Getting ready for the opening session are (from left) Nicole Homnick, Fyaly Nunez and Samantha Santiago, all teachers at PS 131 in Brooklyn.

Members pack Shanker Hall for the conference, which offered an array of workshops on teaching English language learners.

UFT Vice President for Education Evelyn DeJesus (left) with honoree Dr. Luis O. Reyes and Deputy Chancellor Milady Baez.

Volunteer David Martinez gives (from left) paraprofessional Fatima Rivera of Vista Academy in Brooklyn, and teachers Mahsuva Khoja and Julia Chen of PS 206 in Brooklyn some guidance on teaching science to ELLs by creating a terrarium in class.

David Scarantino of PS 46 in the Bronx and Donna Alexander of PS 195 in Queens collaborate on their soup container terrariums.

Danielle Roedig, a teacher at Vista Academy in Brooklyn, asks a question in a workshop about lesson planning.

Adam Wojack, a teacher at James Madison HS in Brooklyn, and Stephanie Torres, a teacher at PS 306 in the Bronx, discuss strategies for helping ELL students understand complex sentences.

Karim Ullah (right) of PS 57 in Manhattan gets some materials in the exhibit fair.