"Practical, hands-on strategies to guide beginning teachers through their initial teaching experience. A roadmap to a successful journey."
Michael Johnson, Principal
Alameda High School
Alameda, CA

Harriet Arnold is a veteran educator who has served as an elementary school teacher, a middle school administrator, elementary school principal, director of personnel and staff development, and international consultant to schools. A graduate of San Francisco State University with a B.A. in Social Welfare, she received her Master of Education at California State University, San Jose, and her Doctorate with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of San Francisco. Her professional development projects have involved training for the Ministry of Education in the Bahamas and coordinator of the Sequoia Beginning Teacher Program.

Tap the power of emotional intelligence and watch school-wide achievement soar! `Bringing all this information together in one spot is quite a contribution... There isn't too much research or theory here, but lots of emphasis on 'What can I do on Monday?' -David A. Squires, Associate Professor, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven `I highlighted at least two dozen specific ideas that I will implement in my classroom next year.' -Steve Reifman, Teacher, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, CA `Relevant and meaningful for today's educators.' -Beverly Eidmann, Principal, Arvada Middle School, CO `Useful, unique (not a crowded field at all!), practical, clearly written.' -Robert DiGiulio, Professor of Education, Johnson State College This comprehensive guide to emotional intelligence (EI) is a state-of-the-art collection of proven best practices from the field's best and brightest minds. Edited by educational leaders Maurice Elias and Harriett Arnold, this guide creates a new gold standard for bringing social-emotional learning into every classroom, with chapters by Daniel Goleman, Rachel Kessler, Marty Sleeper and Margot Strom, Janet Patti, Eliot Rosenbloom, Pam Robbins, Mark Greenberg, Sheldon Berman, Susan Wooley, Rose Reissman, Carol Cummings, and many others. Key features cover: Theory and context for EI, including brain development, multiple intelligences, service and citizenship, school-to-work, and health Teacher preparation and professional development 17 best-practice programs in action, relevant to grades PreK-12 An Application/Reflection Guide for note-taking, follow-up, contacts, and ideas for immediate implementation This book is sure to be an essential resource for all teachers, counselors, and school administrators who want their school communities to educate healthier, more responsible, and more successful students.

"Schools cannot teach character . . . School have to create an environment that models and promotes character development, and then they have to allow the children to 'catch' character from the behavior of the adults and students around them."
?From Chapter 1 by James P. Comer

Combining emotional intelligence (EQ) with academic intelligence (IQ) is the essential key to developing knowledgeable, caring, healthy, and successful students in today?s troubled world. Social-emotional skills often are not taught at home, but they are in fact the crucial connection that enables students to master and retain content knowledge while also creating a classroom atmosphere filled with proficient, civic-minded students with sound judgment and problem-solving skills that will last a lifetime.

In this dynamic new book, today?s educational leaders offer their best ideas for building school communities that are safe, smart, caring, successful, and emotionally intelligent.

Key topics include:

• Transforming the Lives of Children (James P. Comer)
• Leadership for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (Mary Utne O?Brien, Roger P. Weissberg, Timothy P. Shriver)
• How New Knowledge About the Brain Applies to Social and Emotional Learning (Ronald S. Brandt)
• A Vision of Schools with Heart and Spirit (Linda Lantieri)
• Institutionalizing Programming for Social and Emotional Learning (Linda Bruene Butler, Jeffrey S. Kress, Jacqueline A. Norris)
• Implementing a Social and Emotional Learning Program (Carol Apacki)

"Schools cannot teach character . . . School have to create an environment that models and promotes character development, and then they have to allow the children to 'catch' character from the behavior of the adults and students around them."
?From Chapter 1 by James P. Comer

Combining emotional intelligence (EQ) with academic intelligence (IQ) is the essential key to developing knowledgeable, caring, healthy, and successful students in today?s troubled world. Social-emotional skills often are not taught at home, but they are in fact the crucial connection that enables students to master and retain content knowledge while also creating a classroom atmosphere filled with proficient, civic-minded students with sound judgment and problem-solving skills that will last a lifetime.

In this dynamic new book, today?s educational leaders offer their best ideas for building school communities that are safe, smart, caring, successful, and emotionally intelligent.

Key topics include:

• Transforming the Lives of Children (James P. Comer)
• Leadership for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (Mary Utne O?Brien, Roger P. Weissberg, Timothy P. Shriver)
• How New Knowledge About the Brain Applies to Social and Emotional Learning (Ronald S. Brandt)
• A Vision of Schools with Heart and Spirit (Linda Lantieri)
• Institutionalizing Programming for Social and Emotional Learning (Linda Bruene Butler, Jeffrey S. Kress, Jacqueline A. Norris)
• Implementing a Social and Emotional Learning Program (Carol Apacki)

"Practical, hands-on strategies to guide beginning teachers through their initial teaching experience. A roadmap to a successful journey."
Michael Johnson, Principal
Alameda High School
Alameda, CA

Harriet Arnold is a veteran educator who has served as an elementary school teacher, a middle school administrator, elementary school principal, director of personnel and staff development, and international consultant to schools. A graduate of San Francisco State University with a B.A. in Social Welfare, she received her Master of Education at California State University, San Jose, and her Doctorate with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of San Francisco. Her professional development projects have involved training for the Ministry of Education in the Bahamas and coordinator of the Sequoia Beginning Teacher Program.