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Spring Education Conference 2017

Nearly 1,700 educators gathered at the Spring Education Conference to hone their skills, reflect on the challenges facing public education and be roused to action by the Rev. William Barber, the winner of the Dewey Award.
Reverend Dr. William J. Barber ll was honored.

Fifty-three years ago, the UFT gave its Johy Dewey Award to Martin Luther King Jr. Today, when civil rights are again under grave threat, Reverend Dr. William J. Barber ll, the leader of the Moral Mondays civil rights movement in North Carolina, was honored.

Erica Berger
The morning panel discussed the DeVos threat to public education

The morning panel discussed the DeVos threat to public education and the #PublicSchoolProud campaign to counter the lies.

Erica Berger
Louis Malfaro took the UFT's #PublicSchoolProud campaign and ran with it.

Texas AFT President Louis Malfaro took the UFT's #PublicSchoolProud campaign and ran with it in his state. "I want you to understand what you have in New York is what people fought for, went to jail for and went on strike for — and it can be taken away," he told the assembled educators.

Maureen Salter
1,700 educators turned out for this day of learning and celebration of public ed

Nearly 1,700 educators turned out for this day of learning and celebration of public education.

Erica Berger
Members from PS/IS 270 in Queens spent the day at the conference.
Members from PS/IS 270 in Queens spent the day at the conference.
Erica Berger
Sheldon Maloney, Sharon Knight-Samuel and Danna Samuels

Chatting before the Spring Education Conference workshops begin are (from left) Sheldon Maloney, Sharon Knight-Samuel and Danna Samuels, all from CS 112 in the Bronx.

Maria Bastone
Attendees at Mindfulness Meditation give a show of hands in response.

Attendees at the workshop on Mindfulness Meditation as a Tool in Classroom Management give a show of hands in response to a question from the presenter.

Maria Bastone
Educators focus on an exercise on understanding language proficiency levels

Educators focus on an exercise in the UFT Teacher Center workshop on understanding the language proficiency levels of English language learners.

Maria Bastone
Members participate in a workshop on using questioning and discussion techniques

Members participate in a workshop on using questioning and discussion techniques (Danielson Component 3b).

Maria Bastone
Creating Context through the Arts workshop brainstorm a theatrical tableau

Educators in the Finding the Middle Passage: Creating Context through the Arts workshop brainstorm a theatrical tableau to bring an illustration to life.

Deidre McFadyen
Mayor Bill de Blasio paid tribute to public school educators in his address.
Mayor Bill de Blasio paid tribute to public school educators in his address.
Erica Berger
Reverend Dr. William J. Barber ll, received the John Dewey Award.

Reverend Dr. William J. Barber ll, a civil rights leader, received the John Dewey Award, the UFT’s highest honor.

Erica Berger
Conference participants responded to Rev. Barber's appeal to come together

Conference participants responded enthusiastically to Rev. Barber's appeal to come together to fight for justice

Erica Berger
Students from Food & Finance HS prepared fruit skewers at the exhibit hall.

Students from Food & Finance HS (with UFT President Michael Mulgrew, center) prepared fruit skewers at the exhibit hall.

Erica Berger
Graduation teacher Ariff Hajee teaches his students to repair bicycles.

Here's a new way to blend a smoothie. It's the brainchild of Pathways to Graduation teacher Ariff Hajee, who teaches his students to repair bicycles.

Erica Berger
Tyquell Hopkins gets his hair done by student Edward Aristy

Tyquell Hopkins of New Ventury Academy IS 219 gets his hair done by student Edward Aristy of Co-op Tech while his mom Amanda Hopkins looks on.

Erica Berger
Members from IS 59 in Queens pose at the photo booth.
Members from IS 59 in Queens pose at the photo booth.
Erica Berger
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Reverend Dr. William J. Barber ll was honored.

Fifty-three years ago, the UFT gave its Johy Dewey Award to Martin Luther King Jr. Today, when civil rights are again under grave threat, Reverend Dr. William J. Barber ll, the leader of the Moral Mondays civil rights movement in North Carolina, was honored.

Erica Berger
The morning panel discussed the DeVos threat to public education

The morning panel discussed the DeVos threat to public education and the #PublicSchoolProud campaign to counter the lies.

Erica Berger
Louis Malfaro took the UFT's #PublicSchoolProud campaign and ran with it.

Texas AFT President Louis Malfaro took the UFT's #PublicSchoolProud campaign and ran with it in his state. "I want you to understand what you have in New York is what people fought for, went to jail for and went on strike for — and it can be taken away," he told the assembled educators.

Maureen Salter
1,700 educators turned out for this day of learning and celebration of public ed

Nearly 1,700 educators turned out for this day of learning and celebration of public education.

Erica Berger
Members from PS/IS 270 in Queens spent the day at the conference.
Members from PS/IS 270 in Queens spent the day at the conference.
Erica Berger
Sheldon Maloney, Sharon Knight-Samuel and Danna Samuels

Chatting before the Spring Education Conference workshops begin are (from left) Sheldon Maloney, Sharon Knight-Samuel and Danna Samuels, all from CS 112 in the Bronx.

Maria Bastone
Attendees at Mindfulness Meditation give a show of hands in response.

Attendees at the workshop on Mindfulness Meditation as a Tool in Classroom Management give a show of hands in response to a question from the presenter.

Maria Bastone
Educators focus on an exercise on understanding language proficiency levels

Educators focus on an exercise in the UFT Teacher Center workshop on understanding the language proficiency levels of English language learners.

Maria Bastone
Members participate in a workshop on using questioning and discussion techniques

Members participate in a workshop on using questioning and discussion techniques (Danielson Component 3b).

Maria Bastone
Creating Context through the Arts workshop brainstorm a theatrical tableau

Educators in the Finding the Middle Passage: Creating Context through the Arts workshop brainstorm a theatrical tableau to bring an illustration to life.

Deidre McFadyen
Mayor Bill de Blasio paid tribute to public school educators in his address.
Mayor Bill de Blasio paid tribute to public school educators in his address.
Erica Berger
Reverend Dr. William J. Barber ll, received the John Dewey Award.

Reverend Dr. William J. Barber ll, a civil rights leader, received the John Dewey Award, the UFT’s highest honor.

Erica Berger
Conference participants responded to Rev. Barber's appeal to come together

Conference participants responded enthusiastically to Rev. Barber's appeal to come together to fight for justice

Erica Berger
Students from Food & Finance HS prepared fruit skewers at the exhibit hall.

Students from Food & Finance HS (with UFT President Michael Mulgrew, center) prepared fruit skewers at the exhibit hall.

Erica Berger
Graduation teacher Ariff Hajee teaches his students to repair bicycles.

Here's a new way to blend a smoothie. It's the brainchild of Pathways to Graduation teacher Ariff Hajee, who teaches his students to repair bicycles.

Erica Berger
Tyquell Hopkins gets his hair done by student Edward Aristy

Tyquell Hopkins of New Ventury Academy IS 219 gets his hair done by student Edward Aristy of Co-op Tech while his mom Amanda Hopkins looks on.

Erica Berger
Members from IS 59 in Queens pose at the photo booth.
Members from IS 59 in Queens pose at the photo booth.
Erica Berger
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