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Create schools where students and staff love to learn. Where students taught themselves to reduce violence and risk-behaviors. Where teachers, parents, administrators, and students work together as a high-performing team. Come to the conference and learn how you can have all that -- and do it on a school budget!
Our next event is the Six Seconds Practitioner Conference
Oct 3-4, 2008 - San Jose, CA
We will announce another international NexusEQ Conference soon!
Past delegates say this is "the best conference I've ever attended" because they value the:
- Effective, interactive conference design.
- Personal access to exceptional speakers.
- Inspired, committed delegates.
EQ is an essential ingredient for success in...
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| Use EQ to increase achievement and reduce risk behaviors |
In one study of an EQ program, 100% of teachers said EQ increased cooperation and improved classroom relationships; 88% said it also improved learning)
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| Lay the foundations to build a school culture committed to learning |
Children with highly developed social skills perform better academically than peers who lack these skills (Grossman, et al, 1997)
Read about Knowing versus Learning -- and why a learning environment creates lasting achievement
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| Identify the essential ingredients that keep kids in college -- and let them succeed |
Read ground-breaking research on emotional intelligence, academic performance, and college retention
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| Stay focused on being a teacher who students still emulate a decade later |
Students who believe their teachers support and care about them are more engaged with their work (Skinner and Belmont, 1993); they value their work more, and have higher academic goals (Goodnow, 1993)
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| Effectively develop primary prevention by teaching the core skills that lead toward healthy choices |
Impulsive boys are 3-6 times as likely to be violent as adolescents, and impulsive girls are 3 times more likely to get pregnant in adolescence (Block, 1995).
Read about how school counselors can shift from intervention to prevention
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| Remember what it takes to increase creativity and problem solving |
See these strategies for fostering innovative thinking and expression
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