Join IATE
The IATE offers a free, one-year membership for new members. Annual membership fees
after your first year are detailed on the IATE Membership Application .Your membership in the IATE works
toward maintaining and advancing the professionalism of the English/Language
Arts field. Further, your membership benefits you through:
- Providing a means to make your concerns heard by state officials
- Expanding your network of educational contacts across the state
- Keeping you up-to-date through the annual
IATE Fall Conference and IATE
publications like the Illinois English Bulletin and the IATE
Newsletter
- Promoting the recognition of outstanding members of our profession
New Teacher/Instructor Program
Haven't joined IATE yet? This program offers a free, one-year membership to all teachers who
have not previously been a member of the IATE.
- Share your teaching ideas, problems, and solutions with others
- Plug in to a statewide network of English professionals representing
all levels of instruction
- Find out what new things your peers-across-the-state are doing in
their classrooms
- Contact your District Leader for more information about joining
the IATE