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Middle School Conference 2019

When William Shakespeare wrote, “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves,” he could have been referring to the 250 eager-to-learn educators who came to the UFT’s sixth annual Middle School Conference at union headquarters on March 30.

Crowd of people in an interactive exercise

Participants face off to trade Shakespearean insults and compliments in the workshop For the Love of Language: Teaching Shakespeare in the Middle School Classroom at the sixth annual Middle School Conference at UFT headquarters on March 30.

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Man sitting in a classroom surrounded by colleagues

Paraprofessional James Petrassi (front, center) of IS 51 on Staten Island listens intently during the Unpacking Best Practices in the Middle School Math Classroom workshop.

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People applauding

Attendees, including teacher Ellen Boone (right) of IS 145 in Queens, applaud a speaker during the welcome remarks.

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Educators sitting at a classroom

Attendees work together during an exercise in the How Boys Learn: The Disengaged Middle School Male workshop.

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Richard Mantell holds his arms open while displaying his middle schools tshirt

UFT Vice President Richard Mantell unbuttons his shirt to reveal his Middle Schools T-shirt during his opening remarks.

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Man at podium with balloons behind him

City Councilman Mark Treyger, a former New York City public school teacher who chairs the Council’s Education Committee, delivers the keynote address.

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Woman sitting at desk with colleagues
Ashika Hassan, an ESL teacher at MS 210 in Queens, takes the Lesson Planning With the 3 L’s Approach workshop.
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Mulgrew stands at podium with electronic screen behind him
UFT President Michael Mulgrew addresses the conferees.
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Two men standing and a woman and man sitting pose for a photo
Teachers from MS 167 in Manhattan get together for a group photo.
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Three women and a man pose for a photo

UFT District 20 Representative Ellen Driesen (second from right) with (from left) Galina Lahood, Juan Abreu and Michelle Charles, teachers at JHS 227.

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Women facing each other with scripts in hand

Hearing Education Services teacher Janet Campano (left) and paraprofessional Marisol Vialet of Fordham Academy of the Arts in the Bronx practice their Shakespearean insults and compliments in the For the Love of Language: Teaching Shakespeare in the Middle School Classroom workshop.

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Crowd of people in an interactive exercise

Participants face off to trade Shakespearean insults and compliments in the workshop For the Love of Language: Teaching Shakespeare in the Middle School Classroom at the sixth annual Middle School Conference at UFT headquarters on March 30.

Jonathan Fickies
Man sitting in a classroom surrounded by colleagues

Paraprofessional James Petrassi (front, center) of IS 51 on Staten Island listens intently during the Unpacking Best Practices in the Middle School Math Classroom workshop.

Jonathan Fickies
People applauding

Attendees, including teacher Ellen Boone (right) of IS 145 in Queens, applaud a speaker during the welcome remarks.

Jonathan Fickies
Educators sitting at a classroom

Attendees work together during an exercise in the How Boys Learn: The Disengaged Middle School Male workshop.

Jonathan Fickies
Richard Mantell holds his arms open while displaying his middle schools tshirt

UFT Vice President Richard Mantell unbuttons his shirt to reveal his Middle Schools T-shirt during his opening remarks.

Jonathan Fickies
Man at podium with balloons behind him

City Councilman Mark Treyger, a former New York City public school teacher who chairs the Council’s Education Committee, delivers the keynote address.

Jonathan Fickies
Woman sitting at desk with colleagues
Ashika Hassan, an ESL teacher at MS 210 in Queens, takes the Lesson Planning With the 3 L’s Approach workshop.
Jonathan Fickies
Mulgrew stands at podium with electronic screen behind him
UFT President Michael Mulgrew addresses the conferees.
Jonathan Fickies
Two men standing and a woman and man sitting pose for a photo
Teachers from MS 167 in Manhattan get together for a group photo.
Jonathan Fickies
Three women and a man pose for a photo

UFT District 20 Representative Ellen Driesen (second from right) with (from left) Galina Lahood, Juan Abreu and Michelle Charles, teachers at JHS 227.

Jonathan Fickies
Women facing each other with scripts in hand

Hearing Education Services teacher Janet Campano (left) and paraprofessional Marisol Vialet of Fordham Academy of the Arts in the Bronx practice their Shakespearean insults and compliments in the For the Love of Language: Teaching Shakespeare in the Middle School Classroom workshop.

Jonathan Fickies
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