Educators from MS 210 in Ozone Park, Queens.

UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell (left) presents Senator Chuck Schumer with a UFT Middle Schools jacket.

UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell (left) and UFT President Michael Mulgrew (right) stand with Brooklyn Borough Representative Eric Adams, the keynote speaker.

Educators discuss how to engage adolescent boys in a workshop about how boys learn.

Educators learn how to integrate visual arts with social studies in a workshop called "What's Art Got to Do With It? Common Core and Arts Integration."

Educators work together to chart questions in a workshop called "From Inquiry to Independence: Launching Student-Led Literacy Learning."

Nearly 400 middle school educators listen during the opening session.

Educators work together during one of the conference's 14 workshops.

Tina Schneider and Jackie Herman, both teachers at IS 98 in Brooklyn, give Senator Chuck Schumer a standing ovation.

Educators (from left to right) Carol Garnick, Rhenticia Carson, Sonja Hill, Lorna Wilson and Nelly Gallardo, all from PS/MS 41 in Brownsville, attended as a group.