The IETL / CoSN Illinois State Chapter is a collaboration enacted in March 2013 dedicated to improve services for Illinois members of IETL and CoSN focusing and improving on Illinois education institutional need from the national and state perspective. Represented in this constituency are members of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) a national leadership organization and IETL, Illinois’ premium technologist association.
IETL / CoSN Illinois State Chapter Member Resources
District Benefits
- Unlimited access to entire district staff that will all receive member benefits
- District may post job notices on the CoSN job board for free
- Participation in CoSN surveys, and seeing results for leaders nationwide
- Last year we sent districts E-rate reports, that was something new. So if you have an NCES number, include it on organization profile
Individual Benefits
- Eligibility to serve on CoSN committees/panels
- Eligibility to vote and serve on the CoSN board
- Eligibility to post to the CoSN blog
- Eligibility to participate on the CoSN Speakers Bureau
- Opportunity to submit a staff member for the Institutional CoSN member spotlight
- Teaming for Transformation or to nominate staff members for national awards ( you do not need a paid membership to participate in either)
- You’ll receive a Member only Bulletin and Washington Update
- Connect with your State Chapter – IETL
- DERN Partnership
- CETL® Immersion Course at CoSN Annual Conference
- Have your member testimonial appear on the CoSN website
- Retiring district staff may have 1 year free CoSN membership and then $25 for all additional years for mentorship opportunities’
Additional member discounts and free services available
- Free and discounted CoSN events (including CTO Clinics, Forums, and the CoSN Annual Conference)
- Discounted certification prep and exam materials, and opportunity to act as a proctor
- Discounted and free CoSN resources – toolkits, ed tech next reports
For more information, please see the CoSN website.