NYCATA/UFT Artworks ‘13 conference
More than 200 UFT art teachers took part in for-credit professional development at the New York City Art Teachers Association/UFT Artworks ’13 education conference.
Halloween parade at PS 95, Brooklyn
From ghoulish zombies to daring superheroes, hundreds of students from prekindergarten through 5th grade at PS 95 marched in costume through the streets of Gravesend on Halloween.
Project: Back to School
New York City students joined WPIX-TV weatherman Mr. G for the Coalition for the Homeless’ sixth annual backpack giveaway co-sponsored by the UFT on Sept. 19.
Chapter leader training
More than 200 chapter leaders gathered in Rye, New York on the weekend of Sept. 28-29 for in-depth training on everything from teacher evaluation to school safety. It was the first of three intensive, two-day training sessions this school year for new chapter leaders and chapter leaders who have not received training in the past 10 years.
Reading garden opens at PS 254, Queens
It was truly a labor of love and collaboration that brought the King’s Court landscaped and mural-decorated reading garden — named in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. — into being at PS 254 in Richmond Hill.
ASD Nest program workshops
Educators put their heads together to identify the early stages of problem behavior in children with autism and design strategies to keep the problem from escalating at one of the many Autism Spectrum Disorder Nest program workshops kicking off the new school year.
The president visits PS 78 and PS 14, Staten Island
UFT President Michael Mulgrew paid a visit to the Stapleton section of Staten Island on the second day of school to meet educators at PS 78/PS 14, one of the UFT’s 10 new Community Learning Schools this year.
Sandy volunteers on UFT staff cited
UFT staff, working hand in hand with members, were front and center helping those in need across the city after Hurricane Sandy. UFT President Michael Mulgrew honored about 100 of those staffers with awards on June 19 outside Shanker Hall.
Anne Curley Memorial Heath and Wellness Fair
How to eat healthfully, manage a classroom expertly, reduce stress, plant an edible garden on the windowsill, intervene in bullying, resolve disputes, create art projects with kids — there was a lot in the offing at the UFT’s Anne Curley Memorial Heath and Wellness Fair, held especially for paraprofessionals.