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Two decades of work at Yale prove emotions matter in the classroom

By Guest PostAugust 11, 2013Educationadmissions assessments, australia, center, classroom, connecticut, curriculum, emotional intelligence, emotions matter, England, fran rabinowitz, hamden, italy, john d mayer, marc brackett, peter salovey, program called ruler, spain, work at yale

In August, leaders from more than 50 schools from around the country will gather at Yale to hear a simple but profound message — emotions matter in the classroom.

The training session will be the largest ever held by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, which has built a sophisticated, science-based program that is anchored in the seminal work of now Yale University President Peter Salovey and fellow psychologist John D. Mayer. Less than a quarter century after publication of their paper, “Emotional Intelligence,” 75,000 educators in more than 500 schools in 30-plus states and countries including England, Spain, Italy, and Australia have learned about the key role of emotions in learning and behavior through a program called RULER. (more…)

Brown and High Schools: Teaching Teens About Climate Change, Health

By Guest PostDecember 14, 2012Educationallergies, anatomy course, breakthrough providence, brown university, climate change, curriculum, david upegui, ecology, evolutionary biology, global food supply, global warming, high school teachers, human health, infectious disease, jessica fields, katherine smith, mark schlissel, mold, name tags, natural habitat, pollen, tram bui, vicki santos silva

A Brown University class on the effect that climate change could have on human health has produced a free new curriculum for high school teachers. The nine-module unit, which reflects feedback from teachers, includes lecture background and ideas for warm-ups, in-class activities, and assessment.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Katherine Smith’s students had to wait until they came to Brown University to learn how climate change could affect human health. Now that Smith and her fall semester class have developed a rich new curriculum on the subject for high school teachers, future 10th to 12th graders might not have to wait so long.

The curriculum, a nine-module set of backgrounders, lecture notes and suggested lesson plans and classroom activities, is now available for free download. In 180 total pages, it covers topics ranging from an overview of climate change to more specific units such as how global warming could affect infectious disease, allergies, and the global food supply. (more…)

Principal Plays Surprising Role in Why New Teachers Quit

By Guest PostNovember 14, 2012Education, Generalashley keine, beginning teachers, ben pogodzinski, change schools, classroom management, curriculum, discipline, educational policy, elementary school journal, factor, Indiana, michigan, peter youngs, principal, profession, quit, relationship, school climate, state university, teacher, wayne state university, workload

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Why do so many beginning teachers quit the profession or change schools? Surprising new research finds it’s not a heavy workload or lack of resources that has the most significant effect, but instead the relationship between teachers and their principal.

Peter Youngs, associate professor of educational policy at Michigan State University and lead investigator on the study, said the findings reinforce the need for principals to serve as strong, supportive leaders in their schools. (more…)

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Two decades of work at Yale prove emotions matter in the classroom

Brown and High Schools: Teaching Teens About Climate Change, Health

Principal Plays Surprising Role in Why New Teachers Quit