A member of the Education Week team covering this week’s Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, multimedia producer Deanna Del Ciello offers her unique view of the event. This gallery will be updated throughout the convention proceedings.
Delegates and observers watch President Barack Obama take the stage on the third night of the Democratic National Convention on July 27 in Philadelphia. –Deanna Del Ciello/Education Week
Campaign buttons and sequins decorate a delegate’s hat on the third night of the Democratic National Convention. –Deanna Del Ciello/Education Week
Blue light bathes delegates while they wait for the next speech on the third night of the Democratic National Convention. –Deanna Del Ciello/Education Week
A delegate reacts during a speech about gun violence, during the third night of the Democratic National Convention. –Deanna Del Ciello/Education Week
Former President Bill Clinton addresses the crowd at the Democratic National Convention on July 26 in Philadelphia. –Deanna Del Ciello/Education Week
Kim Cubin, from Washington, D.C., tears up as Hillary Clinton is named the first woman presidential nominee of a major party on the second night of the Democratic National Convention. –Deanna Del Ciello/Education Week
Wisconsin delegate Karla Stoebig waits for her state’s turn to cast delegate votes during the roll call on the second night of the Democratic National Convention. –Deanna Del Ciello/Education Week
National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen Garcia speaks to a crowd at a Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee event on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. –Deanna Del Ciello/Education Week
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders takes in the crowd’s applause before he begins his speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, July 25, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. –Deanna Del Ciello/Education Week
Sen. Bernie Sanders, primary rival of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, leaves the stage after his speech Monday evening at the Democratic National Convention. –Deanna Del Ciello/Education Week
Some delegates at the Democratic National Convention made personal edits to their signs on Monday to show support for Sen. Bernie Sanders. –Deanna Del Ciello/Education Week
First Lady Michelle Obama takes in the crowd’s cheers before beginning her speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa. –Deanna Del Ciello/Education Week
Reflecting the convention theme of party unity, a delegate displays a “Rise Together” sign at the Democratic National Convention on Monday. –Deanna Del Ciello/Education Week