The Behavior Tools™ training is an overview of behavior basics. Participants
learn to define behavior, identify triggers of behavior, and examine the role that
consequences play in strengthening or weakening behavior. Participants learn
about coercive forms of communication and how to avoid them when interacting
with their students. The Behavior Tools™ training also teaches six “tools” for
addressing behavior that school personnel can add to their personal toolkits. The
tools help participants strengthen relationships with their students, reinforce
positive behaviors, and address negative behaviors in the most appropriate
ways. The tools also help the participants communicate clearly defined
expectations and consequences to their students.
The Education Service Cooperatives, along with the Arkansas Department of
Education, are promoting Response to Intervention (RTI) across the state. One
of the barriers to the implem