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Teaching Commitment: Facts about Commitments
In order for your students to have successful commitments, there are several facts about commitment that they must understand. Here are 4 topics to teach your students about commitments: Five facts about making a commitment The pros and cons of making a commitment The four cornerstones of commitment The downside [...]
Teaching Empathy: Responding
Responding is an important part of teaching empathy to your students. This is especially true for tough situations where students may not know how to respond to others appropriately. The skills of empathy can teach your students how to respond appropriately, no matter the situation. Here are five tips to [...]
Teaching Empathy: Caring
Caring is what lies at the heart of empathy. You may recognize and understand someone else’s feelings perfectly, but if you don’t care about others, there is no empathy. For example, a burglar probably understands that stealing someone else’s property will make that person angry, he just doesn’t care. That [...]
Conover’s Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Process
A quick internet search on the definition of PBIS results in two common threads—reducing problematic behaviors and increasing academic success, with an emphasis on evidence-based research. But, ever since PBIS was first introduced in 1997 in the re-authorization of IDEA as a research-based framework for supporting children with behavioral disorders, [...]
Bullying Prevention – You Can’t Discipline Your Way Out of the Problem
Recently the U.S. Department of Education sent guidance from the director of the Office of Special Education Programs, Ruth Ryder, to all public schools stating that schools are required to provide positive behavioral supports to students with disabilities. One major reason these supports are needed is because these students are [...]
Core Abilities and Competencies of Conover’s Social Emotional Learning Programs
The core abilities for our Social Emotional Learning (SEL) or what we prefer to call Emotional Intelligence (EQ) programs starts with an understanding of the following core abilities related to personal success and is the foundation of all learning. One builds upon the other. Personal Skills Map® The Personal Skills [...]
Time Management & PBIS
Why is Time Management a Big Deal? Simply defined, time management is making sure that your actions help you to finish things you have to do. Improving productivity has become a big priority in today's world. This is true for today’s students, as well as educators and those in the [...]
Social Emotional Learning Standards
For over forty years, the Conover Social Emotional Learning (SEL) standards have been researched and developed. With over nine million administrations, we can now confidently say these standards have been accepted by practitioners around the world. SEL standards are driven by purpose, not grade level It is our belief that [...]
Interpersonal Awareness – Social Skills Start With You
Interpersonal awareness is the ability to show a true understanding of yourself and others, and having a deep knowledge of your own thoughts and feelings. Interpersonal awareness is a cornerstone for social/emotional learning, and it's a skill that helps us get along with others. When you think about social skills, you probably [...]