The educator's guide to emotional intelligence and academic achievement : social-emotional learning in the classroom

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Title:

The educator's guide to emotional intelligence and academic achievement : social-emotional learning in the classroom

Author:

Elias, Maurice J.

ISBN:

9781412914819

9781412914802

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, 2006.

Physical Description:

xxii, 273 p. ; 27 cm.

Contents:

The fundamental connection of social-emotional learning/emotional intelligence, academic performance, and the process of learning -- The connection between academic and social-emotional learning / Brain development and social-emotional learning : an introduction for educators / Multiple intelligences and emotional intelligence : finding common ground in the classroom / How social-emotional learning/emotional intelligence creates synergy in key contexts in education : service and citizenship, school-to-work, health, teacher preparation, and professional development -- The connection between character, service, and social-emotional learning / From school to work : social-emotional learning as the vital connection / Physical health, social-emotional skills, and academic success are inseparable / Addressing social-emotional education in teacher education / Raising your new teacher's emotional intelligence : how using social-emotional competencies can make your first year of teaching less stressful and more successful / The professional inquiry kit : one avenue for exploring, enhancing, and applying emotional intelligence in schools / Educators tell their stories : how to bring social-emotional learning/emotional intelligence into classrooms -- I can problem solve : an interpersonal cognitive problem-solving approach for children / Teaching preschool children coping skills for stress management / Morning meeting : teaching the art of caring conversation / Raising healthy children : school intervention strategies to develop prosocial behaviors / Social decision making/social problem solving : a theoretically sound, evidence-based framework for social-emotional learning in the classroom / Inside open circle / Teaching emotional literacy in elementary school classrooms : the PATHS curriculum / The second step program : social-emotional skills for violence prevention / Fostering caring, character, and responsibility in schools / Teaching life skills in the schools / Read and serve : student-centered service learning and literacy / Heroes to the rescue : reaching the roots of learning / The best practices in prevention curriculum : foundational life skills for general and special education / Teenage health teaching modules : social-emotional learning in the context of health education / Facing history and ourselves / The "senior passage" course

Subject Term:

Emotional intelligence -- Study and teaching (Elementary)

Added Author:

Elias, Maurice J.

Arnold, Harriett.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0518/2005025359.html

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Tap the power of emotional intelligence and watch school-wide achievement soar!"Bringing all this information together in one spot is quite a contribution. There isn′t too much research or theory here, but lots of emphasis on ′What can I do on Monday?′" -David A. Squires, Associate Professor, Southern Connecticut State University"I highlighted at least two dozen specific ideas that I will implement in my classroom next year." -Steve Reifman, Teacher, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, CA "Relevant and meaningful for today′s educators." -Beverly Eidmann, Principal, Arvada Middle School, CO "Useful, unique (not a crowded field at all!), practical, clearly written." -Robert DiGiulio, Professor of Education, Johnson State College This comprehensive guide to emotional intelligence (EI) is a state-of-the-art collection of proven best practices from the field′s best and brightest minds. Edited by educational leaders Maurice Elias and Harriett Arnold, this guide creates a new gold standard for bringing social-emotional learning into every classroom, with chapters by Daniel Goleman, Rachel Kessler, Marty Sleeper and Margot Strom, Janet Patti, Eliot Rosenbloom, Pam Robbins, Mark Greenberg, Sheldon Berman, Susan Wooley, Rose Reissman, Carol Cummings, and many others. Key features cover:

Theory and context for EI, including brain development, multiple intelligences, service and citizenship, school-to-work, and health Teacher preparation and professional development 17 best-practice programs in action, relevant to grades PreK-12 An Application/Reflection Guide for note-taking, follow-up, contacts, and ideas for immediate implementation

This book is sure to be an essential resource for all teachers, counselors, and school administrators who want their school communities to educate healthier, more responsible, and more successful students.