The Institute will bring experts on compassion, empathy, and mindfulness together with a selected group of 60 educators to equip teachers and administrators with research-based skills to boost their own emotional well-being as well as the social and emotional well-being of their students. Speakers include : Rick Hanson, Ph.D., neuropsychologist and author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Lasting Inner Strength; Megan Cowan, co-founder of Mindful Schools, and Vicki Zakrzewski, Ph.D., Education Director at the Greater Good Science Center. The application deadline is February 28, 2014. Participants receive a certificate of completion and a letter confirming clock hours of instruction. All pre-K-12th grade educators, counselors, psychologists, and education administrators interested in creating positive school environments are welcome and encouraged to apply. Apply here.