Share your Knowledge

Throughout the year, the LTC offers several opportunities for presenters to share their knowledge, passion, and skills at our edtech-focused conferences.

These conferences aren’t just a compelling opportunity to speak before local, regional, and national audiences. Each presentation, workshop, and breakout session is a chance to share your experiences and make a positive impact on tech-powered learning beyond your school.

Ready to share your knowledge? Fill out the form below to be alerted when we release future calls for proposals (3-4 times per year).

Conferences & Focus Areas Why Present?

Why Become a Presenter?

Speaking at an LTC-hosted conference is much more than a presentation. When you lead an engaging session on an edtech topic you’re passionate about, you take a leading role in:

      • Sparking critical thinking among peers
      • Inspiring fellow educators toward continuous growth
      • Initiating fresh conversations based on your unique perspectives and experiences
      • Being a change-maker in a statewide, purpose-driven community

Best of all: becoming a presenter is not a long-term commitment. You can always submit session proposals for events that match your interests and your schedule.

Benefits

Presenting with us has its perks.

In most cases, presenters receive significant attendance discounts that help them continue growing while contributing to their chosen conference.

Presenters also receive additional soft benefits including:

      • Exposure to audiences of local and statewide peers
      • Enhanced networking opportunities with session participants
      • Valuable addition for professional resume

Eligability

We seek diverse voices that are eager to share their knowledge, skills, and experiences surrounding educational technology. Session proposal submission is open to educators from all regions of Illinois, including those working in urban, suburban, and rural districts.

We also seek session proposals from educators in the following job roles:

      • Teachers (all grades and content areas)
      • School leaders (principals, superintendents, and curriculum directors)
      • Coaches and other professional development staff
      • Technology professionals (directors and IT support staff)
      • Library media specialists

Individuals representing educational and technology vendors may also be eligible to present at our conferences. Vendor participation may be limited based on relevance and sponsor participation.

 

Our Conferences & Focus Areas

Each year, the LTC hosts several in-person and online conferences geared to a wide-variety of education and technology professionals. These conferences offer attendees opportunities to connect with one another, gather relevant resources, and learn from peers who know what it’s like to be in their shoes.

Each conference focuses on different topics and audiences, and seek different types of session formats. Explore these conferences and sign up above to be notified when each conference calls for session proposal:

In-Person

Illinois Education & Technology Conference

For three decades, IETC has been Illinois’ home for edtech discovery and innovation. Much more than a professional learning conference, this annual gathering of 700+ educators in Springfield is an ongoing conversation about unlocking student success through technology.

      • Core Topics: Classroom integration, STEM, AI in education, cybersecurity, technology planning and evaluation, educational policy, and more
      • Audience: Teachers (all grade levels and content areas), K-12 administrators, technology professionals, IT staff, instructional coaches, library media specialists
      • Proposal Period: February – April (annual)
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Online

SecurED Schools

Resilient technology environments start at SecurED Schools, an online conference that prepares K-12 technology leaders to face emerging digital threats head on. Sessions typically focus on strategies, tools, and best practices that help IT staff keep their school’s learning environment safe, secure, and productive.

      • Core Topics: Cybersecurity, data privacy, vulnerability assessment, legal compliance (SOPPA, COPPA, FERPA), policies and procedures
      • Audience: Technology leaders/CTOs, network engineers, IT support staff, district and administrators
      • Proposal Period: August-November (annual)
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In-Person

SummIT

Hosted each summer, SummIT’s collaborative approach offers K-12 technology staff a focused opportunity to tackle today’s most relevant technology challenges and opportunities. In hands-on sessions and roundtables, participants explore how to enhance their technology infrastructure while expanding their network of skilled, supportive peers.

      • Core Topics:  Technology planning and assesment, cyber and physical security, device management, data management, connectivity, project management, and more
      • Audience: Technology leaders/CTOs, network engineers, IT support staff, district and administrators
      • Proposal Period: January-March (annual)
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