Emotional Intelligences Katie Rentz Michele Knepper

Emotional Intelligences

Katie Rentz

Michele Knepper

Child Development Program Advantages

• Integrates caring and responsibility into lessons

• Curriculum stresses cooperative learning, unity, and parental involvement

• Students are more cooperative, helpful, and empathetic

• Students are committed to democratic values such as fairness and justice

Resolving Conflict Creatively Program

• Violence Prevention Program (VPP): teaches emotional and social skills

• Students had higher standardized test scores

• Students cooperate better, have more confidence, and are less violent

• When used in Atlanta high school drop out rates decreased

Responsive Classroom

• Social and Emotional Learning Program• Six Components: morning meeting,

classroom organization, rules and logical consequences, guided discovery, academic choice, and assessment and reporting

• Helps diverse students cooperate and function in society

Seattle Development Project

• Consisted of parent-teacher training, decision making, conflict resolution, and refusal skills

• Participant Results: fewer teen pregnancies, better commitment to school, fewer violent acts, less likely to use alcohol, drugs, and tobacco

Final Thoughts…

• Emotional Intelligence is a key factor in work place promotion and success

• This program people see greater productivity, job satisfaction, and worker retention

• This program improved interpersonal skills and relationships