STAR Factor collaborates with a number of organizations to develop leaders who embody the social and emotional skills needed to transform schools into places where young people can acquire the academic, social and emotional skills that will ready them to contribute to their communities and the larger society. STAR Factor prepares adults who can create that seamless line between teaching and learning.

The Health, Emotion and Behavior Laboratory, Department of Psychology at Yale University

Since 2007, Drs. Stern and Patti have collaborated with Dr. Marc Brackett in the development and training of teachers and school leaders in a coaching model based on the work of Peter Salovey, John Mayer, David Caruso, Marc Brackett and Susan Rivers. The school curriculum  was originally inspired by the work of Marvin Maurer, teacher of 40 years. The research-based, Emotionally Literacy for Educators training is part of school systems across the United States, Europe and Canada.

The Hunter College Leadership Center

http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/leadershipcenter/

The Leadership Center at Hunter College prepares outstanding teachers and educational leaders in New York City public schools to become emotionally intelligent leaders. The Center, as an extension of the college, has generously incubated the work of Star Factor from the beginning, providing much-needed space and support.

The Teacher’s College Summer Principals Academy

http://www.tc.columbia.edu/o&l/ed-leadership/spa/

STAR Factor coaches have designed original curriculum, taught, and coached aspiring administrators at The Teacher’s College Summer Principals Academy, which holds emotional intelligence as one of the cornerstones of enlightened leadership. They will continue their partnership in the summer of 2006.

New York City Department of Education

http://www.nycdoe.net

STAR Factor offers a variety of services for schools in The NYC Dept. of Education. In 2005, Star Factor trained 20 Local Instructional Superintendents (LIS) through out multiple regions in our model of emotional intelligence coaching. Over the last three years, we have provided both individual coaching and team development to over 20 school principals and their teams in District 75. Individual schools use our services to offer school retreats, keynotes, teacher professional development and coaching.

New Visions

http://www.newvisions.org/

In the spring of 2005, Star Factor partnered with New Visions, a cutting edge nonprofit designed to support our city’s struggling and underfunded public schools. Through their support, Star Factor trained a small group of the most successful school leaders in the city in our model of coaching. The training was a profound success—bringing these experts, already at the top of their field, even further along in their own self-awareness and their understanding of the importance of self-directed personal development. These former principals have gone on to coach dozens of current principals in emotional intelligence development, affecting the lives of countless teachers, and in turn, students. Many of them continue to be part of the Star Factor community.

The Hay Group

http://www.haygroup.com/

Star Factor has partnered with the Hay Group in a variety of capacities since the inception of our work. The Emotional Intelligence Inventory (ECI), which provides coachees with a complete sense of their individual emotional intelligence profile (strengths, challenges etc.), is the foundational piece of our coaching experience. Further, we have welcomed Hay Group representatives as presenters in each of our coach training institutes and been thrilled with the blending of philosophies.

Garrison Institute

http://www.garrisoninstitute.org/

Star Factor founder Robin Stern is currently working with the Garrison Institute, and in particular Deborah Schoeberlein, to explore the intersection of emotional intelligence and mindfulness.


CASEL

http://www.casel.org/home/index.php

The Hunter College Leadership Center collaborates with the Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning on a regular basis to explore best practices in leadership development based on social and emotional learning. CASEL supports the efforts of the Leadership Center and the work we are doing with STAR Factor Coaching.