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Educating the Heart and Mind:  The Balancing Act

This keynote will address the difficult balancing act that many educators fact:  how to help students move towards meeting or exceeding rigorous academic standards of learning, and simultaneously develop caring, empathetic, compassionate students who will evolve into responsible citizens.  The need for both has never been greater.

This session will draw upon research regarding the role of emotions in learning as well as the literature on Emotional Intelligence to suggest ways that educators can simultaneously teach lessons about social and emotional learning while addressing rigorous national and state standards.