NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT conference 2024
The NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT held its annual spring professional development conference — titled “Our New World Language Standards: Supporting All Learners’ Language Skills and Cultural Competency in a Can-Do World” — on April 13 at UFT headquarters in Manhattan.

Ron Woo, the executive director of the NYS Statewide Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network at New York University, gives the keynote address.

Teacher Rosa Bonilla (left) of A School Without Walls in Manhattan plays the role of a daughter interacting with her mother, played by presenter Krista Correa-Baer, a teacher at Long Island City HS, during the “Flipping Into Oral Proficiency” workshop at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT conference.

NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT President Irma Evangelista and Rosa Riccio-Pietanza (left), a former New York City director for the group, welcome participants to the conference.

Engaged in an activity in the “Boosting Language Skills” workshop are teachers Maria Lago (left) of Archimedes Academy in the Bronx, Jacqueline Baez (seated) of PS 333 in the Bronx and Julia Marketos of PS 122 in Queens.

Dr. Juan Tineo, a teacher at IS 238 in Queens, accidentally lands in the lap of teacher Julia Marketos of PS 122 in Queens while participating in a form of musical chairs in the “Boosting Language Skills” workshop.

Participants take part in a book giveaway.

UFT retired teacher Athan Davies (seated) performs a workshop skit showing a family in the kitchen with teachers Yudelka Alvarado (standing, left) of the Henry Street School for International Studies in Manhattan and Martha Bolivar of The Renaissance Charter HS in Queens.

Teacher Maria Quintanilla of Energy Tech HS in Queens leads “The Three Ps of Culture” workshop.

Ron Woo, the executive director of the NYS Statewide Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network at New York University, gives the keynote address.

Teacher Rosa Bonilla (left) of A School Without Walls in Manhattan plays the role of a daughter interacting with her mother, played by presenter Krista Correa-Baer, a teacher at Long Island City HS, during the “Flipping Into Oral Proficiency” workshop at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT conference.

NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT President Irma Evangelista and Rosa Riccio-Pietanza (left), a former New York City director for the group, welcome participants to the conference.

Engaged in an activity in the “Boosting Language Skills” workshop are teachers Maria Lago (left) of Archimedes Academy in the Bronx, Jacqueline Baez (seated) of PS 333 in the Bronx and Julia Marketos of PS 122 in Queens.

Dr. Juan Tineo, a teacher at IS 238 in Queens, accidentally lands in the lap of teacher Julia Marketos of PS 122 in Queens while participating in a form of musical chairs in the “Boosting Language Skills” workshop.

Participants take part in a book giveaway.

UFT retired teacher Athan Davies (seated) performs a workshop skit showing a family in the kitchen with teachers Yudelka Alvarado (standing, left) of the Henry Street School for International Studies in Manhattan and Martha Bolivar of The Renaissance Charter HS in Queens.

Teacher Maria Quintanilla of Energy Tech HS in Queens leads “The Three Ps of Culture” workshop.

Ron Woo, the executive director of the NYS Statewide Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network at New York University, gives the keynote address.
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Dr. Juan Tineo, a teacher at IS 238 in Queens, accidentally lands in the lap of teacher Julia Marketos of PS 122 in Queens while participating in a form of musical chairs in the “Boosting Language Skills” workshop.

Participants take part in a book giveaway.

UFT retired teacher Athan Davies (seated) performs a workshop skit showing a family in the kitchen with teachers Yudelka Alvarado (standing, left) of the Henry Street School for International Studies in Manhattan and Martha Bolivar of The Renaissance Charter HS in Queens.

Teacher Maria Quintanilla of Energy Tech HS in Queens leads “The Three Ps of Culture” workshop.

Ron Woo, the executive director of the NYS Statewide Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network at New York University, gives the keynote address.

Teacher Rosa Bonilla (left) of A School Without Walls in Manhattan plays the role of a daughter interacting with her mother, played by presenter Krista Correa-Baer, a teacher at Long Island City HS, during the “Flipping Into Oral Proficiency” workshop at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT conference.

NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT President Irma Evangelista and Rosa Riccio-Pietanza (left), a former New York City director for the group, welcome participants to the conference.

Engaged in an activity in the “Boosting Language Skills” workshop are teachers Maria Lago (left) of Archimedes Academy in the Bronx, Jacqueline Baez (seated) of PS 333 in the Bronx and Julia Marketos of PS 122 in Queens.

Dr. Juan Tineo, a teacher at IS 238 in Queens, accidentally lands in the lap of teacher Julia Marketos of PS 122 in Queens while participating in a form of musical chairs in the “Boosting Language Skills” workshop.

Participants take part in a book giveaway.

UFT retired teacher Athan Davies (seated) performs a workshop skit showing a family in the kitchen with teachers Yudelka Alvarado (standing, left) of the Henry Street School for International Studies in Manhattan and Martha Bolivar of The Renaissance Charter HS in Queens.

Teacher Maria Quintanilla of Energy Tech HS in Queens leads “The Three Ps of Culture” workshop.

Ron Woo, the executive director of the NYS Statewide Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network at New York University, gives the keynote address.

Teacher Rosa Bonilla (left) of A School Without Walls in Manhattan plays the role of a daughter interacting with her mother, played by presenter Krista Correa-Baer, a teacher at Long Island City HS, during the “Flipping Into Oral Proficiency” workshop at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT conference.

NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT President Irma Evangelista and Rosa Riccio-Pietanza (left), a former New York City director for the group, welcome participants to the conference.

Engaged in an activity in the “Boosting Language Skills” workshop are teachers Maria Lago (left) of Archimedes Academy in the Bronx, Jacqueline Baez (seated) of PS 333 in the Bronx and Julia Marketos of PS 122 in Queens.

Dr. Juan Tineo, a teacher at IS 238 in Queens, accidentally lands in the lap of teacher Julia Marketos of PS 122 in Queens while participating in a form of musical chairs in the “Boosting Language Skills” workshop.

Participants take part in a book giveaway.

UFT retired teacher Athan Davies (seated) performs a workshop skit showing a family in the kitchen with teachers Yudelka Alvarado (standing, left) of the Henry Street School for International Studies in Manhattan and Martha Bolivar of The Renaissance Charter HS in Queens.

Teacher Maria Quintanilla of Energy Tech HS in Queens leads “The Three Ps of Culture” workshop.

Ron Woo, the executive director of the NYS Statewide Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network at New York University, gives the keynote address.