RTI Arkansas: PBIS Overview is the first in a series of two courses on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, or PBIS. The purpose of this course is to increase understanding of PBIS and how it works.

The way behavior is addressed in a school defines its culture and has a large impact on its success in many areas. In this course, Anne Merten, PBIS Consultant at Arkansas State University, explains what PBIS is, as well as how and why to use it. She addresses teaching, acknowledging, and responding to different types of behavior. She also discusses data-based decision making and PBIS teams. Relevant responses from Arkansas teachers and administrators, interviewed about the use of PBIS in their own schools, are included throughout this course.

This course was recorded on August 25, 2016 at AETN studios in Conway, Arkansas.

RTI Arkansas: Preparing for PBIS is the second in a series of two courses on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, or PBIS. The purpose of this course is to teach the basic steps necessary to begin building a PBIS framework.

In this course Anne Merten, PBIS Consultant at Arkansas State University, provides a supplemental guide for tier one training in PBIS. Ms. Merten explains each stage in the creation and implementation of a PBIS framework. She also shares many resources and suggestions helpful to the process. Relevant responses from Arkansas teachers and administrators, interviewed about the use of PBIS in their own schools, are included throughout this course.

This course was recorded on October 25, 2016 at AETN studios in Conway, Arkansas.

Dr. Irene Cesa, retired Director of Technical Services for Flinn Scientific, addresses specific safety issues and concerns to help current and prospective teachers safely and effectively use hands-on inquiry-based science activities in the elementary classroom. This presentation details procedures for not only creating safe activities but also for establishing a "culture of safety" in the classroom. It also describes how to identify and minimize hazards and risks, and provides general safety rules and guidelines especially useful at the elementary level.

This course is the first module of the Basic Functional Behavioral Assessment to Behavior Intervention Planning series. It provides an in-depth guide to understanding and defining behaviors using the Functional Behavioral Assessment, or FBA, in accordance with Arkansas law. Participants are encouraged to complete the activities within the corresponding manual in order to learn how to define and understand behaviors by identifying their routines, antecedents, consequences, functions, and setting events.

This course, presented by behavior support specialist Allison Mears, was recorded on May 19, 2015 at the Arkansas Educational Television Network in Conway, Arkansas.

This course is the second module of the Basic Functional Behavioral Assessment to Behavior Intervention Planning series. This course provides details for interviewing and observing during the Functional Behavioral Assessment, or FBA, process. Participants are encouraged to review the corresponding manual, as it contains various interview tools and recording forms that are available to assist in interviewing and observing behavior. 

This course, presented by behavior support specialist Allison Mears, was recorded on May 19, 2015 at the Arkansas Educational Television Network in Conway, Arkansas. 

This course is the third module of the Basic Functional Behavioral Assessment to Behavior Intervention Planning series. This course focuses on the critical features of the Behavior Intervention Plan, or BIP, including the Competing Behavior Pathway and function-based behavior interventions. Participants are encouraged to complete the activities and review the available strategies in the corresponding manual.

This course, presented by behavior support specialist Loretta Wallace, was recorded on May 19, 2015 at the Arkansas Educational Television Network in Conway, Arkansas.

This course is the fourth module of the Basic Functional Behavioral Assessment to Behavior Intervention Planning series. This course takes a look at function-based interventions and strategies that must be included in a Behavior Intervention Plan, or BIP. The presenter provides details on prevention, teaching, and consequence strategies that are effective in supporting behavior interventions.

This course, presented by behavior support specialist Loretta Wallace, was recorded on May 19, 2015 at the Arkansas Educational Television Network in Conway, Arkansas.

Using a classroom management plan that includes reasonable expectations for student behavior is helpful in maintaining consistency and creating positive student-teacher relationships. In this course Nick Croninger, from American Institutes for Research, describes effective strategies for classroom management plans that help with building strong student-teacher relationships and with maintaining consistency among students, teachers, and environments.

This course, which was recorded on December 14, 2016 at AETN studios in Conway, Arkansas, is the first in a series of three introductory modules for building administrators, general education teachers, new special education teachers, and paraprofessionals. The purpose of the series is to introduce learners to various topics related to supporting student behavior in the classroom.

Managing behavior and practicing consistency with positive and negative consequences can be difficult for even seasoned teachers. This course includes a presentation by Nick Croninger from American Institutes for Research, exploring classroom factors that influence behavior and effective classroom management. Mr. Croninger uses a continuous example scenario throughout the course to illustrate different steps in the process of developing and implementing an effective classroom behavior management plan.

This course, which was recorded on December 14, 2016 at AETN studios in Conway, Arkansas, is the second in a series of three introductory modules for building administrators, general education teachers, new special education teachers, and paraprofessionals. The purpose of the series is to introduce learners to various topics related to supporting student behavior in the classroom.

In this course Nick Croninger from American Institutes for Research discusses terminology related to behavior management and the basic steps in developing and implementing a behavior intervention plan (BIP). He uses example scenarios and activities to illustrate how to effectively define a problem behavior and the process of identifying the function of behaviors.

This course, which was recorded on December 14, 2016 at AETN studios in Conway, Arkansas, is the third of a series of three introductory modules for building administrators, general education teachers, new special education teachers, and paraprofessionals. The purpose of the series is to introduce learners to various topics related to supporting student behavior in the classroom.