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The Student Affairs Blog: New in the Toolbox: Emotional Intelligence - 0 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 23 Nov 08 - Cached

toolbox of assessments that I rely upon for identifying issues challenging students in those first few crucial weeks of college.
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Most importantly, it allows me to identify those with high need for student service intervention.
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Vicki Davis on 23 Nov 08

There are some GREAT books on Emotional intelligence, but Debra Sanborn, Program Director at Iowa State University, is using an emotional intelligence assessment as part of the "toolbox of assessments that she relies upon for identifying issues challening students in the first weeks of college." She says that EQ has an 85% predictor rate of success in college. The EQ-i assesses 5 aras: interpersonal, intrapersonal, stress management, adaptability and general mood." Who is using this in high school? I read a book on this to help my two kids with learning disabilities but if there is a test or profile that would help us with these kids - to develop emotional intelligence, then we should do it. Life success is SO MUCH MORE than test scores! Hate that we have to have a "test" to measure this one - although the result is more an indicator of a person's behavior, albeit self-reported.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">There are some GREAT books on Emotional intelligence, but Debra Sanborn, Program Director at Iowa State University, is using an emotional intelligence assessment as part of the "toolbox of assessments that she relies upon for identifying issues challening students in the first weeks of college." She says that EQ has an 85% predictor rate of success in college. The EQ-i assesses 5 aras: interpersonal, intrapersonal, stress management, adaptability and general mood." Who is using this in high school? I read a book on this to help my two kids with learning disabilities but if there is a test or profile that would help us with these kids - to develop emotional intelligence, then we should do it. Life success is SO MUCH MORE than test scores! Hate that we have to have a "test" to measure this one - although the result is more an indicator of a person's behavior, albeit self-reported.</div>

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shared by Vicki Davis on 28 Apr 09 - No Cached

Vicki Davis on 28 Apr 09

Great resources with all types of activities and resources for your classroom.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Great resources with all types of activities and resources for your classroom.</div>

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Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age: A New Model for the Workplace | Edutopia - 0 views

How to Wake Up Slumbering Minds - WSJ.com - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 27 Jul 09 - Cached

what school requires students to do -- think abstractly -- is in fact not something our brains are designed to be good at or to enjoy
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it is critical that the task be just difficult enough to hold our interest but not so difficult that we give up in frustration. When this balance is struck, it is actually pleasurable to focus the mind for long periods of time
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Students are ready to understand knowledge but not create it. For most, that is enough. Attempting a great leap forward is likely to fail.
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students cannot apply generic "critical thinking skills" (another voguish concept) to new material unless they first understand that material
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Trying to use "reading strategies" -- like searching for the main idea in a passage -- will be futile if you don't know enough facts to fill in what the author has left unsaid.
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what is being taught in most of the curriculum -- at all levels of schooling -- is information about meaning, and meaning is independent of form
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At some point, no amount of dancing will help you learn more algebra
- Ed Webb on 27 Jul 09
  
  But if you learn dancing AND algebra, you may be better at both, or at least approach each in a more interesting way.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">But if you learn dancing AND algebra, you may be better at both, or at least approach each in a more interesting way.</div>
  
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Teacher suspended over alleged Facebook comment - NorthJersey.com - 1 views

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shared by Suzie Nestico on 03 Apr 11 - No Cached

A first-grade teacher was suspended Thursday following alleged comments on her Facebook page in which she said she felt like a "warden" overseeing "future criminals," according to a district official.
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"This is not first time I've heard something like this from a teacher," Best said. "Overall, I think we have really good teachers. But there's also a significant population of teachers here to collect the paycheck and don't have the best interests of the students in mind."
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"There might be others (who share the sentiments of the online remarks) but all I've dealt with have shown no signs like that," said the Rev. Barry Graham, assistant pastor at Canaan Baptist Church
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Graham, whose congregation works closely with the school and recently awarded 130 honor roll students there, recognized that "any one of us on a bad day could lash out."
- Suzie Nestico on 03 Apr 11
  
  Yes, any one of us can have a bad day and lash out. But, if you are a teacher, you are held to higher principles and practices. Don't do it! Find something good and post online about that. The good can be contagious, too!
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Yes, any one of us can have a bad day and lash out. But, if you are a teacher, you are held to higher principles and practices. Don't do it! Find something good and post online about that. The good can be contagious, too!</div>
  
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Suzie Nestico on 03 Apr 11

Why teachers should not ever publicly talk like this online. Period. Find the good and talk about that.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Why teachers should not ever publicly talk like this online. Period. Find the good and talk about that.</div>

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Cool Instructographics on Pinterest - 7 views

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Instructographics are graphics that include instructions and they are very popular on pinterest. As teachers, we should be familiar with instructographics. Here's a board of great ones.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Instructographics are graphics that include instructions and they are very popular on pinterest. As teachers, we should be familiar with instructographics. Here's a board of great ones.</div>

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There's no app for good teaching | ideas.ted.com - 6 views

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Pedagogy and content, Mishra says, can’t be considered independently of each other;
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using technology as a starting point, a way to introduce new experiences and modes of expressions.
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Feedback, particularly how often and how it is given, is “massively underappreciated,” says Neil Heffernan,
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“Kids are resistant to having their fun space colonized by adults.” Rather, she suggests, look to “connect with kids’ interest-driven practices through sites and educational technology that are authentically tied to classroom learning.”
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 help students see the relevance
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They learn to teach well by co-teaching with another teacher and then adding to or sharing the lesson.”
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Deeper Learning: Defining Twenty-First Century Literacy | Edutopia - 8 views

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Vicki Davis on 13 Dec 13

What is 21st century literacy and how do we help students become better communicators? Rebecca Alber says: "In today's world, being literate requires much, much more than the traditional literacy of yesterday. According to the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English), twenty-first century readers and writers need to: Gain proficiency with tools of technology Develop relationships with others and confront and solve problems collaboratively and cross-culturally Design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes Manage, analyze, and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information Create, critique, analyze, and evaluate multimedia texts Attend to the ethical responsibilities required by these complex environments"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What is 21st century literacy and how do we help students become better communicators? Rebecca Alber says: "In today's world, being literate requires much, much more than the traditional literacy of yesterday. According to the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English), twenty-first century readers and writers need to: Gain proficiency with tools of technology Develop relationships with others and confront and solve problems collaboratively and cross-culturally Design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes Manage, analyze, and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information Create, critique, analyze, and evaluate multimedia texts Attend to the ethical responsibilities required by these complex environments"</div>

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