Students for Innovation Advocacy Day is a one-day event held in the rotunda of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. It allows legislators, policy makers, and other citizens to see first-hand how technology is used in classrooms across Illinois to create exciting learning environments. This event highlights the crucial role that technology plays in education -- ranging from increases in collaboration and critical thinking, to promoting learning beyond the limits of the school day -- by creating a space for students to share their learning and innovative uses of devices, the internet, and digital curriculum. Learn more here.

Ready to take a deeper dive into a specific topic? Our cohorts and boot camps are great ways to do just that! Cohorts range from 3 to 6 month long professional learning sessions. Our cohorts are hosted in Google Classroom and consist of asynchronous work, virtual office hours, and monthly synchronous sessions.

IDEA Boot Camps are our one month long professional learning opportunities. Boot camp topics focus on accessing in-demand, bite-size training. Each month consists of asynchronous work, as well as one virtual office hour and one synchronous meeting with experts. The content is designed based on current educational trends.

IDEA Playgrounds include six recorded sessions all centered around a specific, highly-relevant education topic. 

There are two ways to participate in IDEA's Playgrounds:

• Purchase access to a single Playground event. Visit our upcoming events list to register for the month of your choice!
  
  
• Purchase a subscription to the Playgrounds for the year. Click here to purchase a Playground subscription.