Teachers (from left to right) Rachel Walden Cranston of MS 85 in Manhattan, John Chencello of MS 250 in Manhattan and Erin Fitzgerald of MS 50 in Manhattan share a moment during a workshop on how boys learn.

Chatting with State Sen. Diane Savino (second from left), the keynote speaker, and UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell (second from right) are Dermott Myrie and JoAnna Malatino, both of MS 391, the Bronx.

State Senator Diane Savino, the keynote speaker, addresses the crowd.

The audience listens as UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell speaks.

Teachers (from left to right) Katia Contreras of PS/MS 164 in Queens, Nicole Cornetti of IS 220 in Brooklyn and Tenacia David Byroe of JHS 192 in Brooklyn take notes on a chart during a workshop.

In a workshop on restorative circles, teacher Carolina David of IS 394 in Brooklyn adds to an acrostic poem about restorative practices.

Teachers (from left to right) Aisha Mustafic of PS/IS 49 in Queens, Hanifah Presley of JHS 218 in Brooklyn and Paul Campanella of Bronxwood Prep HS work together.

Teachers Pat Pabon of PS 12 in the Bronx, Joanne Panepito of PS 361 in Manhattan and John Tyson of MS 127 in the Bronx recreate a picture of the early 1900s in a social studies workshop on incorporating the arts.

Dr. Jeff Gardere, a clinical psychologist and the course director at the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, addresses the audience at the conclusion of the conference about lessons learned from the Parkland school shooting.