For decades, UIS has produced Illinois' strong and successful leaders in Education. Choose your path and become a professional educator, complete a certificate, add an endorsement, or obtain a Masters degree to lead you to the next step in your career.

The School of Education has long adapted academic offerings to busy teachers and administrators who wish to further their education. Faculty members know what it is like to work full-time and participate in cohorts and internships themselves. Most importantly, however, faculty have practical experience, having served as building principals, district superintendents, and K-12 classroom teachers.

Academic Programs

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English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education

Advance your teaching career with an online ESL and Bilingual Education program. The University of Illinois Springfield prepares educators to support multilingual learners through research-based strategies in language acquisition and differentiated instruction.

Earn your endorsement in just six fully online courses—available to undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree-seeking students and compatible with any Professional Educator License (PEL). Strengthen your qualifications and open new career pathways.

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News

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Feb 28, 2024
UIS School of Education awarded a $145,000 grant to address teacher shortages in central Illinois
The University of Illinois Springfield School of Education has been awarded a $145,000 grant from Grow Your Own Teachers (GYO) to develop a consortium aimed…
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Feb 27, 2024
UIS announces Fall Semester 2023 Dean’s List
The University of Illinois Springfield has released the names of the 681 students who made the Dean’s List for Fall Semester 2023. A total of 99 students…
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Feb 08, 2024
UIS Associate Professor Jennifer Martin honored with an award for scholarship excellence from Kappa Delta Pi
Jennifer Martin, an associate professor in the University of Illinois Springfield’s School of Education, has been selected to receive the Truman L. Kelley…
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Aug 14, 2023
UIS education programs named to Forbes list of best online teaching degrees for 2023
The University of Illinois Springfield’s education programs have been named to Forbes list of best online teaching degrees for 2023. According to Forbes, UIS…
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May 10, 2023
Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
Dear Teachers, Alumni and Students: On behalf of the College of Public Affairs and Education let me extend a most sincere “thank you…
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Dec 13, 2022
Apply Now for UIS Scholarships
Apply Now for UIS Scholarships Now is the time to complete the UIS Institutional Scholarship Application 2023-2024.   Hundreds of…
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Nov 10, 2022
UIS Education Honor Society inducts new members
The Alpha Alpha Gamma chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor Society in Education, at the University of Illinois Springfield inducted 12 new…
Jennifer Martin
Oct 17, 2022
UIS Associate Professor Jennifer Martin named the 2022 University Scholar
Jennifer Martin, an associate professor in the University of Illinois Springfield School of Education, has been named University Scholar for 2022. The award,…
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