Description

The Equity in Education program at ILA 2019 will span all four days of the conference, beginning with an institute on Thursday, October 10 and finishing with an equity strand at Children’s Literature Day on Sunday, October 13. Two marquee events take place during the Core Conference (Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12).

Our program for ILA 2019 focuses on the intersection of literacy, equity, and social-emotional learning with an emphasis on supporting research and evidence-based practice.

CORE CONFERENCE OFFERINGS

The Friday program combines existing data and research to look at the impact social-emotional skills and development have on communities, as well as what’s needed from the literacy sector to improve student and societal outcomes.

The interactive session will be anchored by Pedro Noguera, commissioner for the Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development, who is globally renowned for his work on equity, race, and poverty. Noguera will deliver a General Session keynote earlier that day.  

A second General Session speaker, 2018 Louisiana Teacher of the Year Kimberly Eckert, will take a lead role in the Saturday program, which shifts attention onto students—specifically how to foster social-emotional competencies through literacy education and how that, in turn, builds empathy and equity in the classroom, school, and community.

Both sessions will take place from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CT in a theater that holds 300+ attendees. They will be live-streamed open-access via YouTube. Archived video will be shared widely and made available through ILA’s YouTube channel. The General Session will also be live-streamed, shared, and archived post-conference.

EQUITY SCHOLARSHIP

As a demonstration of ILA’s commitment to equity and access, local educators working in underserved communities and/or identifying as part of a minoritized or marginalized group will be eligible to apply for a scholarship that includes free Core Conference registration and a stipend to offset related expenses. One condition of acceptance is that recipients must agree to share their learning from the conference in their communities of practice.

BENEFITS

Equity Scholarship Sponsor ($25K+)
-  Naming rights to equity scholarship and fund (with three-year commitment)
-  Inclusion of logo on all conference collateral
-  Inclusion of live link to website on digital collateral
-  Acknowledgment at General Session, Equity in Education events, and the ILA 2019 Awards and Reception
-  Full-page conference program ad
-  Prominent signage throughout the convention center
-  Recognition and exposure via the ILA conference app, e-blasts, and social media
-  Conference attendee list rental
-  Two complimentary Core Conference registrations
-  Additional marketing and promotional opportunities

Digital Activation Sponsor ($25K+)
-  Full-screen static ad before and between broadcasts
-  Logo bug on live and/or archived video
-  Inclusion of logo on all conference collateral
-  Inclusion of live link to website on digital collateral
-  Acknowledgment at General Session and Equity in Education events
-  Full-page conference program ad
-  Prominent signage throughout the convention center
-  Recognition and exposure via the ILA conference app, e-blasts, and social media
-  Conference attendee list rental
-  Two complimentary Core Conference registrations
-  Additional marketing and promotional opportunities

Exclusive Equity in Education Program Sponsor ($25K)
-  Sponsor-selected panelist for Friday program (Panelist to be mutually agreed upon by ILA and the sponsor)
-  Sponsor-selected panelist for Saturday program (Panelist to be mutually agreed upon by ILA and the sponsor)
- Opportunity to deliver a brief (3 minutes or less) introductory remarks at both events
- Cover 2 conference program ad
- Full-page conference program ad
- Acknowledgment at General Session, Equity in Education events, and the ILA 2019 Awards and Reception
- Prominent signage throughout the convention center
- Recognition and exposure via the ILA conference app, e-blasts, and social media
- Conference attendee list rental
- Three complimentary Core Conference registrations (speaker +2)
- Additional marketing and promotional opportunities

Friday Program Sponsor ($15K)
- Sponsor-selected panelist for Friday program (Panelist to be mutually agreed upon by ILA and the sponsor)
- Acknowledgment at General Session, Equity in Education events, and the ILA 2019 Awards and Reception
- Prominent signage throughout the convention center
- Recognition and exposure via the ILA conference app, e-blasts, and social media
- Conference attendee list rental
- Three complimentary Core Conference registrations (speaker +2)
- Additional marketing and promotional opportunities

Saturday Program Sponsor ($15K)
- Sponsor-selected panelist for Saturday program (Panelist to be mutually agreed upon by ILA and the sponsor)
- Acknowledgment at General Session, Equity in Education events, and the ILA 2019 Awards and Reception
- Prominent signage throughout the convention center
- Recognition and exposure via the ILA conference app, e-blasts, and social media
- Conference attendee list rental
- Three complimentary Core Conference registrations (speaker +2)
- Additional marketing and promotional opportunities

Exclusive ILA Equity and Access Sponsor (Three-year commitment - $100K per year)
- ILA Equity Scholarship
- Digital Activation
- Equity in Education Program Sponsor for conference and Children’s Literature Day
- Year-round brand recognition on ILA web properties as the ILA Equity Sponsor with logo and link to website included on the scholarship website and in any messaging around the scholarship program
- Brand recognition connected to any equity programming at one ILA Intensive each year