Wednesday, October 22, 2025
4:00 Registration opens
4:45-6:00 Literacy Briefs Workshop with Michelle Davis
Visit the Teacher’s Lounge sponsored by the Capital District Writing Project

Thursday, October 23, 2025
7:00 Registration opens
7:30-8:15 Breakfast writing with the Capital District Writing Project
8:15-9:15 Breakfast Keynote: Dr. Yolanda Sealy Ruiz
9:30-10:30 Session A Workshops
10:45-11:45 Session B Workshops
12:00-12:45 Lunch with Music by TBA
12:45-1:30 Performance by Poet and Artist D. Colin
1:45-2:00 Free Time: Visit writing room, vendors, Business Meeting NYSEC in dining room following lunch
2:00-3:00 Session C Large Group Seminar: CDWP Teacher’s Lounge, HVWP, Workshop with D. Colin, AI presentation, NY Authors
3:00-4:00 Cocktails and Networking/ Friends of Excellence Basket Raffle
4:00- 5:00 Trivia- Bring along a team to compete in a trivia challenge
5:00-6:30 Dinner on your own
7:00-8:00 Yoga
7:00-8:30 Fireside Connections on the Bar Patio- Come chat about your day at NYSEC!

Friday, October 24, 2025
7:00 Registration
7:15-8:00 Breakfast, Welcome, and Graffiti activity
8:00-8:30 Local Poet/Artist D. Colin Poetry Performance
8:45-9:45 Session D Workshops
10:00-11:00 Session E Workshops
11:00-11:45 NYSEC Awards Ceremony
11:00-11:45 NYSEC Networking Hour

If you are a Marriott guest, time to check out!
NCTE/ Intellectual Freedom Networking Q and A
Build Your Stack Session Bring a Lesson, take a Lesson
CDWP Teacher’s Lounge
Vendor Visitation/Book Purchases
11:45-2:00 NYSEC’s 2025 Closing Luncheon with Jasmine Warga