-on orientation to their area of emphasis:
- Model early childhood classroom, part of the Iowa Regents Center for Early Childhood Development, emphasizing STEM education for our youngest learners
- Child Development Center, a nationally certified child care and instruction resource for UNI students, faculty and staff
Spaces to learn
In addition to the Yager Science Education Resources and Outreach center, facilities around campus support the secondary teacher education experience. This includes:
- Wellness & Recreation Center, which supports physical education teaching, research and outreach
- Rehearsal, performing and recording spaces, part of the School of Music, in Russell Hall and Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.
- Hands-on opportunities in the industrial arts within the Applied Engineering Building, with a $43.9 million dollar renovation to be completed by fall 2023.