Using Technology To Increase Student Learning, Paperback

To meet the complexities of today's world, we need more than intelligence - we need emotional literacy. Emotional literacy means having the skills to understand and manage emotions, to communicate effectively, and to be become an autonomous person. Unfortunately many of us are not emotionally literate enough to help others, let alone ourselves. This book combines strategies and skills with theory and research to identify some of the key skills, maps, and tools needed for emotional literacy. The author offers jargon-free language, sidebar notes, and handy chapter summaries to help teachers foster the development of emotional literacy. Hands-on classroom examples and strategies support the ideas, and templates illustrate application of the techniques in specific settings. Hints and tips from the field are interwoven in the text. This book focuses on:.

• Background and research on emotional literacy.
• Understanding and managing emotions.
• Communication skills and rapport building.
• Developing an internal coach.
• Implications and next steps.

• Title - Emotional Literacy.
• Sub Title - To Be a Different Kind of Smart.
• Author - Rob Bocchino.
• Primary Author Affiliation - Heart of Change; Change of Heart, Associates, NY.
• Pages - 176.
• Publication Date - 02-Jul-99.
• Binding - Hardcover.
• Primary Subject Code - Emotional Literacy - CI2.
• Item Weight - 18 oz.
• Copyright Year - 1999.