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Emotionally Intelligent Leadership:
Pathways to Educator Well-Being
July 24-25, 2025
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Become a more emotionally intelligent leader, cultivate well-being for you and your staff, and foster a thriving learning environment within your school or district.
What to Expect
Superintendents, SEL directors, principals, and other district and school-level administrators will:
- Develop a deep understanding of the five skills of emotional intelligence. *This symposium covers the RULER principles, skills, and tools. Content will be familiar to attendees already trained in RULER.
- Explore the latest research on leader emotional intelligence and educator well-being.
- Develop the ability to nurture greater organizational emotional intelligence.
- Gain access to practical tools and straightforward assessments designed to monitor well-being in your school or district.
- Join a vibrant network of district and school leaders to share, collaborate, and innovate in pursuit of educational excellence.
- Create an action plan to enhance educator emotional intelligence, well-being and engagement.
Pricing
Single Registration
$750 for individual
We encourage teams of two or more for a richer learning experience.
Team Registration
$1,500 for a Team of 2
$2000 for a Team of 3
$2,500 for a Team of 4
$3,000 for a Team of 5
Featured Speakers
Recent research shows that emotionally intelligent leadership creates positive ripple effects for educator well-being. Now, more than ever, schools and districts must cultivate more emotionally intelligent school systems. This symposium features leading experts at Yale University who work with schools and districts on practical approaches to creating more emotionally intelligent learning communities.
Marc Brackett
Founding Director
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Nikki Elbertson
Director of Product Development & Implementation
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Jessica Hoffmann
Director of Implementation Science
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
James Floman
Associate Research Scientist
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Event Agenda
- 8:00 am – 9:00 am: Registration & Breakfast
- 9:00 am – 3:30 pm: Symposium
- Opening & Why We’re Here
- Supporting Educator Well-Being
- Introduction to Emotional Intelligence & Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
- Principles & Skills of Emotional Intelligence
- 8:00 am – 8:30 am: Breakfast
- 8:30 am – 12:30 pm: Symposium
- Opening, Review, Q&A
- Applying Emotional Intelligence to Policies & Processes
- Data-Driven Decision Making
- Next Steps & Closing
- 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Networking Lunch