Fostering Emotional Intelligence in K-8 Students: Simple Strategies and Ready-To-Use Activities [Paperback]

This book is a must-read for teachers and educators who recognize that it takes more than scholarly achievement to help shape a student into a successful adult.This book is a must-read for teachers and educators who recognize that it takes more than scholarly achievement to help shape a student into a successful adult.

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!

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

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.

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