Author name: Bill Overton
Bill first started working with children in 1973 at age 17. It was at that time he realized that a major part of kids was being ignored in both schools and at home. He realized that kids’ emotions and feelings were being overlooked. He could see it in their faces. In 1979, when he first started teaching in a classroom, he immediately created and implemented a program that soon became known to others as SEL. Bill has always been a believer in getting his students to apply EQ skills throughout their daily lives. His success in this area quickly became integrated with other curricular areas. This in turn has recently led him to publish his first book helping teachers how to make all subjects, including EI concepts, relevant, rigorous, and fun for students. It’s called, “Going Beyond Project-based Learning. His present interests and areas of study are creating trauma-sensitive classrooms and the importance of play for kids and adults.
