Greater Metropolitan New York Social Studies Conference 2016

February 6, 2016

Greater Metropolitan New York Social Studies Conference 2016

More than 230 teachers participated in the 56th annual Greater Metropolitan New York Social Studies Conference sponsored by the Association of Teachers of Social Studies/UFT at UFT headquarters on Feb. 6. Awards were presented to civil rights leader and union activist Norman Hill and to Queens City Councilman Danny Dromm, a former teacher who now heads the Council’s Education Committee.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew (right) congratulates Norman Hill, the winner of the Hubert Humphrey Humanitarian Award, at the 56th annual Greater Metropolitan New York Social Studies Conference sponsored by the Association of Teachers of Social Studies/UFT at UFT headquarters on Feb. 6.

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Queens City Councilman and Rosa Parks Award honoree Danny Dromm (third from right) with teachers (from left) Patrick Fortunato, Maria Katsanos, Sue Kirlew , Nyddia Lugo and Philomena Ejiogu of IS 238, Queens.

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More than 230 educators attended the conference.

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Holding their awards are (front, from left) Jack Chan of New Utrecht HS in Brooklyn, Regina Zafonte of HS for Math, Science and Engineering HS in Manhattan and Lucyna Witek of Aviation HS in Queens, with David Newman (back, left), conference co-chair Michael Freydin and committee Executive Secretary Carolyn Herbst.

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Conference co-chair Robert Dytell addresses the group.

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Participants applaud the awardees.

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Accepting the Isidore Starr Award for Civic Engagement are City Lore Founding Director Steve Zeitlin (front, left) and Education Program Director Amanda Dargan, with ATSS Executive Board members (back, from left) Robert Dytell and Alan Shulman.

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