2nd International Conference on Youth

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2nd International Conference on Youth
Education for the 21st Century
Christi Cruz Lina De LaGarza-Dougerty Vicky
Lu Rick Hammett Darwin Nelson Terry Olberg
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Schedule Discussion Items
Teaching EI to Adult Learners
Effects of EI Intervention with Student-Parents
EI for Effective Teaching in Taiwan
EI for Effective Academic Leadership
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What is Emotional Intelligence?
Are people of equal IQ equally successful in life?
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What is Emotional Intelligence?
Are people of equal IQ equally successful in life?
Salovey Mayer (1990)

• Perceive, appraise, and express emotion
• Access and generation feelings to facilitate
  cognition
• Understand affect-laden information ... make
• use of emotional knowledge
• Regulate emotions to promote emotional
• intellectual growth and well-being

Bar-On (1997)

• Happiness Self-actualization

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Defining EI for Education
Are students of equal IQ equally successful in
school?
Nelson Low (2003)

• Accurate knowledge and value of self
• Responsible behavior as a person of worth
  dignity
• Variety of strong, healthy relationships
• Work well with others
• Productive reactions to demands pressures
• of everyday life

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EQ as Internal Dialogue
Beliefs Thoughts Values
Emotional or Behavioral Response
Activating Event
Source Nelson Low (2005). Doctoral Leadership
Seminar
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EI Important Success Factor
EQ ? IQ
Emotional intelligence is the ability to think
constructively and act wisely in emotional
situations.
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The Difference Between EQ IQ
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Reframing Experiences?
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Connect The Dots Using Four Straight Lines
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Using Three Straight Lines?
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Good Morning Mary ....
Emotion Sympathy Warmth
Emotion Puzzled about why
Thought Mary is Preoccupied
Behavior Maintains friendly, rewarding relationshi
p with Mary
Secondary Mental Reaction Maybe somethings
bother her
Constructive Sequence
Event Mary did not say Hello
Destructive Sequence
Thought Mary is a snob
Secondary Mental Reaction Mary thinks shes
better than me Ill show her what that feels
like!
Behavior Develops antagonistic relationship with
Mary
Emotion Anger
Emotion Increase in anger
Source Seymour Epstein (1998). Constructive
Thinking The Key to Emotional Intelligence
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In Summary
EQ
Emotional intelligence is the ability to think
constructively and act wisely!