Virtual Voices: Elevate Your Advocacy      Wednesday, October 10th at 10am

​​Bring your virtual voices to advocate for Adult Education!
Join IACEA Board members, fellow students and staff members as we hear from our state leaders, advocates and stakeholders: 
  • Tom Huber from the Illinois Secretary of State Literacy Office
  • Dr. Kathy Olesen-Tracey, Senior Director for Adult Education from the Illinois Community College Board
  • Students and Local Legislators
These adult education advocates will share the importance of our work with adult education. 

Be prepared to participate in a “Chant Competition” and much more!

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IACEA AWARD WINNERS

​Arthur J. Stejskal Memorial Teacher of the Year Award
 Nooshin Trombetta, Moraine Valley Community College

Outstanding Adult Learner of the Year Award
Alexandra Thompson, Lewis & Clark Community College

Support Staff of the Year Award
Michelle Lyman, Joliet Junior College

Administrator of the Year Award
Angelique Maguire, Illinois Eastern Community College

Presidents’ Award Winner 
Bevan Gibson Director of the Southern Illinois Professional Development Center

IACEA – the Voice of Adult Education in Illinois – provides leadership, representation and advocacy for adult education and literacy practitioners in order to advance, unify and professionalize the field

Advocacy

Each year we spotlight an administrator, an instructor, a support services staff member, and an adult learner for their outstanding work and leadership in the area of adult education.

Leadership

Charged with promoting the achievements and successes of adult education to our communities and state and national legislative bodies.

Conference

The IACEA conference is Illinois’s premier event for adult education practitioners. This three day conference will provide professional development and networking opportunities for people in all adult education roles and capacities. The conference is appropriate for practitioners of English as a Second Language (ESL), Literacy, Adult Basic Education (ABE), Adult Secondary Education (ASE), High School Equivalency (HSE), Integrated Education and Training (IET), and all things WIOA.

Representation

New IACEA members select a division to help promote and encourage activities of groups having a common interest. Which division is meant for you?

All the Tools You Need to Succeed

From its inception, IACEA has advocated the improvement of adult and continuing education standards in the state of Illinois; promoted the availability of adult and continuing education to all people; and stimulated the intellectual and professional growth of its membership including those who administer, teach, or provide support services in adult and continuing education programs. IACEA members represent all facets of the field including public schools, community extensions and evening colleges, corrections, health, community and social welfare agencies, university continuing and extension education, business, arts and religion, media, libraries and many more. We are in the mainstream of the most important movement of the century.

Adult Education Locations and Referrals in Illinois

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