ISTE Certification![]() | Birdbrain technologiesBirdBrain Technologies’ mission is to inspire deep and joyful learning in all students through creative robotics. BirdBrain cultivates creativity and computational thinking by providing flexible and inspiring products: the Finch Robot and the Hummingbird Robotics Kit. Founded at the CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon University in 2010, BirdBrain is a research-based company that promotes gender equality and diversity in engineering and robotics. Our products have been used by thousands of teachers around the world to bring creative design and robotics fun into the classroom! | Brookfield zooIDEA alongside the Chicago Zoological Society have partnered together to create some incredibly immersive summer learning experiences for teachers. These hands on, professional development courses are rooted in the NGSS science standards as well as the ISTE standards. Classes are co-taught and immerse teachers in a unique experience in which the Zoo becomes the classroom. Whether it is STEAM, engineering or connecting with other educators at the CZS Mini Con, this unique experience is one you won't want to miss. |
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Illinois Digital Educators Alliance is the official Illinois Makey Makey training partner. Get ready for a fun hands-on workshop where you’ll learn about Invention Literacy, Making, and Design Thinking using the award winning Makey Makey invention kit used by educators in all 50 states and around the world. This workshop is intended to help educators who work with students in grades K-12 explore Inventing, Design Thinking, and Making using the Makey Makey.
| next WAVE stemWe have partnered with NextWaveSTEM to provide professional development programs that will help you help your students. You will build 21st Century skills in a hands-on learning environment. What may seem like emerging technologies to most, you will be stepping into the arena and leveling up in those very technologies. You will be on the frontlines of opening up new careers and life possibilities for the students you love to teach. | teach wonderIllinois Digital Educators Alliance is an official partner with Wonder Workshop, creator of the popular Dash, Dot, and Cue robots now used in over 15,000 elementary and middle schools in the US. Our partnership includes the Teach Wonder initiative, a collaboration with state-based nonprofit partners designed to give every educator the knowledge and skills needed to bring state-of-the-art coding and robotics experiences into the classroom. |
Wednesday WebinarsIDEA invites partners and experts to join us on Wednesday afternoons for our #WednesdayWebinar series. Each week we feature a timely educational topic. Illinois educators earn one (1) PDH for attending live events. Plus, all webinars are recorded and posted on our website. |