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Emotional Intelligence Article from VeryWellMind

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Emotional Intelligence Article from VeryWellMind

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This article give a wonderful overview over emotional intelligence. It included the a summary of the quadrants, benefits of emotional intelligence, and ways in which to improve emotional intelligence. It even has some information on the negatives of having low emotional intelligence as well as certain pit falls that may accompany high emotional intelligence (like not wanting to give feedback for fear of hurting feelings).

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Emotional intelligence (EQ or EI) is the ability to perceive, express, and regulate emotions. Learn the role that emotional intelligence play in relationships and other areas.

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This article is another one from VeryWellMind. While reading through the first part of the module, I thought to myself, "Maybe I'm not very good at listening". I thought I was an effective communicator, but I think I have some things to learn about listening. This article discusses what active listening is/is not, why it is beneficial, and how someone can become a better active listener. The article even has an example dialogue.

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Coaching Cycle for Effective Collaboration 

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Coaching Cycle for Effective Collaboration 

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In this article from Educational Leadership, the authors discuss a three step cycle for collaboration with teachers. The article includes a description of what each step of the cycle entails. It also provides a list of improvement questions, which I found to be helpful, and a coaching checklist for each part of the coaching cycle.

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This video is an interesting watch. Carol Dweck, a researcher on motivation, discusses growth mindset. She talks about the way the brain is wired and how having a growth mindset can be seen in our brains. She also talks about praising the process, which may be something that we do not do enough. I try not to, but I have definitely caught myself saying "oh you're so smart" instead of praising the effort of a student.

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Carol Dweck: The power of believing that you can improve

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Carol Dweck researches "growth mindset" - the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that's slightly too hard for you to solve. Are you not smart enough to solve it ...

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I found this article that discusses how one an use data both in and outside of the classroom. The article discusses formative assessment, student files, and standardized test scores. This article does lean towards teachers using data, but I think it would be beneficial to instructional coaches because it helps with informing teachers on how to use data.

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Edutopia is a free source of information, inspiration, and practical strategies for learning and teaching in preK-12 education. We are published by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization.