Classroom Activities to Develop Emotional Intelligence and Enhance Learning This workshop is designed for all K-12 teachers. It demonstrates how to address the inner life of students within a general education curriculum. Dr. Johnson will demonstrate how to connect students' lives and experiences with curriculum content in order to enhance learning and develop emotional intelligence. Emotional Intelligence: Heart-Based Education This workshop can be designed to include strategies related to any of the following areas: • Expanded forms of intelligence: holistic intelligence, emotional intelligence, spiritual intelligence, and multiple views of intelligence. • Making personal connections within a writing curriculum. • Making personal connections within a reading curriculum. • Making personal connections within a social studies curriculum. • Making personal connections within a science curriculum • Making personal connections using the arts. • Making personal connections using creative and critical thinking skills. • Listening skills. • Social skills. • Creating authentic classroom discourse. • Mental health issues for general education teachers. • Helping students define and develop their values.