Schedule
Most archived sessions will be available for 90 days after the Convention.
All times are listed in Eastern time. Times below are subject to change.
Last updated: Monday, September 13, 2021
Wednesday, November 17
Time TBA
- Virtual Platform Opens for Access to the Exhibit Hall, On-Demand Sessions, Poster Sessions, and More
5:30–7:00 p.m.
- Exhibit Hall Gran Opening
7:00–8:30 p.m.
- Preconference General Session: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, and Nikkolas Smith, coauthors and illustrator of The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
Thursday, November 18
1:30–2:45 p.m.
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (A time block)
3:00–4:15 p.m.
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (B time block)
4:30–5:45 p.m.
- Live Opening General Session: Michelle Obama, author and former US First Lady
5:00–7:30 p.m.
- Exhibit Hall Staffed Hours
6:00–7:15 p.m.
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (C time block)
7:30–8:45 p.m.
- Live Section Get-Togethers (speakers TBA)
Elementary Section Get-Together
Middle Level Meet-Up
Secondary Section Get-Together
College Section Get-Together
Friday, November 19
8:30–10:00 a.m.
- Exhibit Hall Staffed Hours
11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (D time block)
1:15–2:30 p.m.
- Live ELATE Session [speaker TBA]
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (E time block)
2:45–4:00 p.m.
- Live Middle Level Session [speaker TBA]
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (F time block)
4:15–5:30 p.m.
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (G time block)
5:45–7:00 p.m.
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (H time block)
8:00–9:15 p.m.
- Live General Session: George M. Johnson, author, We Are Not Broken
Saturday, November 20
9:00–11:00 a.m.
- Exhibit Hall Staffed Hours
9:30–10:45 a.m.
- Live ALAN at NCTE session [speaker TBA]
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (I time block)
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
- Live General Session: Colson Whitehead, author, Harlem Shuffle
12:30–1:45 p.m.
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (J time block)
12:30–2:00 p.m.
- Live Children’s Book Awards Session [speakers TBA]
- Exhibit Hall Staffed Hours
2:15–3:30 p.m.
- Live Secondary Section Session [speaker TBA]
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (K time block)
3:45–5:00 p.m.
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (L time block)
5:15–6:30 p.m.
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (M time block)
Sunday, November 21
9:00–10:15 a.m.
- Live Children’s Literature Assembly Session [speaker TBA]
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (N time block)
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
- Exhibit Hall Staffed Hours
10:30–11:45 a.m.
- Live Affiliate Session [speaker TBA]
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (O time block)
12:00–1:15 p.m.
- Live Closing General Session: Amanda Gorman, poet and activist, and Alfredo Celedón Luján, NCTE President
1:30–2:45 p.m.
- Live National Writing Project Session [speaker TBA]
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (P time block)
3:00–4:15 p.m.
- Live and Prerecorded/Scheduled Sessions (Q time block)
CEL Convention* — “Leading with Balance: Achieving Harmony with an Ever-Changing World”
Monday, November 22
CEL Convention* — “Leading with Balance: Achieving Harmony with an Ever-Changing
World”
ALAN Workshop* — “Well Versed”
Tuesday, November 23
CEL Convention* — “Leading with Balance: Achieving Harmony with an Ever-Changing
World”
ALAN Workshop* — “Well Versed”