IDEA CHAPTERS

FIND YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER

Illinois Digital Educators Alliance has 21 regional chapters. Chapters are divided by county. Locate your county on the map or list below to find your local IDEA chapter. 



The members of each chapter meet at regular times during the year to share ideas and explore new instructional technology resources

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ABE LINCOLN:

Christian, De Witt, Logan, Macon, Menard, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon & Shelby

CENTRAL ILLINOIS VALLEY:

Mason, Peoria, Tazewell & Woodford

CHICAGO PREP:

Covering all parochial, independent and private schools in the Chicagoland area

EGYPTIAN:

Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Perry, Washington, Wayne & White

BLACKHAWK:

Henry, Mercer & Rock Island

CHICAGO:

Chicago area (for those who live or work in the CPS regions)

CORN BELT:

Ford, Iroquois, Livingston & McLea

ILLINI:

Champaign, Coles, Edgar, Douglas & Vermilion

KASKASKIA

Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Macoupin, Marion & Montgomery

KISHWAUKEE:

Boone, DeKalb, Kane, McHenry & Winnebago

NORTHERN SUBURBS:

Lake and the Northern Suburbs

NORTHWEST:

Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, & Whiteside

SHAWNEE:

Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union & Williamson

SOUTH SUBURBS:

Southern Suburbs

SOUTHWESTERN:

Jersey, Madison, Monroe, Randolph & St. Clair

STARVED ROCK:

Bureau, La Salle, Marshall & Putnam

THREE RIVERS:

Grundee, Kankakee, Kendall & Will

TWO RIVERS:

Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Green, Morgan, Pike Schuyler & Scott

WABASH VALLEY:

Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland & Wabash

WESTERN:

Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough & Warren

WESTERN SUBURBS:

Du Page and the Western Suburbs

RECENT IDEA BLOGS

Equipping Students With Self-Regulation Skills They Can Use As They Leave For Summer Break

By Sarah Said and Sara Candela • 14 May, 2024
Working in multiple communities across the country, we can tell you that for some kids the thought of summer break brings to mind spending their day in spaces that are not as structured or safe as their school environment creates anxiety. Even some teachers struggle with going on summer break because the change in routine does impact their nervous systems. There are environmental issues students face in their homes over the summer that they don’t face in school, and change is hard for everyone. What can schools do to equip students with self-regulation skills that they can use at home as they leave for summer break?

Involving Students in Planning PBL Showcases

By Michelle Hollander, Teq • 08 May, 2024
Do you want students to feel a deeper and lasting connection with their work and develop transferable skills? If so, participation in a project-based learning (PBL) experience is the solution. Providing students with an opportunity to share their capstone projects is an engaging way to motivate students through the process, but also allow them to feel that they can create purposeful, real-world products and outcomes.

Student Story: Diego’s Transformation Through Coding

By Skill Struck • 01 May, 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.
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