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New partner blog on bringing the Portrait of a Graduate initiative to life. Logo for Factors Education and Illinois Digital Educators Alliance.
The Big IDEAs newsletter featuring tips, tricks, strategies, and professional learning for educators.
Wednesday Webinar titled 'Amplify Your Impact: Where Thinking Routines Meet' featuring TeachersFirst educational website on a computer screen.
Announcement for Illinois Digital Educators Alliance's new post on rethinking vendor ROI in modern conference settings.
Blue recruitment graphic for IDEA featuring the lightbulb logo and text inviting passionate leaders to apply.
Scribble Workshop on AI writing scheduled for April 10, free in-person event in Arlington Heights with lunch and PDHs for Illinois educators.
Northern Suburbs MiniCon event details with date April 18, 2026, location Lake County ROE Building, and time 9 AM to 12 PM.
Blue-themed promotional graphic from Illinois Digital Educators Alliance highlighting a new post titled 'Can Everyone Hear Me?'
Illinois Digital Educators Alliance presents Central IL K12 Education Showcase with Forte and Vivo collaboration.
Northern Suburbs MiniCon event details with a lightbulb graphic, scheduled for April 18, 2026, at Lake County ROE Building, Lake Forest, IL, from 9 AM to 12 PM.
Announcement of a new partner blog titled 'Giving Your Dreams Life' with a colorful rainbow and smiling face illustration from MrDearybury.com.
Announcement of a new partner blog titled 'The Classroom Shift: From Behavior Management to Meaningful Engagement' by The Connecting Link.
Illinois Digital Educators Alliance presents IDEA Coaching Summit, a one-day event for instructional coaches on March 9, 2026, in Arlington Heights.
Students engaging in discussions and presentations during the Students for Innovation Advocacy Day event.
Common Sense Education workshop on digital literacy and well-being for K-8 students, free and in-person in Arlington Heights on March 10 from 9 AM to 2 PM.
Illinois Digital Educators Alliance presents IDEA Coaching Summit, a one-day event for instructional coaches on March 9, 2026, in Arlington Heights.
Poster for Northern Suburbs MiniCon on April 18, 2026, at Lake County ROE Building, Lake Forest, IL, from 9 AM to 12 PM.
Desiree Alexander and Marcus Stein leading a session at IDEAcon.
Common Sense Education workshop on digital literacy and well-being for K-8, free, in-person in Arlington Heights on March 10, 9 AM to 2 PM. Brought to you by Illinois Digital Educators Alliance.
Newsletter cover for The Big Ideas Newsletter Volume 4.21 dated January 22, 2026, featuring upcoming events and instructional insights.
Podcast episode cover for 'That's The Idea!' featuring Ted Neitzke in Season 2, Episode 11 with a blue dotted background.
Connected, Supported, Empowered: Women Leading in Tech with panelist Jenn Brown, Senior Program Manager at Google for Education, Maria Stavropoulos, Director of Technology at Northbrook SD 28, and MJ Warden, Chief Technology Officer at CCSD 15. The panel is happening on February 10, 2026 at 1:45 PM in Utopia C.
Thank you message featuring logos of SchoolAI, True IP Solutions, and Vivacity as IDEAcon 2026 Create Sponsors with a green and blue background.
Two speech bubbles on a blue dotted background read 'That's the idea!' and 'An IDEA podcast' with a lightbulb icon.
Promotional graphic inviting podcasters to sign up for live podcasting at IDEAcon 2026 with a microphone and event logo.
Light blue short-sleeve t-shirt and crewneck sweatshirt with a circular IDEAcon logo celebrating 40 years from 1986 to 2026.
Illinois Digital Educators Alliance announces a new blog post titled "Getting Back to Our 1:1 Roots." There is a picture of the author.
Orange lightbulb shaped like Illinois with blue filament on gray background, asking if you are the next IDEA Educator of the Year.
Blue graphic promoting ideaU's 2025 educator series themed 'Rekindle Your Spark' focusing on joyful classrooms in December.
Illinois Digital Educators Alliance new post. Taking Flight with the Aviation Club. Read now.
List of 2026 IDEA Mini-Grant recipients with project titles and awardees' names on a celebratory background. The list of winners can also be found on the IDEA website.
IDEACon 2026 announcement with a call for idea submissions, featuring a phone icon and deadline of November 14, 2025.
Podcast episode cover featuring a woman and speech bubbles saying 'That's the idea!' and 'An IDEA podcast' on a blue dotted background. S2:E5 - Sitting Down with Dr. Rachael Mahmood
IDEACon 2026 announcement with a call to share ideas before November 14, 2025 deadline, featuring event attendees and presentations.
Graphic for Illinois Digital Educators Alliance featuring a new blog post titled 'Finding Balance in a World of Technology' with a striped background behind a person.
IdeaCon 2026 logo with a party hat and gold confetti, announcing the second call for proposals open through November 14, 2025.
Illinois Digital Educators Alliance, New blog Post, "Coding through Stories"
Headshots of five thought leaders featured at Idea Con 2026, each framed in a green circle against a blue background with their names below.
Illinois Digital Educators Alliance, new blog post, "Thoughts from the IDEA high school intern: AI and the regression of teenage brains."
Announcement for a free Google for Education event featuring AI's Dream Team: NotebookLM and Gemini on November 6, 2025, in Lake Forest, IL.