Are you an educator of Color who wants to help your peers by creating safe, supportive, and transformative spaces? Become an Illinois Affinity Group Facilitator!

 

Facilitators seek to cultivate authentic, inclusive, intersectional spaces, shaped by and for educators of Color. These affirming and supportive spaces, rooted in an asset-based understanding of diversity, will support educators in navigating and improving their school environments and be connected to a larger network to build alliances and address systemic issues.

Facilitators will receive training to design and facilitate an affinity group in their area and to address systemic issues through a local Advocacy Action Team which will identify barriers to retention of educators of Color and propose solutions. They will also participate in monthly cohort sessions with other facilitators, and work with a leadership coach for support in leading their groups. Facilitators receive a $2,500 stipend for their commitment

 

To learn more and apply, visit the links below.

Online Courses

We provide timely and relevant support to educators in their journey to meet the ever-increasing demands of teaching and leading through a variety of synchronous and asynchronous online workshops. All offerings provide participants with research-based, relevant resources and help address the critical issues facing educators today. 

 

Through these opportunities, educators are empowered to make immediate and long-lasting changes in their professional practice to help increase student achievement while also meeting their social and emotional needs.

 

Administrator Academies

By statute, every administrator must complete a minimum of one approved academy annually and a minimum of five in each administrator certificate renewal period. 

 

The Illinois Online Academy provides a range of online academies that meet this criteria while providing research-based strategies to help you on you journey. Topics range from combatting educator burnout, meeting and presentation tips, restorative practices, and more.