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Fostering Emotional Intelligence in K-8 Students

Simple Strategies and Ready-To-Use Activities

By: Gwen Doty

Elementary and middle school teachers can bring all the benefits of emotional intelligence into their classrooms with this hands-on idea book filled with exciting new ways to help every student be "people smart" as well as "book smart." The lively how-to's include games, projects, and activities that promote:

Cognizant awareness of self and others
Approval of self and others
Self-responsibility
Discovery of personal meaning
Honesty and ethics

Fostering Emotional Intelligence then goes a step further, helping educators integrate emotional intelligence components into the day-to-day curriculum. K-8 instructors of all subjects will find activities, projects, and lesson plan ideas to meet their needs.

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Product Details

Grade Level: K-8
ISBN: 9780761977483
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2001
Page Count: 168
Publication date: September 11, 2001

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Description

A fun and friendly way to bring Emotional Intelligence into your classroom! Elementary and middle school teachers can bring home all the benefits of Emotional Intelligence with this hands-on idea book, filled with exciting new ways to help every student be "people smart" as well as "book smart." The lively "how-to's" include games, projects, and activities that promote: - Cognizant awareness of self and others - Approval of self and others - Self-responsibility - Finding personal meaning - Valuing honesty and ethics .. and then goes a step farther, helping educators to integrate EI components into the day-to-day curriculum. It's perfect 'gateway' to Emotional Intelligence for K-8 instructors of all subjects!

Author(s)

Gwen Doty

Gwen Doty, a twenty-year veteran in the field of education, conducts seminars throughout the country with the goal of inspiring teachers to connect with their students by integrating emotional and social components into academic lessons.

Table of Contents

Preface

About the Author

Part I: Is Emotional Intelligence Just One More Thing We Have to Teach?

1. Understanding Emotional Intelligence

2. Integrating Emotional Intelligence with Academic Skills

3. Teaching Emotional Intelligence

Part II: Components of Emotional Intelligence

4. Awareness of Self and Others

5. Approval of Self and Others

6. Mastering Self-Responsibility

7. Finding Personal Meaning

8. Valuing Honesty and Ethics

Part III: Incorporating Emotional Intelligence Into the Curriculum

9. EI Synthesis: Creating a Thematic Unit Around Emotional Intelligence

Appendix: Pre-and Post-Training Assessment of Emotional Intelligence

Afterword

References

Additional Resources

Reviews

"Gwen Doty has written a practical, usable, and timely book on a subject that can have tremendous impact on student achievement. Well worth the reading!"

Donna Walker Tileston, Ed.D.
Author of Ten Best Teaching Practices

"Timely and very relevant to classroom teachers and those training to be in the field."

Anita Perry
Title I Teacher, Leominster, MA

"Doty's book is a useful, practical tool that raises a myriad of issues for those interested in exploring the relationship between emotional intelligence, empathy, pro-social behavior, and development."

Contemporary Psychology APA Review of Books, February 2003

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