Members stand to applaud one of the speakers during the luncheon portion of the conference.

Showing off some signs of the times during the conference are (from left) Joan Davidson, the president of the New York City Art Teachers Association/UFT; Antonio Jacobs of PS 87, the Bronx; Mario Asaro of MS 158, Queens; and retiree Jackie Cruz.

“The money is there,” said New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson in his conversation with UFT President Michael Mulgrew during the town hall portion of the event. Johnson was referring to the city’s need to fund UFT initiatives such as community learning schools, Dial-A-Teacher and the Positive Learning Collaborative.

Teacher Andrea Lingstuyl (standing) accompanies UFT Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Sterling Roberson as he observes Queens Vocational and Technical HS students giving manicures in the exhibit fair.

Mulgrew with Pathways to Graduation HS teacher Ariff Hajee (left) and students in the exhibit hall. The students are part of a bicycle recycling and mechanics program.

A workshop on techniques to support positive behavior in the classroom engages teachers (from left) Anna Lisa Vinola-Rahmy of PS 284 in Brooklyn, Maria Ferrantelli of PS 180 in Brooklyn, David DeJong of PS 284 in Brooklyn, Beverley Tobias of PS 95 in the Bronx and Lisa Raymond of PS 268 in Queens.

 Larry Sachs (left) of PS 57 in the Bronx shares an idea with Jason Feliciano of Lower East Side Prep HS and Jaimee Germann of PS 182 in Queens during the workshop on project-based literacy for ELL students.

Henry Chiedozi, a paraprofessional at PS/IS 270 in Queens, makes a point during a workshop discussion about how boys learn.

Comparing notes on learning to use the Adobe Spark app in the STEM workshop are (from left) Victor Abruzzese and Raul Rosell of P12 in the Bronx and Christine Ballah of P004@179 in Queens.

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza tells members, “What you do is a matter of social justice and changing lives.”

Teachers applaud Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza after he delivered his first address to UFT members.

“Traditional public schools will be what saves this city and the nation,” Mayor Bill de Blasio says in his remarks.

Mulgrew exhorts members to engage more teachers in the conversation about the threat posed by the coming Janus decision to their rights as workers and their union. “The people behind Janus do not like that we have the ability to affect the political process,” Mulgrew said.

InTech Academy art teacher Bruno Santini plays chess with a senior using chess pieces created by the school’s 3-D printer behind them.

Clara Barton HS teacher Jennifer Corbin (left) says of her medical assistant students, “They are the future of health care.”

Two students from John Bowne HS in Queens show off a rabbit that is part of the agriculture program at their career and technical education school.