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Savings galore at the IEA website!
Be sure to check for savings before you buy! Access Development Corp. has contracted with over 200,000 vendors to help you save online. To find out what merchants participate, visit the IEA website, click on the membership card icon, enter your 10-digit member ID number and click “go.”
We can’t wait for a responsible budget
IEA is a member of the Responsible Budget Coalition. IEA members are urged to show lawmakers and everyone else how we are all hurt by the state’s broken budget.
It’s easy for you to tell the General Assembly “I can’t wait for a responsible budget”. Do it now!
Happy YOU year!
NEA Member Benefits wants to help you keep your new year’s resolutions by offering savings at Smilemakers (classroom treats like stickers, pencils and decorations), NEA life insurance, Jenny Craig, Barnes & Noble, car rentals, no hassle savings on your next new or used vehicle, New York & Co., and magazine subscriptions. Visit the NEA MB website for all the values you are entitled to.
Black History Month, Mom Congress, more…
Visit the IEA website for the latest political action, features and upcoming events. For example: Find out about Read Across America, Parenting magazine convening the first Mom Congress on Education, find curriculum ideas for Black History Month, order IEA scholarship apparel for pick up at the RA, read the latest blogs and find archived articles you may want to revisit.
SPARKS ignites leadership fire
IEA regions and locals across Illinois are using SPARKS to light the fire of leadership in newer and younger members.
SPARKS was developed by NEA to identify younger IEA members who show potential as future leaders. This past weekend, two-day SPARKS programs were conducted in IEA Region 35 (Schaumburg) and for several locals serviced through the IEA Naperville office.
Click here for a brief video taken at the SPARKS event for Region 35.
RtI offers two new webinars
The National Center on Response to Intervention (RtI)is holding a “Use of Coaching” Webinar from 1 – 2 p.m., Weds., March 3. Learn a coaching model and find out how this form of professional development can be used to foster teachers understanding of the components of RtI.
Visit the RtI website for more information.
Take action to save education jobs
The U.S. Senate is debating President Obama’s Jobs for Main Street Act, which includes investing in education. The House of Representatives passed this NEA-supported legislation in December.
You can notify Illinois senators Durbin and Burris that it is unacceptable to allow budget problems to hurt our schools.
Click here for more information.
Website of the week
Lesson plans, thematic units, seasonal items, interesting bulletin boards are available on our website of the week. The Teachers Corner helps you plan your month.