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    IDEAcon 2025 Scholarship Application Open!

    Do you want to be a part of the IDEAcon experience but your district is unable to find funding for you?  Apply for an IDEAcon scholarship application before November 18!

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    IDEAcon 2025 Schedule is now live!

    The IDEA team and Conference Committee have been hard at work planning for the 2025 conference.


    Registration is open and the session schedule is now live.

    

    We can't wait to share what we have in store for you in 2025! 

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    Congrats to our 2024 EOY Recipients!

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    THE IDEA BLOG

    Call for Adaptation: An Open Letter to My CS Professor on AI and Course Flexibility

    By Jeremy Rinkel • November 13, 2024
    * Note from IDEA: This is a different kind of blog post than we usually run. However, in the interest of acknowledging the complex feelings educators are experiencing around AI and to be transparent about the practices that educators are experiencing in their own education so that others may benefit from their perspectives, we are publishing it.

    The Power of Gamification in Education

    By Sara Reynolds • October 30, 2024
    Gamification is a powerful tool that brings the excitement of games into learning environments. It not only makes learning more fun but also helps build critical skills in a memorable way. This blog from IDEA Governing Board Member, Sara Reynolds, explains gamification and lists effective ways to introduce game-based learning into classrooms.

    Celebrate Digital Citizenship Week in Your Classroom!

    By Jennifer Ehehalt • October 9, 2024
    Common Sense started Digital Citizenship Week as a dedicated time to highlight the importance of helping kids, families, and teachers navigate our 24/7 digital world.

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