Skip Navigation
Center for Teaching and Learning Summer Institute 2026 IEA Awards
IEA AutoPay Member Dues Q&A Understanding Collective Bargaining
May Matters Take Action Because of an Educator - Share Your Story IEA Children's Fund
Our Members Our History Our Board of Directors
Members-Only Content
IEA Reporter Podcast Event Calendar
We use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience, provide ads, analyze site traffic, and personalize content. If you continue to use this site, you consent to our use of cookies.

Summer Institute 2026

Clues to Excellence: Unlocking the Secrets of Success ┃July 28–31, 2026 • Lewis-Clark State College • Lewiston
Summer Institute logo with a magnifying glass, hat, and other art.

Register now for Summer Institute 2026!

How to register:

  1. Access the Summer Institute 2026 page on Sched (an event management platform)
  2. Enter the case-sensitive password: UNLOCK26
  3. Create your profile, view classes, and when ready, register
  4. IEA members use this case-sensitive promotional code to reveal free tickets: SUCCESS26

REGISTER NOW

About Summer Institute 2026

IEA’s Summer Institute 2026 will be held on the beautiful campus of Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston July 28-31. Participants can earn up to four professional recertification credits through Idaho State University.

This year’s theme is “Clues to Excellence: Unlocking the Secrets of Success.”

Offered by IEA’s Center for Teaching and Learning, the conference is IEA and CTL’s premier professional development event of the year for educators. It’s free for IEA members, including lodging and meals. Non-member educators may attend for a fee or can join the IEA here. 

We hope you join your fellow educators for four fantastic days of professional and personal learning, networking and camaraderie.

Summer Institute Stories

A group of educators plays a card game around a table

Summer Institute Preview: Fresh Classes and Camaraderie

Four instructors give a sneak peek into what they’ll be teaching at the union’s premier professional development event, offered by the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Logo promoting summer institute 2026.

Summer Institute Call for Class Proposals

The Center for Teaching and Learning is asking for 2026 Summer Institute class proposals. Classes can be 90 minutes, three hours or six hours. The deadline for class proposals is Feb. 2.
Two women sit at a table and talk to each other

Scenes from Summer Institute

This year's professional development event drew educators from all over Idaho.
Idaho Education Association logo

We are Idaho's public school educators.

As Idaho's largest labor union, we advocate for Idaho's education professionals and work to unite our members and the state to realize the promise of a public education that prepares every student to succeed. Together, our voice is stronger.
Join Now
Contact Us
Job Openings
NEA

The Idaho Education Association is a state affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

Learn more at NEA.org

Signup

Indicates Required

Validate your IEA membership to create an account and access members-only content.

Use the same first and last name as your IEA membership.

Find your Member ID on the back of your copy of the NEA Today print magazine, on EdCommunities, or by emailing [email protected].
A valid email address. All emails from the system will be sent to this address. The email address is not made public and will only be used if you wish to receive a new password.

Login

Indicates Required

Log in to access content only available to IEA members.