Events: January 3, 17, and 31, 2012Contact: John Kaiser at education@mfta.nyc.gov or 718-729-2165Parent coordinators are invited to free art-making workshops at Materials for the Arts (MFTA). Participants will learn how items from their recycling bins and supplies from MFTA can be used in engaging low or no-cost art activities like making musical instruments, weaving projects, and mosaics. These projects are a perfect complement to parent engagement events such as PTA meetings, where art-making can bridge barriers of language and culture to bring students, parents, and staff together.NYC Department of Education parent coordinators may enroll in these workshops free-of-charge; all others must pay the workshop fee of $18.These workshops will take place at Materials for the Arts from 10am–12:30pm on the Tuesday dates above. For enrollment instructions, look for “DOE Parent Coordinators” here: http://www.mfta.org/workshops.html

Demonstration of the iObservation system with the Danielson Collection. Will highlight the Danielson Framework for Teaching, evaluation forms, data reporting and other features.Register for this Webinar

All educators—including English Language Arts and Social Studies teachers—and librarians are invited to a one-day workshop at Brooklyn Public Library about Brooklyn's role in the Civil Rights Movement. Participants will meet expert historian Dr. Purnell and interact with the Library's original archival materials from this important era. Teachers will gain both content knowledge and techniques for teaching the Civil Rights Movement from a local perspective. Each participant will also take home an extensive packet of Common Core-based resources to be used in the classroom. Free breakfast and lunch will be provided. The workshop will take place on Thursday, January 5 from 9am-3pm.

Start your new year with some inspiration. Join World Savvy on Thursday, January 5th from 4:30 to 6:30 PM for the first MAPLab of 2012. OPEN TO ALL EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS, these free, monthly peer learning sessions are an initiative of World Savvy's Media & Arts Program (MAP), and designed to foster community and reflection, as well as to provide educators with support in addressing the global themes in their classrooms.StructureThe first hour of each MAPLab is devoted to a collaborative assessment conference investigating evidence of learning in student-produced work. During the second hour, the group engages in learning around specific strategies and techniques for the classroom. This includes: Exploring World Savvy educational resources Workshop-ing curriculum or lesson plans Brainstorming strategies with educators of similar content areasLogisticsMAPLabs take place on the first Thursday of every month from January through May from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.MAPLab #1 will take place at the World Savvy office in DUMBO, Brooklyn, off the York Street Stop of the F train.To attend, and for arrival instructions, please RSVP to:Daniel CarltonMedia & Arts Program AssociateDaniel@worldsavvy.orgPlease visit our website to learn more about World Savvy at www.WorldSavvy.org

The Charter Parent Action Network (CPAN) is hosting free, half-day Parent Engagement Academies to educate parents about how charter schools work and to provide parents with useful strategies for engaging their schools and communities. These events are being offered in the following boroughs: Bronx: Saturday, January 7, 2012, 9:30am-12:30pm Brooklyn: Saturday, January 21, 2012, 9:30am-12:30pm Queens: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 9:30am-12:30pm

Chess in the Schools invites NYC school leaders and educators to one of its free Teacher Training Institutes, which will help participants implement a school chess program in order to develop students’ problem-solving skills. Participants do not need to know chess and will receive materials to both start a chess club and use chess in their classrooms (including chess sets and boards, curriculum, demonstration board, and workbooks).The remaining workshop will take place on Saturday, January 7 from 10am-4pm at PS 11 in Manhattan. For more information, click here: http://www.chessintheschools.org/s/index.cfm?SSID= 30 To register for the workshop, click here: https://chessintheschools.org/s/form.cfm?formID=44 Contact: Ron Boocock at 212-643-0225 ext. 239 or rboocock@chessintheschools.org

Presentation on Dr. Marzano's Causal Teacher Evaluation Model. Will also provide an overview of the iObservation tool that makes it all possible.

Demonstration of the iObservation system with the Danielson Collection. Will highlight the Danielson Framework for Teaching, evaluation forms, data reporting and other features. Register Here

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Shen Yun puts on an exhilarating and wholesome production that celebrates the splendor of classical Chinese culture through dance, music and songs. The performance draws inspiration from the legends, values, and spirit that defined China for centuries before its erosion under decades of communist rule. In this performance the audience will discover a lost artistic and cultural heritage. Lighting up the stage with state-of-art backdrops and masterful choreography, audiences will see graceful dancers in gorgeous costumes, experience the thundering battle drums of ancient warriors, all accompanied by a live orchestra that combines the best of Chinese and Western musical traditions.Please see the web site for videos and tickets information: http://www.ticketingbox.com/. Regards,Larry an

Shen Yun puts on an exhilarating and wholesome production that celebrates the splendor of classical Chinese culture through dance, music and songs. The performance draws inspiration from the legends, values, and spirit that defined China for centuries before its erosion under decades of communist rule. In this performance the audience will discover a lost artistic and cultural heritage. Lighting up the stage with state-of-art backdrops and masterful choreography, audiences will see graceful dancers in gorgeous costumes, experience the thundering battle drums of ancient warriors, all accompanied by a live orchestra that combines the best of Chinese and Western musical traditions.Please see the web site for videos and tickets information: http://www.ticketingbox.com/.Regards,Larry an

Shen Yun puts on an exhilarating and wholesome production that celebrates the splendor of classical Chinese culture through dance, music and songs. The performance draws inspiration from the legends, values, and spirit that defined China for centuries before its erosion under decades of communist rule. In this performance the audience will discover a lost artistic and cultural heritage. Lighting up the stage with state-of-art backdrops and masterful choreography, audiences will see graceful dancers in gorgeous costumes, experience the thundering battle drums of ancient warriors, all accompanied by a live orchestra that combines the best of Chinese and Western musical traditions.Please see the web site for videos and tickets information: http://www.ticketingbox.com/.Regards,Larry an

Shen Yun puts on an exhilarating and wholesome production that celebrates the splendor of classical Chinese culture through dance, music and songs. The performance draws inspiration from the legends, values, and spirit that defined China for centuries before its erosion under decades of communist rule. In this performance the audience will discover a lost artistic and cultural heritage. Lighting up the stage with state-of-art backdrops and masterful choreography, audiences will see graceful dancers in gorgeous costumes, experience the thundering battle drums of ancient warriors, all accompanied by a live orchestra that combines the best of Chinese and Western musical traditions.Please see the web site for videos and tickets information: http://www.ticketingbox.com/.Regards,Larry an

Shen Yun puts on an exhilarating and wholesome production that celebrates the splendor of classical Chinese culture through dance, music and songs. The performance draws inspiration from the legends, values, and spirit that defined China for centuries before its erosion under decades of communist rule. In this performance the audience will discover a lost artistic and cultural heritage. Lighting up the stage with state-of-art backdrops and masterful choreography, audiences will see graceful dancers in gorgeous costumes, experience the thundering battle drums of ancient warriors, all accompanied by a live orchestra that combines the best of Chinese and Western musical traditions.Please see the web site for videos and tickets information: http://www.ticketingbox.com/.Regards,Larry an

Join WNYC’s Brian Lehrer and Jami Floyd, managing editor of The Global Game, for an invigorating afternoon of discussion, performance and personal reminiscence. Singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon performs live.Sunday, January 15, 20123:00 PMTickets: Admission is free, but reservations are necessary.Moderators: BRIAN LEHRER, host of WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show JAMI FLOYD, managing editor of The Global GamePanelists: CAMI ANDERSON, Superintendent of The Newark Public Schools FREDRICK C. HARRIS, Professor of Political Science and Director of Columbia University's Center on African-American Politics and Society. RACHEL MORAN, Dean of the UCLA School of Law HARVARD SITKOFF, Professor of History at the University of New Hampshire JOHN A. STOKES, an original plaintiff in the Brown v. Board of Education case TOURÉ, Journalist and Cultural CriticLive Performances by TOSHI REAGON MANHATTAN COUNTRY SCHOOL MANHATTAN THEATRE LAB

Events: January 3, 17, and 31, 2012; Contact: John Kaiser at education@mfta.nyc.gov or 718-729-2165; Parent coordinators are invited to free art-making workshops at Materials for the Arts (MFTA). Participants will learn how items from their recycling bins and supplies from MFTA can be used in engaging low or no-cost art activities like making musical instruments, weaving projects, and mosaics. These projects are a perfect complement to parent engagement events such as PTA meetings, where art-making can bridge barriers of language and culture to bring students, parents, and staff together. NYC Department of Education parent coordinators may enroll in these workshops free-of-charge; all others must pay the workshop fee of $18. These workshops will take place at Materials for the Arts from 10am–12:30pm on the Tuesday dates above.

Presentation on Dr. Marzano's Causal Teacher Evaluation Model. Will also provide an overview of the iObservation tool that makes it all possible. Register Here

Deadline: January 9, 2012; Event: January 18, 2012; Contact: Lydia Fan at artsandspecialprojects@schools.nyc.gov or 212-356-8564 Media, Film, Video, and Animation educators are invited to join a full day workshop examining the Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts: The Moving Image. This workshop will focus on "Mapping the Production," focusing on the elements of and planning for production aligned with curriculum mapping. The workshop will take place on January 18 from 8:30am-3:30pm at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (One Bowling Green, Manhattan). Substitute teacher reimbursement will be provided to participating schools. This workshop is the first in a series which will take place during the spring semester. The Moving Image Blueprint workshops are generously supported by J.P. Morgan Chase.

Demonstration of the iObservation system with the Danielson Collection. Will highlight the Danielson Framework for Teaching, evaluation forms, data reporting and other features. Register Here

Grade 6-12 educators of English Language Learners (ELLs) are invited to this free, one-day professional development institute, "Writing as Learning" with Dr. Evelyn Rothstein, a nationally recognized language specialist. Participants will receive classroom-tested strategies for interactive, high-support instruction in line with the Common Core Standards and the NYC Department of Education's Instructional Expectations. Dr. Rothstein will guide participants through a set of scaffolding strategies that will accelerate the writing development of ELLs in the content areas. Contact: Stela Radovanovic at 212-374-0292; Rebecca Sharman at rebecca.sharman@touro.edu http://www.touro.edu/EDGRAD/LDCD/docs/LDCD_1-19-12 .pdf

NYC H2O is conducting a forum on recycling in NYC public schools. NYC H2O's school recycling survey established that there is much work to be done to improve recycling in NYC public schools. The goal of this meeting is to hear from people inside schools and field ideas about which practices work and which do not. Based on these accounts and ideas we will create an actionable plan to present to the Department of Education and Department of Sanitation at a later date. Everyone who thinks they have a good idea on how to improve recycling in schools or is just interested is invited to attend including teachers, principals, custodians, parents and city officials. Please spread the word. The room number will be emailed on completion of RSVP.

What Works is a new professional development opportunity for New York City educators to come together across schools and organizations to learn and share. Our explicit goal is to bring together a community of educators from across traditional public schools, charter schools and independent schools – all eager to improve their craft, all aligned around common teaching and learning goals and aspirations.The conference program features more than 30 workshops spanning K-12 content areas, a panel on character education and structured peer conversations on college readiness and classroom challenges. Highlight presenters include:• David Coleman, leading author and architect of the Common Core State Standards• Martin Seligman, preeminent scholar on positive psychology and character education• Dave Levin, Co-Founder of KIPP and Superintendent of KIPP NYC • Christopher Emdin, professor of math, science, and technology at Teachers College • Ruth Culham, author of 6+1 Traits of Writing • Marc Lamont Hill, host of Our World With Black Enterprise• With additional sessions on explicit vocabulary instruction, scaffolding for ELLs, response to intervention, and setting and tracking character goals, and much more!Join us in celebrating the rewards and challenges of teaching in New York City urban schools.Click here for more information and to register:www.WhatWorksInEd.org

The Charter Parent Action Network (CPAN) is hosting free, half-day Parent Engagement Academies to educate parents about how charter schools work and to provide parents with useful strategies for engaging their schools and communities. These events are being offered in the following boroughs: Bronx: Saturday, January 7, 2012, 9:30am-12:30pm Brooklyn: Saturday, January 21, 2012, 9:30am-12:30pm Queens: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 9:30am-12:30pm

Find out about opportunities to help improve the lives of today’s public school students.WEDNESDAYJanuary 25, 20126:00-8:00PMTweed Courthouse52 Chambers StreetNew York, NY 10007Remarks byDENNIS WALCOTTChancellor, New York City Department of Education andP.S. 36, Francis Lewis High School AlumPlease RSVP by January 18

Are you considering transitioning into a career in education? Bank Street College of Education invites you to Becoming a Teacher: A Forum for Career Changers on Thursday, January 26, 2012 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.The event will take place at Bank Street College Graduate School of Education and will start with sign-in and refreshments at 5:30 p.m. The evening continues with important information on what to expect as you consider starting this new journey:Getting some experienceTransferring your skillsCertificationANDPanel Presentation of Alumni & Current Students: Meet the Career ChangersNegotiating the career changeWhat is it like to be a teacher?Why make the change?The event is meant to be informative and engaging so that you may gather needed information and ask any questions about the profession. We look forward to meeting you!

Harlem Village Academies, a nationally renowned network of high performing schools, is proud to announce the opening of two elementary schools and invites you to come learn about exciting new teaching opportunities!*At Harlem Village Academies, we emphatically believe that excellent teachers are the most important element of excellent schools. Therefore we have designed every aspect of our schools to support, respect, develop, and empower our teachers. Come see why Harlem Village Academies is considered one of the highest performing urban schools in the country!For more information call or email Andrea Mendez at amendez@harlemvillage.org or 917-751-0619

For 75 years, the NYC Elementary School Principals Association has provided a voice for the concerns and issues of the city’s elementary school Principals. We are the largest independent educational professional association in the city. Our mission is to improve working conditions of our members as well as to advocate for the educational needs of the 1.1 million children who pass through our schools.

The Charter Parent Action Network (CPAN) is hosting free, half-day Parent Engagement Academies to educate parents about how charter schools work and to provide parents with useful strategies for engaging their schools and communities. These events are being offered in the following boroughs: Bronx: Saturday, January 7, 2012, 9:30am-12:30pm Brooklyn: Saturday, January 21, 2012, 9:30am-12:30pm Queens: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 9:30am-12:30pm

Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc presentsSpecial Camp Fair 2012Saturday January 28, 2012 from 11AM-3PMSign Language and Spanish providedFREE!!!!Receive a free copy of Camps 2011-2012Learn about summer options for children with disabilities!212-677-4650 ext. 20 or ext. 34www.resourcesnyc.org

Ramapo Training is a professional development program that will prepare you to manage challenging behaviors, structure your classroom to prevent behavioral issues, and engage children in a productive learning environment. In our Managing Difficult Behavior workshop, you will learn practical and strategic techniques for managing children’s behavior and minimizing difficult behavior. At the conclusion of this workshop, you will be able to understand and demonstrate the essential skills for:- Leading positively- Building healthy teacher-student relationships- Structuring difficult situations- Coaching social skills acquisition- Intervening actively and assertively when necessaryMore Info(646) 588-2301

Fresh Prep Institute: The Fresh Prep Institute is the four-day professional development workshop series that complements the Fresh Prep curriculum packages offered by Urban Arts Partnership. The purpose of the Institute is to train educators on how to successfully integrate the Fresh Prep curriculum into their classrooms. The Fresh Prep Institute will focus on the specifics of Hip-Hop pedagogy and how to incorporate best practices into your classroom. It will also explore Fresh Prep’s thematic approach to Regents review for the U.S. and Global History exams. Lastly, the institute will allow you to network with other Fresh Prep educators within our cohort and see Fresh Prep in action. You will have the opportunity to exchange ideas, meet Fresh Prep Masters of Curriculum (MCs), and take part in creating interactive teaching techniques using the Fresh Prep curriculum. Instructional materials in a variety of media are provided to participants to use in their classrooms, and together with Fresh Prep staff, teachers will prepare new instructional materials for use in their own classrooms!Dates:The four-day professional development series will kick off with the two-day Introduction to Fresh Prep PD series. The Intro Series will take place on January 30-January 31, 2012. There will also be a mid-semester check in on March 23, 2012, and an end-of-year review on June 7, 2012.

An Information Session for Prospective TEP Teachers with TEP’s Principal Thinking about applying for a teaching position at The Equity Project (TEP) Charter School? Attend this information session with TEP's Principal, Zeke Vanderhoek. Take a tour of the school, learn more about the teacher application process and teaching at TEP, and have an opportunity to ask questions.Location549 Audubon Ave T-30Manhattan, New York 10040 TEP is located in red classroom trailers on Audubon Avenue, about 10 yards North of 193rd Street (near the campus of George Washington High School).More InfoContact Person: Dave WeinrebPhone #: (646) 254-6451Email: david.weinreb@tepcharter.org Related Link: http://www.tepcharter.org/session-for-teachers.php