Second day of ideaU live sessions start with Dr. Desiree Alexander of Educator Alexander as she gives tips on time management for teachers. Great practical advice for planning, pacing, and instruction. It's not too late to learn with Dr. Alexander. Catch the recording by registering! ideail.org/ideaU2024

I honestly love any learning with Dr. Desiree Alexander of Educator Alexander, and this morning with ideaU is no exception. So many actionable and practical tips for lesson planning, managing paperwork, and time management in general. #IDEAil Catch the recording when you register ideail.org/ideaU2024

IDEA U is back for week 2! Thanks to Carly Spina for pumping us up for back to school. How are WE all making the first day(s) back "THE BEST DAY EVER???" IDEA

During her ideaU session, Carly Spina is giving so many great tips for coming to know your students. From making ice breakers SEL friendly, emoji connection boards, interest bank boards, and so much more! #IDEAil Check out the recording by registering ideail.org/ideaU2024

Have a class reading challenge in mind? Grab the Reading Challenge template and make it your own. The frames make it easy to slide in a book cover image as the books are completed. #IDEAil ideail.org/ReadingChallen…

Did you miss last week's #IDEAil #newsletter? Check it out for a tip fro maria • ᴗ • on using Google Translate for an entire PDF, a lesson template from Stefanie Crawford, a blog post from Carly Spina, #IDEAcon registration, and more! ideail.org/BigIDEAs81524

Excited to have organized the 1st ever Live EdTech Summit on #TikTok. Join us to kick start the year with essential #EdTech resources and tools. ⭐️Invite a friend & let’s learn together with JOY & LAUGHTER. SocialStudiesTx IDEA ASTE ASCD + ISTE Community Leaders

Selection Saturday is underway, and members of the #IDEAcon committee and #IDEAil board members are ready to build the IDEAcon 2025 program!

#IDEAil Executive and Governing Board members (online and in person) going through an ideation session during our meeting.

Back-to-school learning helps us prepare for the challenges and roadblocks we might face while also helping us spark our creativity and innovative thinking for the year ahead. 👇

We can't wait for ideaU on 9/7! There's no better way to get our creative juices flowing for the year ahead than learning with these former #IDEAcon Thought Leaders Yaritza Villalba 🇵🇦 Jed Dearybury 🏳️‍🌈 Michael Matera Scott Bricker and #sketchnotes by Carrie Baughcum (she/her)✏️💬#DoodleAndChat ideail.org/ideaU2024

Stephanie Brown and I are back with a new season of CareU. In episode 1, we start to discuss #TheAnxiousGeneration by Jonathan Haidt. #caregiving #parenting ⬇️Listen Here⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/car…

Miss last week's #IDEAil #newsletter? Catch up now with a tip from a coach in Bloomington D87 on all things Chrome tabs, a CoSN article on moving forward in a world of AI, experimental teaching with Jed Dearybury 🏳️‍🌈, mindful AI with Coalition of Schools Educating Mindfully, and more! ideail.org/BigIDEAs82224

Are you in or near the IDEA Chapter Northern Suburbs? Join the Northern Suburbs chapter for IDEA fest, an informal, collaborative gathering for educators to share and discover various tech tools, strategies, and curricular ideas, all for FREE! Register today at ideail.org/IDEAfest92624!

Tune in to the latest episode of Lifelong Learning Defined! 🎙️ I joined host Jorge Valenzuela and guest Coach Victor Hicks-The #HBCUReady CS Coach ♥️🖤💚 to share how we’re making history this Saturday with the first-ever #TikTok Live EdTech Summit! Featuring @Wakelet, Pear Deck Learning, and Canva for Education. 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

✅ Selection Saturday ✅ Tentative schedule created ✅ Decisions dropping tonight The hardest part is knowing there isn't room for all the proposed sessions. We can't thank ALL of the educators enough who submitted proposals and who make the learning at #IDEAcon possible.

Read the latest on our #IDEAil blogs from IDEA Executive Board President and educator Don is at back to asking question! #IHaveQuestions. This reflection may be especially helpful for extroverts in education. ideaillinois.org/classroominclu…

"...instructional innovation means creating new ways to design, deliver, or assess learning, including the use of technology." We love listening to Jorge Valenzuela talk about his own journey, innovation, and empowering educators.

Miss last week's #IDEAil #newsletter? Check it out now for a CareU episode about The Anxious Generation, tech instruction resources from maria • ᴗ •, Katie Fielding talking about getting through cognitive overload, and a hidden stories blog from Abeer Shinnawi is on a mission (she/her) ✊🏽! ideail.org/BigIDEAs82924

Have you registered for ideaU yet? Don't miss live sessions from former #IDEAcon Thought Leaders Yaritza Villalba 🇵🇦, Jed Dearybury 🏳️‍🌈, Michael Matera, and Scott Bricker happening on Saturday, 9/7. Register now at ideail.org/ideaU2024! #IDEAil