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NEWS: Conscious Discipline Achieves CASEL’s SELect Program Designation
Conscious Discipline has achieved CASEL’s SELect Program designation, recognizing Conscious Discipline as a leader in impactful social and emotional learning (SEL). Conscious Discipline meets CASEL’s SELect Program designation, the highest designation for evidence-based programs, in the CASEL Guide to Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs. This designation indicates that Conscious Discipline can play a central role in a school’s approach to promoting student social and emotional learning. The CASEL Program Guide identifies well-designed, evidence-based SEL programs that offer comprehensive programming, ongoing training and support, and a demonstrated statistically significant positive impact on student behavioral outcomes and/or academic achievement.
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Conscious Discipline E-Course Wins 2020 Teachers’ Choice Professional Development Award
September 2019 – The Conscious Discipline Online Course was selected for the 2020 Teachers’ Choice Award for Professional Development by Learning Magazine. Established in 1994, the Teachers’ Choice Awards program has become one of the most prestigious awards in the educational market. Teachers’ Choice is the only awards program exclusively judged by teachers through real-time classroom application.
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Conscious Discipline Announces Partnership with Maxlink Education Group, to Deploy Across China
August 2019 – Conscious Discipline has partnered with Beijing-based Maxlink Education Group to bring Conscious Discipline to 10,000 classrooms and centers across China by 2029. The translation and localization of Conscious Discipline products is currently underway. 3,000 teachers in China will be trained in CD within the first three years of the partnership.
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Conscious Discipline to Host Event on Trauma-Informed Practices for Classroom and Schools
February 2019 – On three upcoming dates at three locations, Conscious Discipline is hosting a two-day event titled Building Trauma-Sensitive Classrooms and Schools. The events will equip educators and administrators with evidence-based strategies to reach relationship resistant children, create an inclusive culture of compassion and help traumatized children learn in school.
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The Primary School Selects Conscious Discipline as Social and Emotional Learning Program
February 2019 – Founded by Priscilla Chan, The Primary School takes an innovative whole-child approach to learning. The school provides a comprehensive system of education, family support services and healthcare through medical and mental health providers. To address social emotional health, The Primary School has woven Conscious Discipline into its school culture and philosophy.
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Conscious Discipline-Based Curriculum Awarded $550,000 in Funding to Rescue Neurodevelopment in Zika-Infected Babies in Grenada
September 2018 – A team in Grenada is using a Conscious Discipline-based curriculum to rescue neurodevelopment in babies infected with the Zika virus. The team uses Conscious Discipline to work on attachment, attunement, joint attention, language development and motor skills with the babies. The project has received funding from Grand Challenges Canada and the National Institute of Health.
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Conscious Discipline Hosts Event to Sharpen Social Emotional Learning Practices with Educators and Parents
August 2018 – Conscious Discipline hosted the sold out Elevate Social Emotional Learning Conference and Shubert Family Camp in Orlando. Teachers and administrators left with a complete SEL plan for the first six weeks of school, while children and families practiced SEL skills, connected over games and I Love You Rituals, and even met Shubert.
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Conscious Discipline Excels in Analysis of Top 25 Social Emotional Learning Programs
March 2017 – In a study published by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and funded by The Wallace Foundation, Conscious Discipline was found to be one of only three SEL programs that focuses 75% or more of its content on Emotion/Behavior Regulation and Emotion Knowledge/Expression, and one of only 13 programs that focuses 50% or more its content on Interpersonal Skills.
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20th Anniversary Story Receives MarCom Platinum Awards
October 2017 – The MarCom Awards, honoring excellence in marketing and communication, bestows the coveted Platinum award to Conscious Discipline for the 20th Anniversary Story. Creating the piece involved 10 staffers who committed over 140 hours to the project’s success. With this award, Conscious Discipline joins the ranks of companies like Samsung, IBM, Whole Foods Market, and the Smithsonian Institution.
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Recipient of the 2020 Teachers’ Choice Award for Professional Development
The Conscious Discipline Online Course was selected for the 2020 Teachers’ Choice Award for Professional Development by Learning Magazine. Originally established in 1994, the Teachers’ Choice Awards program has grown to become one of the most recognized and prestigious awards in the educational market. Resources and products are evaluated for quality, instructional value, ease of use and innovation. Teachers’ Choice is the only awards program exclusively judged by teachers through real-time classroom application.
Milestones & Success Stories
Handling Upset Receives Top Honors
July 2023 – Conscious Discipline transforms lives and shifts mindsets. Creative Child Magazine recently honored the Handling Upset: The Adult-First Mindset Shift eCourse for just that! Join us in celebrating two top honors: 2023 PRODUCT OF THE YEAR in the “Educational eCourses for Parents and Educators” category, and the 2023 SEAL OF EXCELLENCE in the “Behavior Education for Kids” category.
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Abbi Kruse Playing Field
February 2022 – The Playing Field honored Dr. Becky Bailey in its monthly newsletter, highlighting the ways Conscious Discipline has inspired and transformed the lives of educators and families by providing “the start every child deserves.”
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Conscious Discipline’s Parent Education Curriculum Designated Research-Based
February 2020 – The Conscious Discipline Parent Education Curriculum (CD PEC) has been designated “research-based.” With this designation, it meets the parent curriculum criteria established by the Office of Head Start.
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Elementary Special Education Teacher and CD Practitioner Baxter O’Brien Honored
November 2019 – Rubenstein Award winner Baxter O’Brien uses Conscious Discipline to address challenges and teach self-regulation, empathy, assertiveness and more in his self-contained autism classroom.
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Conscious Discipline Parent Education Curriculum Designated Research-Based
The Conscious Discipline Parent Education Curriculum (CD PEC) has been designated research-based by a team of independent reviewers. With the research-based designation, PEC fulfills the parent curriculum criteria outlined by the Office of Head Start. Conscious Discipline Certified Instructor Sue Dierks said, “The designation also proves the effectiveness of the parenting curriculum. Research demonstrated that parents’ perspectives changed and new skills were developed, which led to improved parent-child relationships and decreased child behavior problems.” The curriculum features 16+ hours of training content and includes Parent Nights, Home Visits, Mini Sessions, and reproducibles for handouts, make-n-takes, and mini posters to enrich and extend learning.
Kindness Tree
November 2019 – Increase the number of kind and helpful acts in your home or classroom with the Kindness Tree, which allows you to symbolically recognize the positive behaviors you’d like to encourage. Includes 12×18” tree, 80 kindness magnets, instructions and lesson ideas.
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Greeting Apron
August 2019 – Support your daily greeting ritual with the new Greeting Apron, starting every day by sharing a special moment of connection with each student. Includes a black apron, five clear pockets for greeting cards, 12 colorful greeting options, and an optional blue tutu.
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Digital Music Deluxe Pack
June 2019 – The new Deluxe Digital Music Pack gives you on-demand access to all six of our most requested albums. This collection of 136 songs brings the principles, powers and practices of Conscious Discipline to life with music, playfulness and memorable lyrics.
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Rituales Amorosos
April 2019 – Dr. Becky Bailey’s popular I Love You Rituals are now available in an updated Spanish edition. The updated version features more than 60 rhymes and interactive activities based on positive messages. Each interaction is designed to foster connection, cooperation and optimal development.
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I Love You Rituals Changing Table Poster Set
March 2019 – Our new I Love You Rituals Changing Table Posters transform changing table challenges into brain-building moments of connection and delight. Includes four colorful laminated posters and four stuffed characters—one for each of Dr. Bailey’s most beloved I Love You Rituals.
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Bailey Bear
January 2019 – Lovable, huggable Bailey Bear teaches children to ask adults for playful interactions that promote optimal development. Children Velcro a Feeling Buddy feeling, I Love You Ritual, or calming activity in place, and then enjoy the activity with Bailey, a peer, or an adult.
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CLASSROOM EDITION: Feeling Buddies Self-Regulation Deluxe Toolkit, Bilingual (English/Spanish)
January 2019 – We’ve developed a bilingual version of our popular, powerful Feeling Buddies Toolkit. This comprehensive set of tools will help you transform behavior problems into academic achievement, building a more peaceful and more productive classroom.
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Understanding Trauma Webinar Series, Individual, 1-Year
January 2019 – This 3-part webinar series from Dr. Becky Bailey provides both an informed knowledge base and specific strategies for healing trauma. Each session includes a downloadable participant workbook. Options are available for individuals and groups.
Learn MoreHonors & Awards
Over the years, Conscious Discipline has released over 100 resources and products to help educators and families. Along the way, we’ve received a few awards and honors for our work.
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