Sometimes we just need to say it - the team meetings suck.

Think about your team (it doesn’t have to be a Professional Learning Community, of course). How much of the list below resonates?

I feel like it’s a waste of time.

I’m not sure what the purpose of the meeting is.

We talk but never seem to actually go anywhere.

Most educators operate with high levels of emotional intelligence. I think you’ll struggle to find someone who disagrees. As teachers, we are attuned to our students, can quickly read the room to detect when something is off, and strive towards bigger social goals like developing our students into skilled leaders and members of a larger community. These are all workings of high emotional intelligence.