Complete this form if you are interested in presenting a 45 minute breakout session for the 2027 Educators Rising Annual Conference on March 9th in Bloomington Illinois. Deadline is December 15th.
Do you want to diversify and develop the educator pipeline in Illinois? If so, then join Educators Rising Illinois to elevate the education profession! By participating in Educators Rising Illinois, a school district is committing to excite future educators about joining the education profession through experiences, opportunities, support, and more!
Educators Rising is the ONLY Career & Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for ALL future educators. Future Teachers of America (FTA) turned into Future Educators Association (FEA). Then FEA transitioned into Educators Rising in 2015.
Does your district have a future educator club that isn’t Educators Rising? If they do, then they are missing out on JOINING THE MOVEMENT as well as accessing the planning resources, engaging activities, and so much more that EdRising provides.
Start a middle school or high school chapter today!
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- 2026 Educators Rising Fall Regional Events
- Date: November 13, 2026
- Location: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL
- Registration
- Date: November 17, 2026
- Location: Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL
- Registration
- Date: November 13, 2026
- 2027 Educators Rising Annual State Conference
- Competition Date: March 8, 2027
- Conference Date: March 9, 2027
- Location: Illinois State University Normal, IL
- Cost: $15
- Registration Link – Opens October 15th
- Registration closes February 15th
What’s the difference between an EdRising curriculum site and a EdRising IL chapter?
- While there are many resources included with your annual CTSO chapter membership registration, the curriculum is a separate component that can be accessed for a fee with a site contract.
Why Choose the EdRising Future Educator CTE Curriculum?
It offers flexible, implementation-ready 1-day, 3-day, or 5-day weekly lesson formats. The curriculum is aligned to National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and inTASC Standards. The package also includes clinical experience resources, engaging lessons, thematic units, power points, student materials, and more. Additionally, there are online student assessments.
Cross-cutting themes
- Cultural Competence
- Fairness, Equity, and Diversity
- Reflective Practice
- Ethics
- Collaboration
- Social Justice and Advocacy
- Self-efficacy
Standards
- Understanding the Profession
- Learning About Students
- Building Content Knowledge
- Engaging in Responsive Planning
- Implementing Instruction
- Using Assessments and Data
- Engaging in Reflective Practice
Lindsey Jensen
Dr. Lindsey Jensen is the 2018 Illinois Teacher of the Year, the 2020 NEA Foundation for Teaching Excellence Illinois Awardee, and Vice-President of the Illinois State Teachers of the Year. Her work has been featured in IL-ASCD, Teach Plus, NEA Today, Education Post, and Flip the System US: How Teachers Can Transform Education and Save Democracy. Her career in education spans 19 years, and she currently serves as the state coordinator for Educators Rising Illinois & the Early Career Development and Aspiring Ed Director for the Illinois Education Association.
Email: educatorsrising@ieanea.org
Lindsey Jensen
Educators Rising IL State Coordinator
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The IEA Educator Pipeline supports the Illinois Education Association (IEA) staff, members, locals, chapters and clubs by providing support to the growth of educators beginning in high school through their first 10 years in the profession. Our programs include Educators Rising (high school), Aspiring Educators (collegiate), and Early Career (IEA members in their first 10 years). Please complete this form to indicate your interest in a speaker/presenter attending an event at your school/chapter/local to promote the IEA Educator Pipeline.
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