Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a confluence of cognitive, affective and behavioural skills that you and I can learn and develop in becoming the best and most effective person that we can become. EI is the learned and developed ability to think constructively and behave effectively and wisely. Effective, productive, and wise behavior requires that we harmonize our thoughts and emotions and accurately recognize and communicate an understanding and respect for the thoughts, beliefs, and behaviours of others. Accurate empathy is an essential intra and interpersonal skill and the prerequisite for teaching and leadership excellence. We must respect, accept and trust ourselves before we can do that in our relationships with others. Research in teaching effectiveness clearly identifies the importance of EI skills. The human brain learns best in an environment high in challenge, trust, respect, empathy and caring. When we teach for student learning and success, modeling EI skills is the best strategy. Wisdom is the behavioural reflection of EI that you see as you watch people interact in their relationships with others. Wise and effective behavior is the defining quality of the emotionally intelligent person. Wisdom is the ability to make good judgements based on past experience.

1. The ELT
Classroom as an
Opportunity for
Growth.
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3. “In order to grow and survive as a
culture, our children have to learn to
reach their full human potential. They
need to be equipped with tools to grow
healthily no matter which context they
are immersed in. They need strategies to
manage themselves and to reshape their
society.”
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4. “Learning to live with change,
to embrace it and not to be
frightened by it is a task for us all,
and involves not so much
cognitive abilities as appropriate
feelings and attitudes.
The leaders of the future will
need to be facilitators – leaders
who enable others to develop their
own leadership and potential.”
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Cognitive
BehaviouralAffective
skills
EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
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EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
Intelligent
behaviour
thoughts
emotions
beliefs
values
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“ The learned and
developed ability
to think
constructively and
behave effectively
and wisely.”

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Intrapersonal
Intelligence
Interpersonal
Intelligence
Self management Relationship
management
Self awareness Other awareness
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“The potential we have for understanding what influences
our thoughts, feelings and subsequent responses and how
we can manipulate this information for our own well-being
and harmonious relationships with others.”
Bowket and Percival, 2011
EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
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Unchangeable or slowly changeable
Constitutional / Personality variables
Wide-ranging and profound but changeable
Values, attitudes, beliefs and general
underlying competencies – EI components
Sparrow and Knight, 2006
Superficial, specific, learnable
Stickability depends on deeper variables
Behaviour patterns
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Emotional
intelligence
Self
confidenceSelf esteem
Cognitive + Emotional Intelligence = Success
Sparrow and Knight, 2006
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11. Emotional
intelligence
Learning
and
teaching
methods
Subject
expertise
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Teachers’ characteristics
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TEACHER’S ROLE
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STUDENTS’ EXPECTED OUTCOMES
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LEARNING
• Significant
• Meaningful
• Student centred
• Relationship focused
 Trust
 Caring
 Acceptance of differences
 Dialogue
 Shared visions Learning goals
Outcomes
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• A good sense of humour.
• Playfulness that takes many forms.
• Tolerance of others’ ideas.
• A healthy resilience to setbacks.
• Independence of judgement when ideas and
issues have been explored.
• Feeling comfortable in the presence of uncertainty
and ambiguity.
• An increasing degree of self-esteem, positive
thoughts, feelings and actions.
Bowkett & Percival, 2011
A creative mind
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22. To achieve one’s
full potential
To touch earth, to be
grounded and connect
To make contact
and encounter
others
To increase our
awareness
Who we are
What we want,
need, sense, feel,
think and do
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24. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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