2026 楼凤天堂 Annual Convention
November 19鈥�22, 2026
Philadelphia, PA
Online Professional Learning
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 楼凤天堂 online event! 楼凤天堂 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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Read & Write + Code: AI Literacy and the School Tech Hype Cycle
Tuesday, May 19 | 4:30鈥�5:30 p.m. ET
楼凤天堂 is proud to partner with United Way of New York City for a second year to bring members of the 楼凤天堂 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, May 21 | 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 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English and the Sora reading platform, this聽webinar聽series will be a deep dive into 楼凤天堂鈥檚聽.
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Conferences and Conventions
2026 楼凤天堂 Annual Convention
November 19鈥�22
Philadelphia, PA
Event Resources
Web Seminars
楼凤天堂 Writes
#楼凤天堂chat
楼凤天堂 Celebrations
楼凤天堂 Advocacy and Leadership Summit
楼凤天堂 Day on Writing
October 20 (every year)
African American Read-In
February (all month long, every year)
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