Becoming an Emotionally Intelligent Teacher

Powell and Kusuma-Powell built this practical guide around Daniel Goleman's five pillars of emotional intelligence and aimed it squarely at classroom teachers who want to understand how their own behavior shapes student learning. The strength here is the combination of research grounding, real case studies, and ready-to-use exercises — reviewers consistently call it readable and right on target. International field experience from the authors adds useful breadth. The honest caveat is that the 2010 publication date shows in some of the research citations, and the book is most useful to working teachers rather than general readers. Still, for a teacher or instructional coach looking to grow in self-awareness and relationship skills, this one earns its place on the shelf.