emotional literacy
Showing Up for Children
As you take some time to relax and recharge during this well-deserved summer break, I truly hope you're also making space for some self-reflection. Recently, ...
Breaking Free: Unlearning Emotional Messages
Last week, an aspiring principal shared something powerful in the Emotional Intelligence class that I teach at Columbia University Teachers College. She realized that ...
Emotions and Behavior Management
This week, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars ceremony, after the comedian made a joke about his wife’s–Jada Pinkett Smith–alopecia. Although Smith ...
Teaching SEL by Modeling
We are starting week 6 of distance learning in California with parents and teachers still struggling to keep up with the new normal that COVID-19 ...
Doing the Work that Matters
Working with educators is probably the favorite part of my job. They are committed, passionate and courageous. They want to get better at teaching, because ...
3 Skills To Discuss Racism with Emotional Intelligence
“You do not look how I expected you to look. Are you Asian?”. He turns to my husband and asks “Don’t you think you should ...