I had dinner with Goldie Hawn recently. It’s true! Goldie was in town for a dinner to raise funds for The Hawn Foundation, the organization she set up ten years ago dedicated to providing children with the social and emotional skills they need to live smarter, happier, healthier lives. In particular, she was promoting their [...]
Isn’t homework essential for getting kids to internalize skills and become solid in their new learning? Keeps them busy and out of trouble… and no harm in that, right? Research says it’s not so clear that it helps… and the social-emotional effects may be grave. Here’s an excerpt from a new article in the Washington [...]
This is an outrageously cool example of great learning — head, heart, and hands all together. Real questions, real challenge, and real meaning — not “dumbed down.” Imagine if all our teachers had this depth of insight and “spark of genius” to engage students this deeply… it’s SO POSSIBLE to give children this gift and meet our [...]
by Alan Cooper Beyond on going observation and the practical knowledge, formal data collection of classroom relationships can help teachers create a positive classroom culture. Sociograms (see diagram below) do this. They are a teacher-made and teacher friendly way of gaining rich data about the class’s social relationships. Construction To construct a class sociogram, ask [...]
Intriguing article in the Wall Street Journal: Educating the Next Steve Jobs — points out that a narrowly defined pathway to “success” where failure is anathema is the recipe for conformity, not innovation. In most high-school and college classes, failure is penalized. But without trial and error, there is no innovation. Amanda Alonzo, a 32-year-old [...]
“The EQ competencies really helped me to look deeper not only at myself but it helped me to look deeper into all aspects of my life and work” (School Counseling Graduate Student intern) Last spring, two counselors educators completed a pilot case study of school counseling interns in their last semester of graduate school. [...]
It’s fairly easy to see how emotional intelligence relates to teaching literature or drama, but do EQ skills have any role in technology? Drs. Susan Stillman & Barbara Fatum have a new article in TechEdge — the Texas Computer Education Association Journal (this association is the largest of its kind in the US). Technology, Healthy [...]
One of the most exciting aspects of working with Six Seconds these last 15 years is the opportunity to encounter people from SO many places. Perhaps the most diverse group was leaders from the United Nations Mission in Liberia – UNMIL – 16 people from 14 countries, a paint-box of colors, creeds, and histories. Also [...]
Mooresville, NC school district has become a model digital school, investing in technology (MacBooks for all students), using data, involving parents and community, and designing curriculum and instruction to meet student needs. From an EQ perspective, they may be on to something. . .How are these laptops used? Why the improvement in student achievement? http://tinyurl.com/75gcvd8 [...]
Have you worked with EQ and SEL and early childhood education? Have you conducted research in SEL and early childhood? Have you worked on early childhood policy related to SEL? Here’s an opportunity to share your research or practice and publish in a prominent peer-reviewed journal on SEL and early childhood education! Call for Papers Special [...]