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No matter where you are in your career, the UFT offers high-quality courses and workshops to support you. Every year, thousands of UFT members take advantage of the workshops offered by the UFT Teacher Center and LearnUFT as well as citywide...

Transforming Teaching and Planning: Clarity and Confidence in the Age of AI

Register for a one-day, in-person professional learning session where educators will explore the benefits of AI with a focus on responsible use, student privacy and data security. Educators will walk away with actionable strategies and ready-to-use resources that enhance student achievement.

UFT Teacher Center Paraprofessional Professional Development — Literacy (Session 5)

UFT paraprofessionals are invited to register for the final session of a remote learning series from the UFT Teacher Center designed to explore meaningful strategies for literacy instruction. 

UFT Teacher Center Paraprofessional Professional Development — Literacy (Session 4)

UFT paraprofessionals are invited to register for the fourth session of a remote learning series from the UFT Teacher Center designed to explore meaningful strategies for literacy instruction.  These five sessions will take place via Zoom during scheduled Monday professional development time at your school. 

UFT Teacher Center’s 45th anniversary celebration

Some 350 UFT Teacher Center site coaches, field liaisons and directors past and present — from long-retired employees to current staff — gathered at the TWA Hotel in Queens on April 27 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the program.

Workshops with a New York State of mind

Educators could earn CTLE credit by attending any of five professional development workshops offered by the UFT Teacher Center at this year's Spring Education Conference. 
This year’s New York City theme allowed Teacher Center instructors to infuse...

UFT Teacher Centers are friends indeed

UFT Vice President Mary Vaccaro writes that Teacher Center specialists with extensive teaching and coaching expertise in New York City public schools offer support, professional development, collegial advice and access to resources and materials that...

Educators take a breath

Two-hundred educators and their families gathered in Queens for a day of wellness and fun. They heard from MindUp CEO and founder Goldie Hawn and took part in activities and workshops to nurture their mental and physical health.


Getting reading down to a science

UFT President Michael Mulgrew oversaw a panel of UFT Teacher Center literacy district coaches who discussed the progress and pitfalls of Phase 1 of the rollout of new phonics-based literacy curricula in 15 New York City districts.

UFT provides support for phonics-based curricula

Hundreds of UFT members took advantage of a free UFT Teacher Center course on the science of reading in July. The course, which combined in-person and virtual learning, was part of the union’s effort to support educators as the Department of...