Educators Rising Illinois is the first step to building and growing an educator pipeline. Educators Rising Illinois is an essential element in a district’s Grow Your Own program to recruit and prepare educators & education support professionals. Schools and districts can invest in teachers and support professionals of tomorrow by offering and supporting Educators Rising chapters.
Educators Rising is a Career and Technical Student Organization and Grow Your Own program. This program offers a fully aligned, standards-based curriculum and clinical experiences to high school students who are interested in pursuing a career in education. The Educators Rising curriculum can be utilized to enhance existing Education & Training Pathway programs or start a new program.
Join Educators Rising as a Teacher Leader, Administrator, High School Student, or Middle School Student.
- Are you ready to take the next step? Find out how to join Educators Rising!
- Grow Your Own Teacher Pipeline! Learn how the Educators Rising will benefit teacher leaders, students, and school districts!
- Apply for a PDK Educational Foundation Scholarship
- Learn more about Educators Rising Conferences
- Become an Educators Rising Honor Society member
- Aspiring Ed: Are you a college student? Join Aspiring Educators
- Become an Identified University Partner
- Educators Rising graduation cord and other swag
- Interested in earning Micro-credentials?
Membership Registration Resources
- Educators Rising Illinois Membership Registration Resources
- Educators Rising National Membership Resources
Educators Rising Illinois Teacher Leader Newsletters
- Nov/Dec 2023 Educators Rising IL Newsletter
- August 2023 Educators Rising IL Newsletter
- September 2023 Educators Rising IL Newsletter
- October 2023 Educators Rising IL Newsletter
Educators Rising Illinois State Officer Meeting Minutes
- Nov/Dec 2023 State Officer Meeting Minutes
- August 2023 State Officer Meeting Minutes
- September 2023 State Officer Meeting Minutes
- October 2023 State Officer Meeting Minutes
Educators Rising Activities for Chapters
- Educators Rising Illinois Statewide Projects
- Educators Rising National Activity Resources
- Teacher Leader Activities Calendar (sign-in required)
- Educators Rising Scholarships
- Educators Rising Illinois Scholarships
- Educators Rising National Scholarships
- Annual State Conference Resources
- Funding for Educators Rising
- Teacher Leader Resources
- Educators Rising Illinois Resources for Teacher Leaders
- Educators Rising National Teacher Leader Resources
- National Educators Rising Important Dates
- Educators Rising logo
- Teacher Leader Resources (sign-in required)
Follow Educators Rising IL – Social Media links
- Cultivating Future Educators While Elevating the Teaching Profession (10/24/2023)
- ISU & Educators Rising Celebrate 75 Future Educators on Signing Day (9/27/2023)
- ISU College of Education holds first signing day for future educators | News Video (9/6/2023)
- ISU Educator Signing Day set for Sept. 6 (8/21/2023)
- Educators Rising holds first teachers signing day (5/2/2023)
- In Metamora, aspiring teachers and their families celebrate the future (5/2/2023)
- Future Educators Gather at ISU for Annual Conference (3/19/2023)
- Regional Superintendent of Schools discusses solutions to the ongoing teacher shortage (3/10/2023)
- 25 Educators Rising students participate in state conference (3/8/2023)
- 2nd Educators Rising conference held in hopes to inspire more teachers (3/6/2023)
- Gov. Pritzker highlights New Teacher Pipeline Initiative to address shortages (3/3/2023)
- State Superintendent letter (1/4/2023)
- Educators Rising: The Future of Education (10/7/2022)
- How the teacher shortage is affecting central Illinois (7/13/2022)
- What it will take for more Illinois school districts to ‘grow your own’ teachers (3/31/2022)
- Educators Rising program makes progress (4/5/2020)
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
Review which higher education institutions have met the criteria to be considered preferred or highly recommended Educators Rising Illinois Higher Education Partner Institutions.
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 18 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.
Christine Schweitzer
Christine Schweitzer has dedicated her career to education in Illinois. In the course of her 21 years in education, she has served students as an educator in early childhood, elementary and higher education in addition to spending several terms as a school board president. Christine is passionate about building the teacher pipeline and has provided a variety of types of support for preservice teachers. She currently works for the Illinois Education Association to support the Educators Rising Illinois program.
Email: educatorsrising@ieanea.org
Lindsey Jensen
Educators Rising IL State Coordinator
Christine Schweitzer
Educators Rising IL Assistant State Coordinator
815-713-4788
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