Virginia Levine Second Language Educators’ Conference

Engage in workshops

Participants collaborating and making posters during a workshop

Professor Patricia Martinez And Former Student

Reunite

Prof. Martinez, VLSLEC organizer, and her former student who returned to present at the conference

Engagement & Motivation Virginia Levine SLE Conference

Attend presentations

A SUNY Cortland graduate presenting at the Virginia Levine Second Language Educators' Conference

Lectures at the Virginia Levine SLE Conference

Build connections

Regional teachers connecting at the Virginia Levine Second Language Educators' Conference

Pre-service teachers and practicing teachers connecting at the 2023 Virginia Levine Second Language Educators' Conference

Learn together

Pre-service and practicing teachers connecting between workshops

NEW this year: earn 4 hours of CTLE credit! Spread the word and invite your colleagues.

Join us on 9/20/25 for another enriching and engaging conference.

About the Conference

The Virginia Levine Second Language Educators' Conference (VLSLEC) is a professional development platform for Second Language teachers and teachers-in-training. The annual event is open to students and all area World/Foreign Language, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and English as a New Language (ENL) colleagues.

The free event is held on the SUNY Cortland campus. The conference fosters an environment of socialization, education, and professionalism. The program presents a keynote speech delivered by a distinguished member of the Second Language community, a variety of classroom workshops offered through mid-day, and culminates with brief closing remarks.

2025 Conference Details

Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Location: Sperry Center on the SUNY Cortland campus
Time: 8:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Abi Cleary, Adjunct Lecturer: Spanish, SUNY Cortland
Program Theme: “Capitalizing on Language: Broadening the Impact of World Language Teaching”

NEW this year: earn 4 hours of CTLE credit!

Workshop Topics:

Finding Purpose and Passion, Friendship and Hope as a World Language Classroom Teacher
From Language Practice to Purposeful Communication
Activities that Make an Impact: Fueling Engagement in Language Classrooms
Anyone Can Do It: Busting Myths in World Language Learning
It’s a Small World After All: The Tiny Tough Tardigrade
Do Content Educators Need TESOL preparation? A Thesis Presentation
Singing Politics: Music, Critical Thinking and Language Learning.
Dynamic Assessment Meets AI: Training ChatGPT to Support Interactive Language Learning
Community Based Projects in Language Learning: Expanding Beyond the Classroom and Enacting
Community Change
From Survival to Success: Building Confident Language Learners Early

This conference is free, but registration is required.

Conference Resources

Campus map and directions
Conference flyer: share digitally or print and hang in your school
Conference at-a-glance (schedule and other details)

Conference Coordinator

Patricia Martínez de la Vega Mansilla, Lecturer of Spanish, SUNY Cortland
For further information email dana.smith@cortland.edu

Hosted by: Modern Languages Department, SUNY Cortland

Co-sponsored by SUNY Cortland Auxiliary Services (CAS), SUNY Cortland’s International Programs Office, Clark Center for Global Engagement, and SUNY Cortland Modern Languages Department, SUNY Cortland