How does social emotional learning improve educational effectiveness? How can students, teachers, parents, and administrators use the skills of EQ to get better results?
In Italy, only 5% of workers are engaged in their jobs—an economic crisis with deep roots in the education system. What needs to change?
Read MoreWellbeing program at St. Peter’s Primary replenishes reserves post-COVID: ‘Truly life changing for many of our staff,’ school leaders say. Read the full case study here.
Read MoreDo you instinctively want to help students when they’re struggling? What if some level of struggle was necessary for learning? Brain-based learning researchers have discovered a sweet spot for learning called “productive struggle.” Here’s why and how it works.
Read MoreWhat do you think and feel about the emotions in Inside Out 2? Let’s unpack the science and how you can use the film to keep developing emotional intelligence skills for you, your faculty and students.
Read MoreLet’s unpack boredom and how emotional intelligence can help you with tips to support bored children (and keep your cool!). Keep reading for EQ research and resources you can use for you, your faculty and students.
Read MoreOverwhelmed by decisions? Here’s how emotional intelligence can help you develop strategies to be more efficient and balanced in your decisions not defeated by them.
Read MoreHow emotional intelligence can help you learn from mistakes and make them a vital part of learning? Keep reading for EQ research and resources you can use for you, your faculty and students.
Read MoreIs it burnout season? Teachers and parents everywhere are ready for a break. There’s never been a better time to practice emotional intelligence. In this month’s newsletter we explore how emotional intelligence can help with educator burnout. Keep reading for EQ research and resources you can use for you, your faculty and students.
Read MoreWhen Elmo asked, LOTS of people answered. Checking in on emotions is a great step, but not enough for lasting wellbeing. Let’s put EQ into action this month!
Read MoreEmotional intelligence skills are learnable at any age. In this month’s newsletter we explore the emotion Shy among children
Read MoreExperiencing a sense of belonging is a driver for our wellbeing. Research and tips to build connection and community.
Read MoreWhy has school attendance plummeted? In this month’s newsletter, we explore the research and offer evidence-based solutions for educators.
Read MoreIn this month’s newsletter we explore educator burnout, bringing you research and tips so you can have more tools to manage wellbeing.
Read MoreWhen I was a kid, no one taught me about emotions. They’re so powerful! And such a big part of our lives… here are the most important ideas every kid (and adult) needs to know about feelings.
Read MoreIn this month’s newsletter, we dive into Loneliness, bringing you research and tips so you can better manage feelings of loneliness
Read MoreLearning is both an emotional and rational process. How do we blend the two? Here is a map teachers and trainers can use to bring head and heart together in learning.
Read MoreParenting is hard. Here are 3 principles to infuse your parenting style with emotional intelligence and guide your decision making.
Read MoreThe Six Seconds EQ Model moves the CASEL competencies into action. Learn about both frameworks and how they complement each other.
Read MoreHow do you use emotional intelligence to fuel lasting motivation? The Motivation Iceberg is a simple, clear model for understanding how to motivate – even in WFH during a pandemic.
Read MoreWhat happens when you empower youth to facilitate emotional intelligence to youth? Here’s what happened when Ignite / Doroob (a Six Seconds partner) taught children the skills to bring emotional intelligence experiences to other children
Read MoreFor you, is learning about collecting knowledge… or about using it to create change? Our learning programs are lifechanging because we work WITH the brain and structure learning to fuel growth – here’s how.
Read MoreIn a time where so many children feel disconnected and alone, it’s time to share skills for being and making friends!
Read MoreEducators and parents are concerned about children and youth becoming cynical about making the world a better place. They seem to be losing hope. Dr. Maurice Elias offers three strategies to change that.
Read MoreSocial emotional learning is essential for academic and life success. Here are 5 quick, easy check-in activities to bring SEL to life in your classroom.
Read MoreGet practical tips and activities to teach social emotional learning virtually.
Read MoreEducation is stressed. Teachers, administrators, kids, parents are struggling – so why should we focus on social emotional learning (SEL) at a time like this? And for remote or hybrid teaching, is it even possible?
Read MoreIt’s time for POP-UP Festival in partnership with UNICEF World Children’s Day! While we’ll need to adapt to the challenges of 2020, THIS is the moment for this project: Children around the globe are struggling with loneliness and uncertainty. We can help.
Read MoreAt a neurological level, how does the brain actually learn, and what’s the role of emotion? What’s the implication for education and training?
Read MoreThe progress and problems that define the Digital Era are the logical conclusion of 100 years dedicated to cognitive intelligence. What would emerge from 100 years dedicated to emotional intelligence?
Read MoreIs education the path to a just and equitable society, or part of systematized racism – or both? If all change starts within, then how can we grow the emotional intelligence skills needed to shift the systems and build communities of equity?
Read MoreWhy do educators need social emotional learning? SEL in Higher education is essential for students, but how can we teach what we don’t know? What are the essential skills aspiring educators must develop in order to be effective at the “people side” of education?
Read MoreFor equity in college and higher education, what social emotional learning skills are needed? What will support the dialogue, awareness & empathy needed to build communities of equity?
Read MoreWhy is social emotional learning taking center stage at colleges and universities around the globe? How can SEL play a role in building communities of equity? How are teacher colleges bringing SEL into their programs?
Read MoreBetween the pandemic and antiracist uprising, education is in a deep challenge. Educators, children, parents are suffering. Can emotional intelligence help? How? We’re joined by some of the world’s top experts on these topics for an honest and uplifting look at the emotional world of education in 2020
Read MoreI first thought it must be some new laboratory class — I soon learned that the scientific study of self changes everything… and enables us to change anything.
Read MorePOP-UP Festival and Girls’ Festival San Francisco team up to inspire and empower more than 5,000 young women and their families.
Read MorePOP-UP Festival in partnership with UNICEF World Children’s Day brought EQ to every corner of the world, activated 15k volunteers in 3900 Cities, reaching 1.67 million people.
Read MoreMarc Brackett says the process started by liberating himself from judging his own emotions, giving himself permission to feel.
Read MoreRecent research at Liberty University finds that medical students’ emotional intelligence scores declined across the board during their training – even as a growing body of evidence points to the importance of EQ in modern healthcare.
Read MoreEmotional intelligence steps onto the global stage at the United Nations’ first EQ conference. What happened there?
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