2025 Voices United Conference: Sounds to Stories - Advancing Linguistic Diversity and Cultural Landscapes
The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) of the ¿ìè³É°æÊÓƵ (¿ìè³É°æÊÓƵ) proudly presents theÌý2025 Voices United Conference: Sounds to Stories - Advancing Linguistic Diversity and Cultural Landscapes, a free professional learning event for educators and administrators working in New York State educational institutions.
This event will provide New York State educators, administrators and educational leaders with a one-day professional development opportunity to strengthen theoretical and practical knowledge to implement high-quality academically rigorous instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs) and other Multilingual Learners (MLs).
This professional development opportunity is offered atÌýNO COSTÌýto New York State educators and administrators and can be used to fulfill CTLE professional development requirements (5 hours of CTLE credit offered).
Please note, pre-registration will close on October 11th, 2025. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at OBEWL@nysed.gov.
Please note, the Empire State Plaza does not have a physical address that interfaces well with GPS, Google Maps, or other mapping systems. We suggest using the following GPS coordinates to direct you to the Visitor’s Parking Lot: N 42.650674, W 73.7600.
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DATE:ÌýThursday, October 23, 2025
TIME:Ìý9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
REGISTRATION:Ìý7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
LOCATION:ÌýThe Empire State Convention Center
ADDRESS:Ìý279 Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12242
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