Community
Connecting Educators is more important than ever!
A community is more than an event—it is a place of belonging built through meaningful relationships and shared purpose.
- Digital-age learning, innovation, and emerging technologies impact all of education—and your voice can help move the conversation forward.
- The conversation needs every educator—across every subject, role, and learning environment. Each of us brings an essential perspective, and together, we shape the complete learning experience for every student.
- Every student's future is undefined and yet technology will continue to have an impact on defining what their world will look and feel like.
- That’s why this conversation needs every educator—you don’t have to be a technology expert to help shape digital-age learning.
- Bring your area of educator expertise. Bring your experience. Bring your voice.
- Come for the workshops, IDEAcon, and resources.
Stay for the community.
*NEW* Spotlight Communities
IDEA is introducing
Spotlight Communities this year to enhance our membership experience. Spotlight Communities offer additional ways for educators to
connect around shared subjects, roles, interests, experiences, and areas of practice. Our new Spotlight Communities will build upon, and not replace our geographic foundation.
Regional Communities
IDEA’s 21 geographically aligned chapters will continue to connect educators throughout Illinois based on where they live, work, and or serve.
We believe this is a great way to connect as local relationships matter. Educators in the same region often
understand one another’s schools, communities, opportunities, and challenges in ways that cannot be replicated across distance.
Community Events
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6pm TeachersFirst | Show What They Know: Authentic ELA Assessment Strategies
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6pm TeachersFirst | Choose It, Use It, Improve It: A Practical Approach to Choosing (and Using) Edtech Well
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6pm TeachersFirst | Books, Builds, and Big Ideas: Designing STEAM Learning from Picture Books
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Does your organization have an upcoming event you'd like to share? Click the button below to submit an event for our community calendar!
