Notes+from+Marc's+presentation

=Marc Brackett=

http://www.ei-schools.com/eischools/myweb.php?hls=10078
 * Induction has an effect.
 * Claude Steele connection—it’s not so much the words as the fact that they’re not self aware.
 * If you say I’m irritated before responding the kid you might not be so cranky.
 * We shy away form people who are unhappy so they don’t get the support.
 * You hire people you want to have coffee
 * Emotions influence us all day but we’re never taught it.
 * Emotional intelligence is thinking about the balance of rational and emotional
 * Children need to manage their emotions before they can learn.
 * Goleman’s emotional intelligence is simplistic—you have to be happy
 * Emotional Literacy it’s an ability AND an achievement, you learn different ways to manage them. It’s something that can be acquired
 * (so this is like Carol Dweck—he as collaborated on the variables and they both agree that there are teachers who think it’s fixed and those who think it’s malleable)
 * Your temperament is set, but EL is about what you do w/ it
 * If you’re not sure about someone’s emotions, just ask
 * It’s useful at times to be in all quadrants
 * The idea is to pause before responding w/ emotion—the intervening moment
 * District 75 NYC Bonnie Brown Superintendant 60 schools Manhattan
 * Cross cultural – emotions are the same just expressed in different ways
 * Teach code switching
 * Talks about teaching kids by giving feedback after a little pause