Transformative Emotional Intelligence for Teaching and Learning Excellence

A - Act as a positive model for self and others C - Create opportunity for self and others T - Trust your ability to learn and be successful E - ethical behavior - transformative EI provides a positive guide and model T - transparent, genuine, congruent to self and others H - help make your world a little better - balance of health and achievement I - intelligent self direction and management C - constructive and reflective thinking to guide choices and actions A - achieve personal and meaningful career/life goals L - lead and engage self and others with transformative emotional intelligence Link Part II provided a focus on understanding the importance and value of our education and learning models of transformative emotional intelligence. Particular attention was given to describing the empowering process of developing, understanding, and applying the skills and strategies of the ESAP and PEM learning systems. It is important to understand on a personal level the intricate connections of emotional intelligence and personal excellence to achieving a balance of health and success in stressful times. Part III provides a learning process to develop transformative emotional intelligence. Chapter 6 includes specific learning strategies with a focus EI skills and behaviors embedded in the ESAP. Chapter 7 provides learning strategies to develop personal excellence skills and behaviors for personal and organizational development within the PEM framework of excellence. Chapter 8 includes an process for learning and developing healthy constructive relationships with self (intrapersonal) and others (interpersonal) skills and strategies. Chapter 6 & 7 planning - Learning Emotional Intelligence and Learning Personal Excellence Use ELS as learning approach, strategy, and process of learning EI skills & behaviors - understanding and guiding positive change and development with EI skills & behaviors & strategies Illustrate ELS with Bloom, Gammill, Pillars 137

Activity 5.1 Imagineering Your Best Self Visioning'is'the'art'of'seeing'what'is'invisible.''A'vision'is'a'picture'of' something'that'does'not'yet'exist.''Organizations'and'people'need'vision'to' understand'(a)'what'is'expected'of'them,'(b)'where'they'are'going,'(c)'how' they'are'going'to'get'there,'(d)'what'is'expected'of'them,'(e)'what'they'expect' from'others,'(f )'their'purpose'and'rationale'for'being'in'the'world,'and'(g)' their'uniqueness.'Your'personal'vision'is'what'you'want'to'be,'do,'feel,'think,' own,'associate'with,'and'achieve'by'some'date'in'the'future.''Successful'and' high'achieving'people'develop'a'personal'vision'statement.''Your'vision' statement'is'your'guide'and'is'vital'in'helping'you'judge'how'far'you'are' towards'achieving'your'goals.'' Peter'Senge'deFines'vision'as'what'you'want'to'create'of'yourself'and'the' world'around'you.'What'does'your'vision'include?''Making'a'vital'change'in' some'area?'Raising'happy,'wellKadjusted'children?'Writing'a'book?'Owning' your'own'business?'Living'at'the'coast?'Being'Fit,'healthy,'and'strong?'' Traveling'the'world?'Facilitating'others?''What'are'you'good'at?'What'do'you' love'doing?'What'aren’t'you'good'at'now,'but'would'like'to'be?''All'of'these' important'questions'are'part'of'identifying'your'personal'vision.''' The'visioning'exercise'is'based'on'Stephen'Covey’s'habit'#2;'the'most' effective'way'to'begin'with'the'end'in'mind'is'to'develop'a'mission'statement' reFlecting'your'unique'character'and'valued'contributions.'' A'vision'statement'is'a'personal'narrative'that'includes'your'philosophy,'core' values,'and'beliefs.''Your'vision'drives'you'toward'excellence.' _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________' Develop'yourself'according'to'your'action'plan'and'personal'vision'to'pursue' your'best'self.' 138