Illinois Education Association

Student Program Conference

April 9-10, 2010

Building The Future One Teacher At A Time

I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center, Champaign, IL
Friday, April 9
5:00-7:00 P.M. Registration
7:00-10:00 P.M. Dinner Program and Keynote Speaker
Saturday, April 10
7:30-9:00 A.M. Breakfast
9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. Sessions

IEA President Ken Swanson as keynote speaker!

Ken Swanson, a science teacher from Belvidere, Illinois, has served as IEA President since 2005. Prior to
that Ken worked as IEA Vice President, and at the local and regional levels within IEA. Ken provides a
voice and important insights at the national level as well while serving on NEA committees. He has been
recognized as a grant recipient for classroom endeavors and recently received the “Champion of
Freedom” award from Rainbow PUSH/Excel. Participants will enjoy his inspirational remarks and
reflections from his numerous teaching and leadership experiences.

Select your Saturday elective session topics: All You Wanted To Know That They Didn’t Teach You
In The College of Ed, Math Differentiation Made Manageable, Resources From NEA About Early
Childhood Literacy, Terrific Tips For Teaching Writing, Top Ten Considerations When Working With
English Language Learners, Teacher’s Retirement System, What Is Collective Bargaining, and many more!

Join future teachers from throughout Illinois at the IEA Student Program Conference. This is
THE conference for students entering the field of teaching.
• Conference sessions are planned to meet your needs.
• Sessions build on those things learned in college and university classrooms to extend
knowledge and understanding.
• Educational experts conduct sessions and network with student participants regarding
current issues and trends in education.
• Various vendors display and sell educational materials.
• Participate in IEA SP elections by listening to candidate speeches and voting for 2010-11
IEA SP Executive officers
 Illinois Education Association Student Program
Spring Conference April 9 – 10, 2010
I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center, Champaign, IL
Participate in the most exciting conference offered to you as a pre-professional.
Conference registration is available online only at:
http://www.ieanea.org/student with payment by credit card or a mailed check.
Questions, please call Amanda Plunkett-1-866-690-3876, Ext. 2316 or email
amanda.plunkett@ieanea.org
Registration Fees
(per person) $20 $20 $20 $20 $20
Hotel Room
& SINGLE DOUBLE TRIPLE QUAD OCCUPANCY COMMUTER RATE
Meals OCCUPANCY OCCUPANCY OCCUPANCY $30 (No hotel room)
(per person) $120 $90 $60 IEA members $10 (Meals)
IEA members IEA members IEA members IEA members
Total
Conference
Fee
$140 $110 $80 $50 $30
(per person)

*You must be an IEA SP member to attend this conference. It costs $22.00 (dues) to join. Any local dues may be additional. Conference
participants should join IEA SP prior to registration for the conference. Paper membership forms are available or online enrollment is a
more convenient option at www.ieanea.org/student .

PLEASE REGISTER by April 1, 2010 (No refunds available.)

ONLINE REGISTRATION FIELDS WILL INCLUDE:

NAME ____________________________________________________________________________ □ Male □ Female

ADDRESS ______________________________________________________________________________________________

CITY, STATE, ZIP ________________________________CREDIT CARD NUMBER OR MAILED CHECK______________

EMAIL__________________________________________________________________PHONE_________________________

COLLEGE ATTENDING________________________MAJOR________________________YEAR______________________

  I will be commuting and will not require housing accommodations.

I will be present for the following meals: I will NOT be present for any meals.
  Friday Dinner Saturday Breakfast Saturday Lunch I prefer Vegetarian
I will be registering for Single; Double; Triple; Quadruple occupancy at the above quoted rate.

The online registration screens will ask you to indicate your roommate(s). Please make every attempt to register
together at the same time so requests come in together. During the online registration process, please type all names
into the box (only one field is available) of all roommates you are requesting and separate with commas. We
appreciate your careful attention to this new process.
If name(s) is/are not indicated, roommate(s) will be assigned.If you are willing to have random roommates assigned so
you can register at a lower rate, please type “please assign any” in the box (only one field is available) that asks you to specify
roommates during the online registration process.
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We encourage professional behavior at all times during the conference.