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Celebrate and Educate!
Don't Miss ITEEA's
2024 Conference General Sessions
Every professional benefits from stepping away from their day-to-day work and taking time to both learn and absorb new and useful information and applaud their own successes, plus those of their colleagues.

At ITEEA's 2024 Conference General Sessions, attendees will have an opportunity to do both, as we Celebrate and Educate!
CELEBRATE!

Offer support and congratulations for the dedicated work of your colleagues as they receive awards and accolades. So often the achievements of educators, and especially classroom educators, are overlooked. Join us in offering them a well-deserved hand and help them to celebrate their success!

Thursday, March 7 at 8:45-10:15am
ITEEA's Opening General Session
Successful technology and engineering programs will receive ITEEA's Program Excellence Award, leaders in the field will receive the EL and DTE designations as well as ITEEA's Special Recognition Awards, and REACH Challenge winning teams will be officially recognized. You won't want to miss it!
Saturday, March 9 at 10:30-12:00pm
ITEEA's Closing General Session
Accolades continue at the Closing General Session where we will celebrate outstanding teachers with ITEEA's Teacher Excellence Award. We'll also recognize winners of the Gerald Day Excellence in Authorship awards, which are voted on by ITEEA members. Additionally, ITEEA's STEM Schools of Excellence will take the stage to receive their new banners for display in their schools. This is an excellent opportunity to see hard work pay off first hand.
EDUCATE!

ITEEA has two amazing keynote presenters on hand in Memphis, each of whom comes with a profoundly impact message. This is your chance to take in new information, learn from others, and gain wider perspectives.

Thursday, March 7 at 8:45-10:15am
ITEEA's Opening General Session
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Melissa Collins
A second-grade teacher at John P. Freeman Optional School in Memphis, TN, Dr. Collins believes her greatest contribution has been training over 100 teachers with the National Board Certification process of professional development for educators, supporting teachers to become teacher leaders. She has spoken on panels, provided professional development sessions, and hosted leadership networks to enhance their pedagogical skills so their students can achieve at the highest academic levels.

She has championed the importance of STEM at all levels and as a result, several of her students have gone on to enter the STEM workforce and enjoy successful careers. An esteemed educator, she has received several awards, including being inducted into the National Teacher Hall of Fame in 2020.
Saturday, March 9 at 10:30am-12:00pm
ITEEA's Closing General Session
Keynote Speaker: Alli Leslie

Alli Leslie is the new School Program Head at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She has served several different communities as an educator for over twenty years. Most recently she was the founding Chief Academic Officer of Compass Community Schools in Memphis where she worked with the team to open six schools to serve students K-12 and establish a rigorous academic program across all subject areas.

During her tenure Ms. Leslie worked with her colleagues to establish a model for supporting emerging bilingual students at all levels to ensure successful language acquisition. She also built a Special Education program that ensured her network of schools offered a continuum of services to students with individualized education plans. 
These are just a few of the opportunities to Celebrate and Educate at the 2024 Conference in Memphis. Additionally, plan to take part in numerous networking opportunities, dozens of professional learning sessions, and experience the STEM Showcase, the Go Baby Go Dream Ride, exciting TEECA competitions, all while getting a look at the latest and greatest products and services on the exhibit floor. We've got it all!
Preregister before February 9, 2023 and save!
We hope you’re as excited as we are ITEEA's 86th Annual Conference!