As Eleanor Roosevelt so eloquently put it, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." Mrs. Roosevelt was talking about self-esteem when she made this statement, and she couldn't have said it better! Self-esteem is how you feel about yourself, and it is determined by you. Like any habit, self-esteem [...]
We all have different learning styles. We all learn at a different pace. What works for one person may prove to be completely ineffective to another. For example, Student A might master her multiplication tables in one month using flash cards, while it takes Student B 5 months to get his multiplication [...]
In the world of education, delivery is everything. Even the best curriculum in the world is useless if you don't have a way to deliver that lesson to students in a way that is engaging and relevant. At The Conover Company we have been tapping into a whole new delivery [...]
One of my job responsibilities is to serve as a leader of the Self-Determination Team for our locality. Self-Determination is knowing who you are and what you want your future to look like. It's also about having a support system in place to help you take control of your life, whether [...]
You've probably noticed, there is a pretty sizable anti-bullying movement sweeping the nation right now. While that's great to have such a wide-spread initiative, many anti-bullying programs target the bully. The problem with that is, the bully is the wrong person to target. To give you a comparison, think about a community [...]
As many of you know, we recently came out with a communication application for the iPad called the Functional Communication System. I won’t spend a lot of time talking about this app (you can read more about it in a former blog post), but basically it’s a communication tool that uses real-life [...]
There’s a saying that says, “If you’re not networking, soon you’ll be not working.” Today, I’d like to examine this from the perspective of a parent of a child with special needs. One of the major difficulties facing these parents in the past was finding a support group where ideas, [...]
I just returned home from the M-Enabling Summit, a global conference that focused on accessibility for aged populations and persons with disabilities. There was a lot of focus on apps, and in particular Android apps. People often ask The Conover Company if we have considered developing Android apps, and the short answer is yes. [...]
I just got back from the M-Enabling Summit in Washington DC, a global conference that focused on accessibility for aged populations and persons with disabilities. There were over 300 attendees from from over 30 countries, including representatives from some rather large companies (Apple, Microsoft, Research in Motion, IBM, and HTC to name a few). [...]
The following is a guest post from Courtney, a Wisconsin educator who has worked with The Functional Skills System and believes in its value in the classroom. I am so impressed with the Conover Company's Functional Skills System. I had the opportunity to work with a young adolescent with his [...]