Middle School Conference 2014

March 29, 2014

Middle School Conference 2014

More than 500 educators came to share ideas and learn at the union’s first annual Middle School Conference on Saturday, March 29, held at UFT headquarters. They participated in workshops, visited exhibitors’ booths and heard from Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, who was the keynote speaker, UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell and UFT President Michael Mulgrew.

Teachers Shatima McBrayer (left), from IS 171 in Brooklyn, and Sharlotte T. Williams, from Wadleigh Secondary School in Manhattan, attend a workshop with author Mutiya Vision.

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Learning and having fun in a LEGO education workshop is James Eugenio, the chapter leader at IS 228 in Brooklyn.

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Reina Pavia, a paraprofessional at PS 164 in Queens participates in a workshop on the DOE's special education reform.

Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña speaks to a receptive audience of educators during the conference.

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Richard Mantell, the UFT vice president for middle schools, talks to participants during a break in the conference.

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Marianne Keyer and Theresa Gerber, both teachers at MS 216 in Queens, during a workshop on social and emotional learning.

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Lisa Ried, a teacher at MS 424 in the Bronx, at the workshop on social and emotional learning.

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Teachers Ira Hart, from MS 337 in the Bronx, and Margentina Floratos, from Spring Creek Community School in Brooklyn, work on a project in the workshop on differentiation strategies to promote student learning.

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew welcomes educators to their conference.

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Chancellor Fariña with VP Richard Mantell at the conference.

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Ellen Boone, a teacher at IS 145 in Queens, shows Fariña pictures of her son, Melvin, who attended PS 6 when Fariña was principal of the school.

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Sheimyrah Mighty, a sophomore at LaGuardia HS of Music & Art and Performing Arts, brought the audience to its feet with her rendition of the national anthem that kicked off the conference.

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Teachers Shatima McBrayer (left), from IS 171 in Brooklyn, and Sharlotte T. Williams, from Wadleigh Secondary School in Manhattan, attend a workshop with author Mutiya Vision.

Jonathan Fickies

Learning and having fun in a LEGO education workshop is James Eugenio, the chapter leader at IS 228 in Brooklyn.

Jonathan Fickies

Reina Pavia, a paraprofessional at PS 164 in Queens participates in a workshop on the DOE's special education reform.

Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña speaks to a receptive audience of educators during the conference.

Jonathan Fickies

Richard Mantell, the UFT vice president for middle schools, talks to participants during a break in the conference.

Jonathan Fickies

Marianne Keyer and Theresa Gerber, both teachers at MS 216 in Queens, during a workshop on social and emotional learning.

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Lisa Ried, a teacher at MS 424 in the Bronx, at the workshop on social and emotional learning.

Jonathan Fickies

UFT President Michael Mulgrew welcomes educators to their conference.

Jonathan Fickies

Chancellor Fariña with VP Richard Mantell at the conference.

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Ellen Boone, a teacher at IS 145 in Queens, shows Fariña pictures of her son, Melvin, who attended PS 6 when Fariña was principal of the school.

Jonathan Fickies

Sheimyrah Mighty, a sophomore at LaGuardia HS of Music & Art and Performing Arts, brought the audience to its feet with her rendition of the national anthem that kicked off the conference.

Jonathan Fickies