Little Flower Teacher Training is a comprehensive program addressing children's holistic wellness needs. We train teachers to engage, encourage and inspire all students from preschool to highschool."Everything in this course was presented in a very relevant, clear and obviously well thought out way. Very practical advice on real situations, tons of great ideas, and I really liked the wide variety of ready-to-use hands-on activities"- Three training levels (126 hours total)- Small class size (10-12) insures individual attention and time to address your needs- Designed to meet and exceed new yoga alliance standards for Children's Specialization- Learn to teach while deepening your personal practice- Receive ongoing support as you build your career, meet great people and join a vibrant community- Teaching opportunities with Little Flower and partner organization Bent On LearningVisit www.littlefloweryoga.com/teachertraining.html to register and for more information"I learned so much. This training will touch every class I ever teach again! I am completely inspired by your clear and beautiful vision of this work"

The foundation approach to funding presents distinct challenges and opportunities for nonprofits. This course will help you understand the grantmaking objectives of independent, corporate, and community foundations, identify grantseeker resources, and effectively partner with grantmakers.

Behind the Book Reading Series Join us on Thursday, January 14, 2010 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at KGB Bar, when Behind the Book hosts another evening of free readings by acclaimed writers: Brad Leithauser and Katharine Weber.WHAT: The Behind the Book Reading SeriesWHEN: Thursday, January 14th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm – FREEWHERE: KGB Bar, 85 East Fourth Street (between Second & Third Aves.; take the F/V to Second Ave. or the 6 to Astor Place).CONTACT: info@behindthebook.org or http://www.kgbbar.com/WHO:Brad Leithauser – The recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant,” and an acclaimed novelist, poet, and essayist, Brad Leithauser is most recently the author of the novel, The Art Student’s War, named a 100 Notable Book of 2009 by the New York Times. A former drama critic for Time, his work has also appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Times, and he writes frequently for The New York Review of Books. In addition to receiving a MacArthur Fellowship, he has also received a Guggenheim Fellowship and an Ingram Merrill Grant, and in 2005 was inducted into the Order of the Falcon by the President of Iceland for his service in promoting Icelandic literature. Formerly an Emily Dickinson Senior Lecturer in the Humanities at Mount Holyoke College, he currently teaches at Johns Hopkins University in the writing seminars department.Katharine Weber – Named one of the 50 Best Young American Novelists by Granta magazine in 1996, Katharine Weber is today the author of five novels, the most recent, True Confections, to published in January 2010. Her fiction debut in print, the short story "Friend of the Family", appeared in The New Yorker in January 1993. Her first three novels were named New York Times Notable Books, with her third, The Little Women, also being named a Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year, and a Library Journal Best Book of the Year. Her book reviews and essays have appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times Book Review, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post Bookworld, and The Los Angeles Times Book Review. Ms Weber currently teaches in the graduate writing program at Columbia University, and has taught at Yale University, the Paris Writers Workshop, Connecticut College, and Goucher College.MORE:Behind the Book is a literacy nonprofit working with low-income students in NYC public schools. Our mission is to excite children and young adults about reading. Working with students in the K-12th grades, we bring authors and their books into individual classrooms to build literacy skills and nurture a new generation of book readers.

This event will feature a panel of educators who will discuss how they work within or around new accountability systems to creatively motivate and inspire students to succeed in achieving their dreams. Panelists will include: Julie Gronquist, Special Services Coordinator at Achievement First Bushwick Elementary School; Gavin Nangle, History Teacher at Facing History School, which uses alternative forms of assessment in lieu of the Regents; Melanie Lee, Cohort 13 NYC Teaching Fellow and ESL Teacher at High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies, the nation's first ELL immersion high school of its kind; Lucille Rivin, Senior Project Manager of the In-Class Enrichment Project at The Leadership Program and Director of BISCEP (Bronx Initiative for Small Schools Character Education Program) and ATLAS (Arts through Leadership at Schools)

A sound, well-organized budget can help convince prospective funders that your project is worthy of their financial investment. This course will teach you to build a budget, step by step, to provide a complete picture of your financial needs. Using real-world case studies, you will learn to think more strategically to strengthen your budget presentation.

Events: January 22 & 29, February 5 Contact: Dara Eisenstein at deisenstein@bankstreet.edu or (212) 875-4461Bank Street College of Education invites you attend the 2011 Language Series: “Multiple Paths to Literacy: Differentiating Instruction for Language Development.” Participants will brainstorm on ways to use and integrate multiple paths to literacy in differentiated lessons guided by experts and practitioners already implementing them in their teaching. The program will take place on three Saturdays: January 22 and 29 and February 5 from 8:30am-1:30 pm. Featured speakers will be David Gonzalez, international public speaker, poet and story teller; Steven Goodman, the Director of the Educational Video Center and the author or “Teaching Youth Media”; and Jacqueline Nenchin, Assistant Professor of Education, Molloy College. The fee for all three sessions is $175. To register, go to http://www.bankstreet.edu/ls/. For more information, please contact Dara Eisenstein at deisenstein@bankstreet.edu or (212) 875-446

Teachers, educators, researchers, policymakers, students, and science enthusiasts are invited to this inaugural symposium to foster innovative education methods to bring science alive for children and youth through teaching and outreach.The Sci Ed Innovators Symposium will bring together leading educational, government, and corporate organizations with the science education community to explore how the visionary ideas of science educator and social activist Jhumki Basu has transformed science teaching and learning in urban schools.Speakers and Presenters from NASA, Cisco, New York University, Ashoka, New York Hall of Science, and New York City Public Schools.For complete program, to register, or for more information visit: www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/conference/science/

In one week, the Foundation Center's team of expert instructors will help you develop fundraising strategies and how to articulate your funding requests more powerfully. Registration includes free copies of Securing Your Organization's Future (a $39.95 value), The Board Member's Book (a $29.95 value), The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing (a $39.95 value), The Grantseeker's Guide to Winning Proposals (a $39.95 value), and a complimentary one-month subscription to Foundation Directory Online Professional (a $179.95 value).

Study urban structures in ways that make abstract math concepts accessible and enduring. See our website: www.salvadori.org

Ever thought about starting your own charter school or joining a charter school planning team? Find out how to turn that idea into action in a one-hour session facilitated by Dirk Tillotson, director of the New School Incubator for the New York Charter School Association (NYCSA). This event will offer a crash course in what you need to know before endeavoring to start your own New York school followed by a Q&A session. All education entrepreneurs are welcome.