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Big IDEAs Newsletter

The Big IDEAs Newsletter is your place to find research-based practices, to grow your network connections, and to find tips, tricks, and strategies that will positively impact your classroom.


Each newsletter contains a short video introducing the content of the newsletter and sharing any important announcements, below that video will be some IDEA news including recent blogs and upcoming professional learning. The Instructional Insight side will be where you go to pick up a new idea for the classroom or to sign up to share an idea of your own. 

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Past Wednesday Webinars

Forget wearing pink. On Wednesdays we host webinars! IDEA has an amazing network of partners and education experts who help us put on a FREE one-hour webinars. With a wide range of topics, you're sure to learn something new!

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Resources from our Partners

IDEA partners with amazing organizations to help bring additional resources to educators not just in Illinois.

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IDEA Articles

Student Story: Diego’s Transformation Through Coding

By Skill Struck • May 1, 2024
One of the most rewarding aspects of education is observing moments when everything clicks for a student and their self-confidence grows. And although being a teacher is not all rainbows and sunshine, those lightbulb moments make all of the hard work worth it. This story is from a fourth-grade teacher at Denver Public Schools that witnessed a student transform when computer science was introduced into the classroom.

Incorporating Computer Literacy Across K-12

By Jennifer Ehehalt and Julia Flores • June 21, 2023
In an increasingly technological world, it is becoming more and more important to expose students to computers. Although, you may think that most students know computers, this is only partially true. Many students are familiar with operating computing devices in a social context. It is a very different context than using them for education and/or career purposes.

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Are you in search of information that we don't have listed? Reach out to our team below. IDEA has a vast network across the US. Whether you are looking for a vendor recommendation, specific PD, or make a new a connection, we are always happy to help a fellow life long learner!

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