UFT Vice President for Elementary Schools Karen Alford speaks about the impact teachers have on their students’ lives.

Raul Garcia (left) and Naomi Rodriguez accept the Abe Levine Award on behalf of UFT instructional coordinators and social workers.

Keynote speaker David Bedard engages the audience with child-friendly interactive songs.

Members need fast-paced partner coordination to try to keep up during the keynote speaker’s musical presentation.

Educators use Unifix Cubes to measure body parts in a workshop focused on math.

Building structures from packing peanuts and toothpicks is part of a workshop titled It’s a Wonderful World!

Julie Bernard, a teacher in the LYFE Program, attends the Power of Play, a workshop about the developmental stages of play.