Resilient Classroom Series: The Emotionally Intelligent Educator
Thursday, March 20
10–11 a.m.
Killam Library, B400 (basement)*
Link to register for the event (opens in new window)
“Emotions drive people. People drive performance.” – Joshua Freedman, CEO, Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Network
For decades, emotional intelligence (EQ) has revolutionized the business and leadership practices of workplaces and Fortune 500 companies (Globe and Mail, 2024). EQ involves accurately recognizing and managing your own feelings, and recognizing and responding effectively to others’ feelings (Mayer & Barsade, 2008). As a part of the Resilient Classroom Series, this session will shift the focus of EQ toward higher education, showcasing how you and your students can use EQ to blend the actions of thinking and feeling to enhance interpersonal dynamics and make optional decisions in the classroom and beyond. In this in-person session, you will learn:
- What emotional intelligence is and its main competencies, such as self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and social skills.
- How emotional intelligence can benefit students and instructors.
- Your own personal EQ score.
- How you can use “emotional data” to build stronger connections and inform decision-making.
- Strategies to enhance EQ in yourself and your students.
To help you take what you learn from this session to your classroom, we will identify ways you are already using EQ in the classroom, and collectively brainstorm strategies to further incorporate EQ into your teaching practices.
Presenter
Daniella Sieukaran, Senior Educational Developer (Curriculum)
Intended Audience
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- Teaching Assistants
- External
- Open to all
*Creating an accessible and optimal learning environment is paramount for the CLT: please email us at clt@dal.ca to let us know if you anticipate any barriers we will need to remove in the learning environment, or if there is anything in particular you feel we should know that will best facilitate your learning experience. The information you share will be kept confidential and only shared with the session facilitators.
Please note that the B400 classroom is in the basement of the Killam Library. We are aware of, and apologize for, the accessibility barriers associated with this room. If you require the use of an elevator to reach this room, one of the CLT staff will have to access the elevator with you, using their key card. Please let us know in advance so that we can facilitate a smooth and timely transition to the basement.
We also ask that participants be respectful of those with significant allergies and avoid wearing perfume, aftershave, cologne, and highly scented hairspray, soaps, lotions, and shampoos.
Time
Starts:
Ends: