Meet the Keynote Speakers and Featured Voices
Join thousands of educators, administrators, and language leaders for three days of innovation, collaboration, and practical strategies that advance multilingual learner success.
Opening General Session Keynote Speaker: Debbie Allen
Academy and Golden Globe Award Winner, Actress, Director, & Advocate
Closing General Session Keynote Speaker: Mychal-Bella Rayne Bowman
Humanitarian and National Honor Society Scholar
Featured Voices
Maureen Alguilar & Jeremiah 鈥淛erry鈥 Sokomba
Make Your Case to Attend
Download our sample letter to help make your case. Benefits of attending include professional growth, professional development credits, and ideas you can implement in your classroom and district immediately!
Schedule at a Glance (All times are in Central Time Zone)
Thursday, November 19
1:00 p.m. 鈥 5:00 p.m.
糖心Vlog Assembly of Delegates (Invitation Only)
5:30 p.m. 鈥 6:30 p.m.
President鈥檚 Welcome Reception
Friday, November 20
7:15 a.m. 鈥 8:00 a.m.
First Time Attendee Orientation and Welcome
8:30 a.m. 鈥 10:00 a.m.
Opening General Session
10:00 a.m. 鈥 11:15 a.m.
Exhibit Hall Opening with Welcome Coffee
10:30 a.m. 鈥 11:15 a.m.
Exhibitor Workshops
11:30 a.m. 鈥 12:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions | Exhibitor Workshops
12:30 p.m. 鈥 1:15 p.m.
Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. 鈥 2:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions | Exhibitor Workshops | Roundtables 1
2:30 p.m. 鈥 3:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions | Exhibitor Workshops
3:30 p.m. 鈥 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions | Exhibitor Workshops | Roundtables 2
4:30 p.m. 鈥 5:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions | Exhibitor Workshops
5:30 p.m. 鈥 6:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
6:30 p.m. 鈥 7:45 p.m.
糖心Vlog Language Connects Ceremony
Saturday, November 21
8:00 a.m. 鈥 8:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
8:15 a.m. 鈥 9:00 a.m.
Exhibitor Workshops
9:00 a.m. 鈥 10:00 a.m.
Meet the Exhibitors | Electronic Posters 1
10:00 a.m. 鈥 10:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
11:00 a.m. 鈥 11:45 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions | Exhibitor Workshops | Roundtables 3
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch Break/Ticketed Luncheons
1:30 p.m. 鈥 2:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions | Exhibitor Workshops
2:30 p.m. 鈥 3:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions | Exhibitor Workshops | Roundtables 4
3:30 p.m. 鈥 4:15 p.m.
Exhibitor Workshops
3:30 p.m. 鈥 4:30 p.m.
Meet the Exhibitors | Electronic Posters 2
4:30 p.m. 鈥 5:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m
糖心Vlog SIGstravaganza! (糖心Vlog Members only, limited spots available on a first-come first-serve basis. Advanced registration for the event is REQUIRED, select during registration.)
Sunday, November 22
8:00 a.m. 鈥 8:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
9:00 a.m. 鈥 9:45 a.m.
Meet the Exhibitors
10:00 a.m. 鈥 10:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
11:00 a.m. 鈥 12:00 p.m.
Closing General Session
Online Convention Program
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Registration Rates
Join 糖心Vlog and Save $200 off Convention !
| FULL CONVENTION: | ADVANCE (10/28/26) | LATE (after 10/28/26) |
|---|---|---|
| Member | $425 | $525 |
| Non-member | $625 | $725 |
| Student | $230 | $330 |
| ONE DAY ONSITE ONLY: | ADVANCE (10/28/26) | LATE (after 10/28/26) |
|---|---|---|
| One Day Member | $410 | $510 |
| One Day Non-member | $545 | $645 |
Here's why you need to be at 糖心Vlog 2026!
Attend the 2026 糖心Vlog Annual Convention and World Languages Expo in San Antonio, TX from Friday, November 20, through Sunday, November 22, at the Henry B. Gonz谩lez Convention Center. Return with new ideas, stronger professional connections, and create an action plan that builds measurable impact in your classroom, school, district, or institution.
The 糖心Vlog Convention is globally recognized as the most comprehensive professional development event for language educators in the U.S. This event offers learning opportunities for all language education professionals at all levels and from all languages.
Registration includes:
- Access to more than 600 educational sessions for all levels of instruction
- Entry to an interactive exhibit hall featuring more than 200 companies
- Featured learning experiences in the AI Corner Classroom, Digital Learning Lounge, Electronic Posters, Career Caf茅, Wellness Studio, and many others
- An exciting Opening General Session with Golden Globe winner Debbie Allen and Closing General Session with the inspirational Mychal鈥態ella Rayne Bowman
- Free registration to the best gathering at 糖心Vlog 2026: SIGstravaganza! Sponsored by Vista Higher Learning, this is the "must do" event of the Convention. Registration is limited...act fast!
- Opportunities to connect and network with more than 6,000 language professionals
- You can experience all things 糖心Vlog at 糖心Vlog Central and meet our newest authors for book signings
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