PD – IQ, EQ and SQ and Leadership

August 28, 2008 · Posted in learn 

The title for the PD was actually longer, but hey, it was about intellectual, emotional and social intelligence. I enjoyed the workshop. The presenter, Trinidad Hunt was passionate and engaging. She delivered a polished, well-prepared course, yet also adapted her material to her audience. I have been interested in EQ and SQ for a long time and I believe most effective teachers do this unconsciously. I did get some personal distinctions from the time spent.

Getting out of your school environment for a day and being led to reflect on your performance is always a good thing. It really isn’t about content, but about being asked the right questions of yourself. It’s often said that kids don’t always remember what they learnt at school, but you remember the people and the way they made you feel. Today’s course was an experience of that for me.

I am pleased that these ideas are mainstream now. Trinidad’s methods and content reminded me in many ways of a course I did over 15 years ago ‘Money and You’. I find this way of teaching easy on me and I don’t drift off and wish I was spending my time doing more important things, which is sometimes the case in PD’s that I have attended. Looking over the colourful notes I took, we covered quite a bit and I remember stories connected to the notes. It works!

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