Professional Development & Continuing Education
Flexible Learning for Professional Growth
Why UIU?
Upper Iowa University professional development and continuing education courses build on our history of offering high-quality, accessible and flexible experiences for students learning at a distance since 1973 – as well as over 20 years experience as a recognized leader in delivering online programs.
uiuElevate
uiuElevate is UIU’s online learning platform that makes it easy to explore and enroll in professional development, continuing education, and specialized learning courses.
Teacher Education: Continuing Education
If you’re a current educator, uiuElevate courses are a flexible, fast and convenient way to meet your continuing education credit and licensure renewal requirements.
Conservation Management: Continuing Education
uiuElevate offers continuing education courses for conservation management professionals through our unique UIU Works for You learning experience.
Microcredentials
Short, flexible programs (typically two or three courses) that help you elevate your resume with verified skills and competencies valuable to employers.
More about Teacher Education Programs at UIU
Interested in picking up a full teacher education degree instead? Explore our complete offering of online and face-to-face programs for educators—no matter where you live!
Featured Professional Development Programs
Environmental Issues Instruction (eii) Workshops
Hands-on graduate-level professional development program that helps PreK–14 educators teach about environmental issues
Upper Iowa University & Teach Daily
Online, graduate-level courses co-authored and endorsed by Teach Daily to teach evidence-based practices highlighted in Prepared Classroom.
UIU Graduate Certificates
Extend your teaching skills with UIU’s Master of Education Literacy Coach or Teacher Leadership graduate certificates
Partnerships
Upper Iowa University is proud of our partnerships to expand access to life-long learning through enhanced educational offerings as well as financial support.
Corporate Advantage Partnerships (CAP)
Looking to advance your career while getting financial support from your employer? We partner with 85+ businesses and organizations to provide tuition grants to employees and families.
Partner employees, their spouses and dependents (up to age 26) are eligible.
Upper Iowa University & ISEA Academy
UIU partners with Iowa State Education Association (ISEA) Academy to offer professional development courses for teacher license renewal or salary advancement with optional graduate-level credit.
Happy Teacher
Save up to $2,840 by transferring 12 credits from Happy Teacher graduate-level professional development courses into UIU’s Master of Education program.
