Physical wellness is the state of health that is the result of doing healthy things, such as eating good foods, exercising daily, and feeling good about life. Wellness is the state of health and well-being we are able to achieve. It is not only being free of illness, it is [...]
Mulit-Tiered System of Supports or MTSS is a term used to describe an evidence-based model of schooling that uses data-based problem solving to integrate academic and behavioral instruction and intervention (Florida’s MTSS Project). This definition brings together the works of academic instruction and behavioral intervention. This movement is catching on [...]
This is the ninth step in our Success Profiler’s Personal Skills Map pyramid. Commitment ethic is a deeply held belief that once you have agreed to do something you must do it until it is finished. A strong commitment ethic leads to success. For most educators it is easy to [...]
For many years, we at The Conover Company have grouped sales orientation with leadership. The two are fundamentally the same. Leadership is the ability to clearly express to others your vision or ideas about how to do something, get them to accept and do it on their own. Sales orientation [...]
Time Management is the seventh skill on our Success Profiler social/emotional pyramid. Time management is making sure that your actions help you to finish things you have to do. The biggest task facing most of us today is to improve productivity. This is true for your students as well. Learning [...]
The sixth step in our Success Profiler social/emotional pyramid is Decision Making. It is important to note that decision making is a process that follows problem solving. Decision making is using problem solving skills to discover a course of action that will most likely achieve the results you want. Decision [...]
Assessing independent living skills is a crucial process in our educational system because it can help prepare individuals with disabilities for their post-secondary settings. Rather than just hoping to place them in the community when they turn 22 years of age (in some states, 26), you can better prepare individuals [...]
Drive strength/motivation is the skill of learning, understanding, and using your desire to reach school, work and personal goals. Motivation is the reason and the drive that makes someone do something. Motivation is the fifth key social/emotional skill in our Success Profiler’s Personal Skills Map and a key to solid [...]
Many of our new customers tell us that before they began using our Conover Online MECA® Interest Indicator they were using free print programs to help meet the assessment requirements for Indicator 13. These “free” assessment tools look great on the surface—after all, they are free. But, a closer look [...]
Empathy is the fourth building block on our social/emotional pyramid that is measured by the Success Profiler’s Personal Skills Map. Empathy is one of the more critical characteristics in our social/emotional pyramid. Without empathy, emotional intelligence is simply not possible. Empathy is also a critical skill needed in MTSS. Multi-Tiered [...]