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NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT fall conference 2024

The NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT staged its fall conference — titled “World Language Learning: Achieving Authentic Real World Connections” — on Sept. 28 at UFT headquarters in Manhattan. The annual event featured language-specific workshop sessions for Spanish, French, Greek and Russian.

Nationally recognized arts educator Rodney Eric Lopez interacts with attendees at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference at union headquarters.

Nationally recognized arts educator Rodney Eric Lopez, the keynote speaker, gets the crowd going at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference at union headquarters.

Jonathan Fickies
Attendees at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference learn new dance steps in a workshop.

Teachers Maria Tully (second from left) of JHS 226 in Queens and Fanny Ruiz (second from right) of Long Island City HS learn new steps in the Lessons from the Dancing Classroom workshop.

Jonathan Fickies
Foreign language teachers engage in an exercise during a workshop at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference at union headquarters.

Foreign language teachers engage in an exercise during the Dynamic Classroom: Activities and Resources to Make an Engaging Classroom workshop.

Jonathan Fickies
Participants listen intently during the opening plenary at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference on Sept. 28, 2024.

Participants listen intently during the opening plenary.

Jonathan Fickies
Teacher Ana Rodriguez of Edward R. Murrow HS in Brooklyn speaks during a workshop at NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference at union headquarters

Teacher Ana Rodriguez (center) of Edward R. Murrow HS in Brooklyn speaks with other participants during a workshop about motivating students to make real-world connections with world languages.

Jonathan Fickies
Teachers take part in a workshop at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference at union headquarters

Teachers focus on the message in the Mastering the Spanish Comprehensive Exam: Strategies for Success workshop.

Jonathan Fickies
Attendees are hard at work during a workshop at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference at union headquarters.

Participants get to work in the All Students Can Participate in a Kinesthetic Sport Activity in the Spanish Classroom workshop.

Jonathan Fickies
Irma Evangelista, the president of the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT is photographed smiling at NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference at union headquarters.

Irma Evangelista, the president of the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT, is all smiles at the conference.

Jonathan Fickies
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Nationally recognized arts educator Rodney Eric Lopez interacts with attendees at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference at union headquarters.

Nationally recognized arts educator Rodney Eric Lopez, the keynote speaker, gets the crowd going at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference at union headquarters.

Jonathan Fickies
Attendees at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference learn new dance steps in a workshop.

Teachers Maria Tully (second from left) of JHS 226 in Queens and Fanny Ruiz (second from right) of Long Island City HS learn new steps in the Lessons from the Dancing Classroom workshop.

Jonathan Fickies
Foreign language teachers engage in an exercise during a workshop at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference at union headquarters.

Foreign language teachers engage in an exercise during the Dynamic Classroom: Activities and Resources to Make an Engaging Classroom workshop.

Jonathan Fickies
Participants listen intently during the opening plenary at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference on Sept. 28, 2024.

Participants listen intently during the opening plenary.

Jonathan Fickies
Teacher Ana Rodriguez of Edward R. Murrow HS in Brooklyn speaks during a workshop at NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference at union headquarters

Teacher Ana Rodriguez (center) of Edward R. Murrow HS in Brooklyn speaks with other participants during a workshop about motivating students to make real-world connections with world languages.

Jonathan Fickies
Teachers take part in a workshop at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference at union headquarters

Teachers focus on the message in the Mastering the Spanish Comprehensive Exam: Strategies for Success workshop.

Jonathan Fickies
Attendees are hard at work during a workshop at the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference at union headquarters.

Participants get to work in the All Students Can Participate in a Kinesthetic Sport Activity in the Spanish Classroom workshop.

Jonathan Fickies
Irma Evangelista, the president of the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT is photographed smiling at NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT annual fall conference at union headquarters.

Irma Evangelista, the president of the NYC Association of Foreign Language Teachers/UFT, is all smiles at the conference.

Jonathan Fickies