Regional Communities
Regional Communities connect us by place. Spotlight Communities connect us by purpose, identity, and passion. Together, they make IDEA an alliance.
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A community is more than an event, it is a place of belonging built through meaningful relationships and shared purpose.
- Digital-age learning, innovation, and emerging technologies impact all of education—and your voice can help move the conversation forward.
- The conversation needs every educator—across every subject, role, and learning environment. Each of us brings an essential perspective, and together, we shape the complete learning experience for every student.
- Every student's future is undefined and yet technology will continue to have an impact on defining what their world will look and feel like.
- That’s why this conversation needs every educator—you don’t have to be a technology expert to help shape digital-age learning.
- Bring your area of educator expertise. Bring your experience. Bring your voice.
- Come for the workshops, IDEAcon, and resources. Stay for the community.
Statewide Organization
IDEA’s 21 geographically aligned chapters connect educators throughout Illinois based on where they live, work, and or serve.
We believe this is a great way to connect as local relationships matter. Educators in the same region often understand one another’s schools, communities, opportunities, and challenges in ways that cannot be replicated across distance.
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Our IDEA Community Needs Your Ideas!
List of Chapters & Areas Served
Connect with educators
close to home.
Locate your community on the map below and match it with the chart to the right.
Get involved as your voice matters!
| Chapter | Counties or Area Served |
|---|---|
| Abe Lincoln | Christian, De Witt, Logan, Macon, Menard, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon & Shelby |
| Blackhawk | Henry, Mercer & Rock Island |
| Central Illinois Valley | Mason, Peoria, Tazewell & Woodford |
| Chicago | Chicago area, for those who live or work in the CPS regions |
| Chicago Prep | All parochial, independent and private schools in the Chicagoland area |
| Corn Belt | Ford, Iroquois, Livingston & McLean |
| Egyptian | Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Perry, Washington, Wayne & White |
| 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 | Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall & Will |
| Two Rivers | Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Greene, 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 |
Regional IDEA Exchange
