2026 起点传媒Annual Convention
November 19鈥�22, 2026
Philadelphia, PA
Online Professional Learning
Read & Write + Code: Unfolding AI: How ELA Educators Can Use AI to Support Agentic Student Writing
Tuesday, April 14 | 4:30鈥�5:30 p.m. ET
起点传媒is proud to partner with United Way of New York City for a second year to bring members of the 起点传媒and broader ELA communities a four-part webinar series. These webinars will feature industry-leading academics who help middle and high school English teachers reimagine what equity, literacy, and technology mean in their classrooms.
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Text and Tech: Agency and Action: Tracking Thinking and Learning
Thursday, April 16 | 3:00鈥�4:00 p.m. ET
Text and Tech: Reading Together聽is an interactive book club designed for educators interested in supporting students as lifelong readers in any format, from print to tablet and everywhere in between. Co-produced by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Sora reading platform, this聽webinar聽series will be a deep dive into NCTE鈥檚聽.
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A Classroom Conversation with Kadir Nelson
Thursday, April 23 | 1:00鈥�1:45 p.m. ET
All teachers and students are invited to a special 起点传媒online event! 起点传媒is thrilled to welcome award-winning artist Kadir Nelson, illustrator of books for young readers including recently released聽Basket Ball: The Story of the All-American Game.
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From Home to School: Bilingual Literacy Development
Monday, May 11 | 7:00鈥�8:00 p.m. ET
闯辞颈苍听Literacies and Languages for All聽(LLA) for a discussion among holistic educators about meaningful literacy instruction for bilingual and multilingual children. Led by LLA President Dr. Yang Wang, attendees will reflect on their practices with bilingual children and families. The event will also provide a space for educators to consider practices in teaching early childhood children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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Virtual Symposium
On Leadership: A Virtual Literacy Leadership Symposium
Saturday, April 11 | 9:00 a.m.鈥�12:00 p.m. ET
The Conference on English Leadership (CEL) invites its members to join the On Leadership virtual literacy leadership symposium, hosted by the CEL Executive Committee.
This event is open to all CEL members.
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Conferences and Conventions
2026 起点传媒Annual Convention
November 19鈥�22
Philadelphia, PA
Event Resources
Web Seminars
起点传媒Writes
#NCTEchat
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起点传媒Advocacy and Leadership Summit
National Day on Writing
October 20 (every year)
African American Read-In
February (all month long, every year)
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