Professional Development Training Hours
2025 Conference Instructions for Continuing Education Credit
Several continuing education credits are offered through the Sharing A Vision Conference, including Illinois State Board of Education professional development (sponsored by Saint Clair ROE), Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (sponsored by Illinois STAR NET), Gateways Registry, and Early Intervention credentialing hours. See below for details on how to obtain credit. If you have any questions, credentialing assistance will be provided at the Help Booth (see bottom of page for hours). You can also email kdoan@isbe.net or klsims@illinois.edu with the subject line SAV during or after the conference.
For All Types of Continuing Education Credit:
1. Attend sessions as desired during the conference, including Wednesday’s Kick-off Session.
2. Complete session evaluation at the end of each session in the conference Guidebook app.
3. Keep track of all sessions attended. Use the At-A-Glance schedule to help with this. Sessions eligible for Early Intervention credit are identified in the last column. NOTE: You must attend the ENTIRE session to receive credit. All sessions receive 1.5 hours of credit, except for “What’s Happening in Illinois,” which receives 2.0 hours of credit.
4. Once you have attended your final session, complete the conference evaluation. The link is located in the Guidebook app. Select “yes” to the question “Do you want to receive continuing education credit?” If you do not select yes, you will not complete the appropriate questions to receive credit. Select all sessions attended. Credit is given on a 1:1 basis. For example, all sessions, except the two-hour “What’s Happening in Illinois?”, are 1.5 hours, so they receive 1.5 hours of credit. You will need your IEIN number, Gateway’s number, and/or IDFPR license number if you want those credit types. Do not complete the conference evaluation until you have attended your last session. It is also very important to make sure your email address is entered correctly when asked for in the conference evaluation.
5. After submitting the conference evaluation, the screen will show an option to download a general certificate and your evaluation responses.
6. Conference evaluations cannot be accepted after October 24, 2025, so no credit will be given through Sharing a Vision after that time.
7. Within one month of the conference ending, you will receive an email with a “Certificate of Completion for Professional Development.” This certificate will include a listing of sessions attended and total credit hours. This certificate will need to be saved with your records for credentialing/licensing purposes.
8. If the conference evaluation is not completed, no credit will be given, with no exceptions.
Information Regarding Specific Types of Credentialing
Early Intervention Credentialing
- Sessions approved for Early Intervention Credentialing are indicated on the “At-a-Glance” form.
- Turn in documentation (certificate of attendance and conference evaluation responses, which are emailed to you after completion of the conference evaluation) to the Early Intervention Provider Connections department at the time of credential renewal.
Gateways Registry Verified Conference
- Attendees who are Gateways registry members will receive credit on their professional development record for each session they attend at the conference. Gateways will enter credits after November 1, 2025.
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (credit offered in collaboration with Illinois STAR NET and Saint Clair ROE)
- This applies to continuing education (CE) for Speech-Language Pathologists, Social Workers, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors, Occupational Therapists, and Physical Therapists.
- Keep for your records “Certificate of Completion for Professional Development”, which will be emailed to you after completion of the conference evaluation.
Illinois State Board of Education Licensed Educator Professional Development Credit Hours (credit offered in collaboration with Saint Clair ROE)
- The conference evaluation will ask if you would like to receive ISBE credit. Select yes, and you must provide your IEIN number. If you do not know your IEIN number, visit this site. No credit will be given without answering ISBE-related questions on the conference evaluation and submitting your IEIN number.
- For those attending the conference and completing the conference evaluation with ISBE credit identified, the ISBE Evidence of Completion form will be emailed within one month of the conference’s close. You will need to write your name on the ISBE Evidence of Completion form.
- For your records, keep the ISBE Evidence of Completion form and the “Certificate of Completion for Professional Development,” which will be emailed separately.
Credentialing Help Booth Hours at the 2025 SAV Conference
Thursday, 10/9/25
9:30 am – 10:00 am
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Friday, 10/10/25
7:45 am – 8:00 am
9:30 am – 10:00 am
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm
