Wednesday,+January+28,+2009

10:00 AM • Conference Committee meeting Shereen Beydoun and Ben Chant, hosting 4:00 PM • Registration Desk opens. Tea in Lake Lounge.  **5:00 PM • Welcoming Remarks by Conference Committee**
 * 3:00 PM • Welcoming Reception for New Administrators** and those new to the Mohonk Conference

Jim Best, The Dalton School, Pres, Assistant Heads Association George Swain, Poughkeepsie Day School, NY

**General Session 1 – Emotional Literacy for Administrators**

Notes from Marc's presentation
 * Speaker:Marc Brackett, Yale University**

//Emotions help us to think and to make effective decisions or they can derail our thinking and decision making if their information is not attended to and used. In this highly interactive workshop, rooted in a “hard science” approach to what has historically been called “soft skills," school leaders will learn how emotions impact student learning, teacher performance, managing and leading teams, decision making, work performance, and the mental health of all stakeholders. A focus will be on how school leaders can harness the wisdom of five key emotion skills - Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, and Regulating (RULER) emotion in building a relationship driven school culture where students and educators thrive both academically and personally.//


 * 7:00 PM • Reception & Dinner**