Applications now open for IDEA's 2024 Students for Innovation: Advocacy Day

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Applications now open for Students for Innovation: Advocacy Day 2024

We are excited to once again host our Students for Innovation Advocacy Day (formally known as Tech 20XX) on May 9, 2024!


Students are selected through an application process to present their innovative progress in-person at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.

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Save the date: IDEAcon 2025

Thank you to everyone that joined us in Schaumburg (or virtually) for IDEAcon 2024.


We hope to see you again in 2025!


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THE IDEA BLOG

By Michael Francis-Devine with Wakelet 27 Mar, 2024
In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, digital portfolios are gaining traction as powerful tools for student growth and assessment. This blog from Wakelet explores why portfolios are relevant in the K-12 sector and how Wakelet can help.
By Ami Young 21 Mar, 2024
This previously published blog post tells about the impact and importance of Students for Innovation: Advocacy Day from a teacher’s perspective. If you’ve never been involved, Ami Young’s blog gives you an idea of what Advocacy Day is and how her students have been able to amplify their voices through Advocacy Day.
By John Closen 07 Mar, 2024
Students for Innovation: Advocacy Day is an Illinois Digital Educators Alliance event that has been around for 30+ years. If you’ve never participated or attended, you may not know what it is or why it is so important and impactful. This post offers a former superintendent’s perspective on how Advocacy Day is amplifying student voices in a big way and why you should be involved. Author John Closen was a superintendent at the time he attended his first Advocacy Day, and he has been a staunch advocate for the day ever since!

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