This week will include a few more days of district testing which will shorten our class periods. Nonetheless, I will continue to move forward in my curriculum, and for these final 2 weeks of the 2nd semester our topic of study will be EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
On Monday, the students received a handout which they will be completing in class. We began by defining emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence (EQ), also known as social-emotional learning (SEL), is the ability to understand, use and manage you own emotions in order to create successful outcomes. Unlike your IQ which is established at your birth, your EQ can be developed and increased by learning key skill sets which fall into one of 4 categories (or domains). The 4 domains of emotional intelligence are: (1) self-management, (2) self-awareness, (3) social awareness, and (4) relationship management.
On Tuesday, the students and I discussed the myriad of possible emotions that people may feel, and discussed how difficult it is for some people to even accurately identify what emotion they are feeling. On Thursday, we will be discussing where emotions come. In preparation for this discussion, the students were given homework (on Tuesday) to view a video on emotions and the brain (see below) and complete question #3 on the handout I gave them (after they watch the video).
Emotions and the Brain
On Wednesday, only periods 2 and 7 met due to extended district testing. During these class periods, we discussed last Friday's homework and then read an article about how Kawhi Leonard (a player on the Toronto Raptors basketball team) used emotional intelligence to deal with negative publicity he received.
On Thursday, we watched and discussed the video (above), and I collected the homework (Emotional Intelligence - 3 questions).
On Friday, our 15-minute class sessions (due to extended district testing time) left us with time only for me to pass back and discuss the homework assignment and for all of us to experience a 3-minute meditation on happiness with a follow-up discussion.
Monday: Explain two of the successful coping strategies that you and your parent(s) discussed over the weekend for your homework assignment.
Tuesday: What is emotional intelligence?
Wednesday: No bell ringer for most classes due to extended testing schedule.
Thursday: Draw the EQ quadrants and fill them in from your memory.
Friday: No Bell Ringer due to 15 minute classes
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