Malikh Ifill, a teacher at PS 360 in the Bronx, right, participates in a workshop titled “Addressing Multiple Intelligences and Having Fun!”

Keynote speaker Dr. Mary Montle Bacon, whose work focuses on the challenges of educating children from diverse backgrounds, had participants laughing and nodding in agreement.

Dr. Mary Montle Bacon gives her stirring speech in front of a packed crowd.

Isabela Julca, a teacher at PS 200 in Brooklyn, laughs during the keynote address.

The PS 176 chorus performs under the direction of teacher Toni Coleman.

Karen Alford, the UFT vice president for elementary schools, left, talks to teachers Daniela Romano, center, and Esra Koc from PS 748 in Brooklyn during a break.

Teachers Colleen Tritschler, left, and Jacqueline Mahoney from PS 31 in Staten Island review the books they created in the “From Reader to Illustrator” workshop.

Zac Hall serves a peach and orange salsa to teacher Jenifer Morrow, left, a pre-K teacher at PS 146 in Manhattan, and paraprofessional Yvonne Washington in the “Let's Cook!” workshop.

Deborah Folarin, a teacher at PS 25 in Brooklyn, right, works with an iPad in a workshop called There's an App for That.

Attendees make introductions during a ball game in a workshop called Addressing Multiple Intelligences and Having Fun.

Darlene Douglas, a teaching assistant at Mi Nuevo Mundo Day Care in Queens, left, warms up before creating art in the Tell Me What You See workshop.