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Five days, 2,100 miles, 13 schools and 700 books

Photo of adult reading to a room full of children

Brain science suggests how kids and teachers thrive

Photo of Mary Helen Immordino-Yang speaking at AFT TEACH 2023

Finding a place for AI in the classroom

Photo of Peter Guyon at AFT TEACH 2023

Managing conflict to build common ground

Photo of Amanda Ripley speaking at AFT TEACH 2023

Bringing civics to life with experiential learning

Photo of speaker at the 'Every Day Is a Civics Lesson These Days' workshop

Speaking out on gun violence

Photo of speakers at the 'Speaking of Gun Violence' workshop

Organizing for community schools

Photo of speaker at the 'Community Schools: Organizing for what kids need' workshop

Building family partnerships with empathy and respect

Participants at the 'Where Is the Love? Building Family-Educator-Student Partnerships to Get What Kids and Communities Need' workshop

How to protect your students from ‘fake news’ 

Photo of participants at the 'Recognizing and Dismantling Disinformation with Secondary Students (AFT taskforce)' workshop

Weingarten launches new campaign: ‘Real Solutions for Kids and Communities’

Photo of AFT President Randi Weingarten delivering the keynote address at TEACH 2023

Empowering educators to use their voice

Photo of participant speaking at the 'Take Back Your Profession: Elevating Educator Voice in Education Policy (Education Civil Rights Alliance)' workshop

With teachers in charge, schools meet more needs, more effectively

Photo of speakers at the 'Teachers at the Helm: When Teachers Run Schools' workshop

What local leaders can do to support student literacy

Photo of speaker at 'Literacy for Leaders: What Locals Can Do to Support Student Literacy' workshop

The power of identity and empathy inside and outside the classroom

Participants talk during the Individual and Collective Identity (Hand in Hand) workshop

Supporting literacy development for English language learners 

Photo of speaker during the Expanding Literacy Instruction by Tutoring English Learner workshop