Emotional Intelligence

The following 5 Learning Pathways give students the ability to develop and enhance their future ready skills in emotional intelligence

Coding & Computer Science

STORYTELLING WITH DASH AND DOT ROBOTS

OVERVIEW: Students will tell stories by creating code to program Dash and Dot robots.

SKILL LEVEL:Early Childhood

IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Early Childhood

AUTHOR(S): Sarah Robinson, Highlands School District

RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): Dash Robots, Dot Robots

FUTURE READY SKILLS:

  • Complex Problem Solving

  • Critical Thinking

  • Creativity

  • People Management

  • Coordinating with Others

  • Emotional Intelligence

  • Judgment and Decision Making

  • Negotiation

  • Cognitive Flexibility


Engineering

PROBLEM SOLVING & BUILDING SIMPLE MACHINES WITH LEGO

OVERVIEW: Students will solve real-world problems by building simple machines using the LEGO Early Simple Machines Set.

SKILL LEVEL: Early Childhood

IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Early Childhood

AUTHOR(S): Sarah Robinson, Highlands School District

RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): N/A

FUTURE READY SKILLS:

  • Complex Problem Solving

  • Critical Thinking

  • Creativity

  • Coordinating with Others

  • Emotional Intelligence

  • Judgment and Decision Making

PROBLEM SOLVING & CODING WITH LEGOS

OVERVIEW: Students will explore, build, collaborate and problem-solve by creating and coding prototypes using the Lego WeDo 2.0 set.

SKILL LEVEL: Beginner

IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Grade 1

AUTHOR(S): Sarah Robinson, Highlands School District

RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): N/A

FUTURE READY SKILLS:

  • Complex Problem Solving

  • Critical Thinking

  • Creativity

  • People Management

  • Coordinating with Others

  • Emotional Intelligence

  • Judgment and Decision Making

  • Service Orientation

  • Negotiation

  • Cognitive Flexibility

BUILDING SIMPLE MACHINES WITH LEGO

OVERVIEW: Students will investigate and understand the operation of simple machines found in everyday life by building simple machines using the LEGO Early Simple Machines set.

SKILL LEVEL: Beginner

IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: Grades 1-3

AUTHOR(S): Sarah Robinson, Highlands School District

RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): N/A

FUTURE READY SKILLS:

  • Complex Problem Solving

  • Critical Thinking

  • Creativity

  • People Management

  • Coordinating with Others

  • Emotional Intelligence

  • Judgment and Decision Making

  • Cognitive Flexibility


Data Fluency

DEVELOPING HUMAN RIGHTS & REFUGEE STORIES WITH EARTHTIME

OVERVIEW: Students will analyze and compare refugee situations globally, create EarthTime stories to peer teach, and commit to take an action as a result of their learning.

SKILL LEVEL: Advanced

IMPLEMENTATION SHOWN: High School

AUTHOR(S): Michelle Dickerson & Laura Fleischer Proaño, Highlands High School

RESOURCE LIBRARY TOOL(S): N/A

FUTURE READY SKILLS:

  • Complex Problem Solving

  • Critical Thinking

  • Creativity

  • Coordinating with Others

  • Emotional Intelligence

  • Judgment and Decision Making

  • Cognitive Flexibility