Welcome IDEA Members & IDEAcon Conference Attendees!

TeachersFirst is proud to be an IDEA partner! We support K-12 educators year-round with free, teacher-reviewed, classroom-ready resources and professional learning offerings. We've partnered with IDEA so Illinois educators can earn ISBE-approved professional development hours (PDH) for fully participating in our free OK2Ask virtual workshops. 

Access the presentation materials from our live and on-demand IDEAcon2023 presentations by our team of experienced coaches and educators! 

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In-person Presentations

Using Multimedia Text Sets to Build Background Knowledge
Dr. Ruth Okoye & Karen Streeter

On-demand Presentations

Resource Roundup: Free Tools from the Edge
Melissa Henning

Global Collaboration for Cross Cultural Understanding
Kevin Bower

Engage & Inspire with Reading Treks
Stephanie Bass

Find New Resources for SEL in a Flash
Darshell Silva

Making the Most of the TeachersFirst Website
Barbara De Santis

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