Teaching Interpersonal Awareness: Listening

In order to teach your students interpersonal awareness, you have to teach them how to listen. Listening is a primary communication activity used by all people and is central to the personal, social and educational and workplace success of every person. One of the best ways to improve interpersonal awareness [...]

By |2019-04-03T14:18:25-05:00April 1st, 2019|Education, Emotional Intelligence, Life Skills, SEL, Soft Skills|Comments Off on Teaching Interpersonal Awareness: Listening

Teaching Interpersonal Awareness: Interpersonal Skills

Interpersonal skills involve interacting with other people. They are essential for the development of interpersonal awareness. In this post, we will cover the following techniques to teach your students interpersonal skills: Take interest in others Be friendly Take risks Silence negative self-talk Be a team player Take interest in others [...]

By |2019-03-22T10:09:47-05:00March 18th, 2019|Education, Emotional Intelligence, Life Skills, SEL, Soft Skills|Comments Off on Teaching Interpersonal Awareness: Interpersonal Skills

Teaching Interpersonal Awareness: Improving Self-Awareness

The best way to teach your students self-awareness is to help them become aware of their emotions. The psychologist, John Mayer, says that self-awareness means being aware of both your mood and your thoughts about that mood. If you realize you're in a bad mood, you're already on the road [...]

By |2019-03-18T10:54:48-05:00March 11th, 2019|Education, Emotional Intelligence, Life Skills, Soft Skills|Comments Off on Teaching Interpersonal Awareness: Improving Self-Awareness

Teaching Assertion: Steps for Success

Help your students take the first steps toward becoming assertive. The following steps are small, but important, things to help them succeed in adapting a new, assertive communication style: Decide to change Decide what you want Be fair Know how to say “no” Learn how to listen Take risks Be [...]

By |2019-02-18T13:17:31-06:00February 11th, 2019|Education, Emotional Intelligence, Life Skills, SEL, Soft Skills|Comments Off on Teaching Assertion: Steps for Success

Social and Emotional Learning & Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

What is Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)? Social and Emotional Learning is also referred to as Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Emotional intelligence is the term used worldwide when referring to social and emotional learning and development. Emotional intelligence is a learned ability to identify, experience, understand, and express human emotions in [...]

By |2017-04-30T16:18:18-05:00December 2nd, 2016|Education, Emotional Intelligence, PBIS, Soft Skills, SPED|Comments Off on Social and Emotional Learning & Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Technology and Three Tiers of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

There are many approaches to delivering positive intervention and supports.  We feel that our Conover PBIS approach is the most practical because it is the approach that is focused on the student. We know from experience that a student-centered approach will resonate with both staff and students. Another key feature [...]

By |2017-05-18T10:59:15-05:00October 31st, 2016|Education, PBIS, SPED|Comments Off on Technology and Three Tiers of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Special Education in Virtual Schools

Technology is amazing. For millions of people across the world, it opens doors that would have remained closed in the past. A patient in the U.S. can have his X-rays viewed in India to get results quickly and save money in the process. You can hail a taxi with your [...]

By |2017-04-30T16:18:19-05:00September 8th, 2016|Career Assessment, Education|Comments Off on Special Education in Virtual Schools

Anger Management – 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 frequently [...]

By |2017-04-30T16:18:19-05:00September 2nd, 2016|Anger Management, Corporate, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Soft Skills|Comments Off on Anger Management – You Can’t Discipline Your Way Out of the Problem

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 [...]

By |2021-04-20T11:19:41-05:00June 6th, 2016|Corporate, Education, Emotional Intelligence, SEL|Comments Off on Interpersonal Awareness – Social Skills Start With You

Empathy – The Cornerstone of Emotional Intelligence

“Put yourself in his/her shoes.” That’s what we tell someone when we want them to see things from someone else’s point of view. Empathy is the ability to communicate (send and receive messages) and lead by understanding others’ thoughts, views, and feelings. The Good Results of Empathy When empathy [...]

By |2021-04-20T10:52:12-05:00May 16th, 2016|Corporate, Education, Emotional Intelligence|Comments Off on Empathy – The Cornerstone of Emotional Intelligence

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