Tara Condon, MAE, began her work with the Iowa Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education as an undergraduate student at UNI in 2003, serving students at the Freeburg Early Childhood Program.  In 2006, she began her teaching career as lead kindergarten teacher at Freeburg where she focused on implementing a STEM based, constructivist curriculum.  

Her experiences and connections at UNI lead her to Okayama, Japan when she taught young Japanese children English through STEM, specifically ramps and pathways.  During her time in Japan, she was afforded many opportunities to visit elementary schools all around the world and work with educators for many different countries.  

Experiences that were made possible because of UNI. Tara has spent the last 11 years in Des Moines, Iowa where she currently serves as an instructional coach in Des Moines Public Schools.  She continues to support the University of Northern Iowa in her work as a professional development instructor for the Iowa Regents’ Center.