Professional Development Opportunities
- Bilingual Conference 42nd Annual Statewide Conference for Teachers Serving Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students
December 4-7, 2018
Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center, 3500 Midwest Rd., Oak Brook, IL 60523
For more information, visit the IRC website.
During the year, this professional learning calendar will be updated through the IRC website, under ISBE events via the IRC, as new ISBE sponsored events are offered.
- January 26, 2019: Suburban Council of the IRA (SCIRA) will host a Winter Conference with Pernille Ripp from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm at Chippewa Middle School, 123 N 8th Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois.
- June 21, 2019: Suburban Council of the IRA (SCIRA) will host a Summer Conference with Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Holiday Inn-Skokie, 5300 W. Touhy Avenue, Skokie, Illinois.
- October 3-5, 2019: Illinois Reading Council will host the 52nd Annual IRC Conference, Literacy in the Spotlight, in Peoria, Illinois. Please take a moment to peruse the online Conference Preview that highlights a few of the speakers planned for 2019. The Conference Preliminary Program with full details on speakers, registration, and housing will be available on April 15, 2019.
- October 10-13, 2019: International Literacy Association will host the 64th Annual Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. To find out more about this convention, check out the Annual Convention section at www.reading.org.