Education & Training

2026 NCTE Annual Convention

The 2026 NCTE Annual Convention brings together English language arts educators, researchers, and leaders to explore the theme 'Imagine. Innovate. Inspire.' The event provides a platform to share impactful practices and strategies for ELA teaching and learning, with a focus on creativity, critical inquiry, and collaborative media-making. Participants engage…

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52Speakers
0Sponsors
76Sessions
30Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at 2026, in alphabetical order.

Anita Stratton
Dublin City Schools
Anne Gottlieb
Proviso East High School
Ava Guarnieri
Dublin City Schools
Beth Krone
Kennesaw State University
Brady Nash
University of Florida
Brett Vogelsinger
Central Bucks High School South
Brittany Cicchese
Orbis Pictus Award Winner, Illustrator
Bryan Ripley Crandall
Connecticut Writing Project – Fairfield
Clint Smith
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author and Staff Writer at The Atlantic · The Atlantic
Crachad Laing
King's College School
Darian Thrailkill
East Carolina University
Dave Eggers
Newbery Medal-Winning Author and Youth Writing Advocate
Detra Price
The Ohio State University
Elizabeth Acevedo
New York Times Bestselling Author
E. Lockhart
Random House
Emily Kirkpatrick
NCTE Executive Director
Gisele Ramilo
Oak Park and River Forest High School
Grace Lin
Award-Winning Author and Illustrator
Jamal A. Cooks
NCTE Vice President and President of Chabot College · Chabot College
Julio Anta
Penguin Random House
Kari Johnston
Perez Elementary School
Karis Jones
Baylor University

Agenda

Selected from 76 sessions.

  • Friday 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

    College Section Luncheon

  • Friday 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

    College Section Luncheon: Luncheon Natasha Singer

  • Friday 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

    College Section Luncheon: Natasha Singer

  • Friday 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

    ELATE Luncheon

  • Friday 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

    ELATE Luncheon: Luncheon Raina J. León

  • Friday 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

    Middle Level Luncheon

  • Friday 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

    Middle Level Luncheon: Luncheon Nic Stone

  • Friday 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

    Middle Level Luncheon: Nic Stone

  • Friday 5:00–6:00 p.m.

    Friday Afternoon General Session

Company intelligence

An audience of 30 companies, parsed from the program.

30 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
30Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

6% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • VP-level12%
  • Director / Head of24%
  • Manager / Lead24%
  • Other roles4790%

Of 52 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Dublin City Schools4
2Commerce High School2
3Penguin Random House2
4American Ballet Theatre1
5Baylor University1
6Central Bucks High School South1
7Chabot College1
8Cleveland State University1
9Connecticut Writing Project – Fairfield1
10East Carolina University1
11Kennesaw State University1
12King's College School1
13National Writing Project1
14New York Times1
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.