Emotional Intelligence: Why it Matters - Dr. Marc Brackett, Yale University, provides vital information to parents

On Tuesday, September 30 from 7:00 to 8:15pm at the Fayetteville-Manlius High School Auditorium, OCM BOCES will be playing host to Marc Brackett, Ph. D., director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence uses the power of emotions to create a more effective and compassionate society. 

Dr. Brackett will speak to parents and educators about the role of emotional intelligence in learning, decision making, relationship quality, and mental health, as well as the influences of emotional intelligence training on student and educator effectiveness, bullying prevention, and school climate. 

Marc also is working with Facebook on a large-scale research project designed to both prevent and decrease online bullying.

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