Developing emotional intelligence (EQ) in students is essential to preparing them for success in college, careers, and adult life. In this edWebinar, Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D., and Steven E. Tobias, Psy.D., coauthors of
Boost Emotional Intelligence in Students: 30 Flexible Research-Based Activities to Build EQ Skills (Grades 5–9), talk about what emotional intelligence is and why and how you can build valuable EQ skills in your students. They review and demonstrate sample lessons and activities related to assessing students’ EQ strengths, improving emotion recognition and management, exercising self-control, using assertive communication skills, and implementing effective problem-solving.
