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“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
--W. Shakespeare, Hamlet
Getting savvy about the role of emotions in learning.Mary Lynn JohnsonHarris County Department of EducationTSSSA—March 2006
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Select one word to describe your emotional state right now
Alive Confident Delighted Empowered Enthusiastic Inspired Reflective
Overwhelmed Confused Conflicted Discouraged Frantic Rushed Worried
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Session Content
Impact of emotions on learning 4 Emotional states frequently in classrooms Influencing emotional states Emotional Intelligence
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Categories of Emotions
Fear Joy/pleasure/happiness Surprise Disgust Anger Sadness
(Rozin, P., 1997)
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Generous Antsy Dislike Numb Startled Disturbed
Antagonistic Manic Flabbergasted Thrilled Melancholy Shy
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Emotions…(Eric Jensen, Teaching with the Brain in Mind, 2005)
Constitute the passion for learning Help orchestrate our attentional priorities Support either persistence or retreat Are sources of information about the outside
world
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Emotions, Cont.
Evoke necessary empathy, support or fear Associate our learning with either pain or
pleasure Help us make meaning out of our learning,
work and lives Push the pursuit of rewarded behavior
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Emotions, Cont.
Improve social problem solving Provide incentives for desired social behavior Allow us to enjoy and even celebrate our
learning success
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4 Emotional States in Classrooms
Fear/threat Joy/pleasure Sadness/disappointment Anticipation/curiosity
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Fear/Threat
Fear arises from threat perception.
3 Possible choices of action: Fight
Try to escape
Freeze
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Common Threat Experiences in School
Peer pressure Deadlines with consequences Being forced to stay after school Making reparations Giving public apologies Violence or perception of violence Stress/distress
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Distress
Heightened excitability or arousal Perception of the event as aversive Loss of control
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Teachers and Stress
Females tend to increase nurturing behaviors.
Males tend to show withdrawal and sarcasm.
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Joy/Pleasure
Emanates from an area near the brain stem Dopamine—the pleasure chemical—pushes
toward the front of the brain. This state is essential for all learning.
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Negative/Positive Emotions
Negative emotions during learning create an association that may result in students quitting.
Positive emotions during learning create a great association in the brain.
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A positive emotional state…
…leads to improved flexibility in behavior and judgment;
…releases high levels of dopamine leading to greater flexibility in the executive attentional system.
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Sadness/Disappointment
Experienced in the lower half of the brain Originates in the temporal lobes Pain and sadness last longer than joy Remembering negative biases cause us not
to repeat them
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Anticipation/Curiosity
Create a positive state of hope and vigilance Increased activity in attentional areas of the
brain “Appetitive” states Highly motivating states
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Influencing Emotional States
1. They are ubiquitous.
2. They are connected.
3. They are not who we are.
4. They are transient.
5. Stable emotional states can be a problem.
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Teacher Influence
Compelling questions Role modeling Celebrations Physical activity Engineered controversy Purposeful physical rituals Getting personal
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Emotional Intelligence--Defined
The capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions well in ourselves and in our relationships.
--Daniel Goleman, 1995
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5 Dimensions of EQ
1. Self-awareness
2. Self-control
3. Self-motivation
4. Empathy
5. Relationship skills
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Self-awareness
To promote, encourage students to: Reflect on their own emotional states Learn about emotions and theories of
emotions Determine the causes and effects of their
emotions Expand their emotional vocabulary Identify emotions as they experience them
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Self-control
To control their emotions, encourage students to Role-play emotionally-charged scenarios and ways
to respond Use inner dialog or “self-talk” to handle intense
emotions Sharpen decision-making skills Practice relaxation techniques Count to 10 when angry, to 100 when really angry Delay gratification
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Self-motivation
To improve self-motivation, encourage students to Set goals for themselves Monitor their effectiveness and modify their approach Persevere with projects and skills Visualize achievement Develop a sense of internal locus of control,
optimism, and efficacy
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Empathy
To nurture empathy skills, encourage students to Role-play being others in different scenarios Engage in perspective-taking: seeing the world
through the eyes of others Develop cognitive flexibility, examine multiple
perspectives Tune into the feelings of others Reflect on the effect of their behaviors on others
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Relationship Skills
To enhance relationship skills, encourage students to Engage in cooperative learning and develop social
skills in context Improve leadership skills through organization,
communication and inspiration Develop peacemaking, conflict-resolution, mediation
and negotiation skills Stretch communications skills (speaking/listening) Interpret the facial expressions and body language of
others
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Relationship Skills
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