EPLI: PBIS Module Trainer Activities & Resources
This page provides START Behavior Module trainers with readings, resources, and example activities to consider when developing or updating their Individual Trainer Plan.
Example Activities
- Attend START trainings to observe content delivery
- Create a book study/resource group of fellow trainers that will read the same resource(s) and share ideas to enhance the START Behavior Module
- Develop an online/social media group to share resources, implementation of strategies, and training ideas related to the START Behavior Module
- Attend state or national behavioral conferences to enhance understanding of START Behavior Module content (e.g. START Conference, MiMTSS Conferences, MAC (Michigan Autism Conference), Midwest PBIS Conference)
- Participate in START Trainer Focus Courses
- Participate in Trainer Live Zoom Sessions and Trainer Focus Days
- Complete online modules for specific areas of focus (see EBP resources below)
- Identify a reading/resource of the month to read from the list below
- Review the Behavioral Response Script Development Guide
- Review the Scripts & Protocols Implementation Checklist
Below is a list of resources for START Behavior Module trainers to consider in developing an Individual Trainer Plan. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list, so trainers are welcome to use additional resources and tools.
Laws, Regulations & State Recommendations on Discipline/Behavior
- IDEA Discipline Requirements (MDE 2019)
- Responding to and Counting Disciplinary Removals (MDE 2020)
- Determining a Change of Placement (MDE 2020)
- Shortened School Day (MDE 2020)
- MDE School Discipline Tool Kit
- Dear Colleague Letter 2016 on Behavior
- When to Use Functional Behavioral Assessment? Best Practices vs. Legal Guidance
- Supporting Students with Disabilities and Avoiding the Discriminatory Use of Student Discipline Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (USDOE-OCR 2022)
- Questions and Answers: Addressing the Needs of Children with Disabilities and IDEA’s Discipline Provisions (USDOE OSERS 2022)
- Positive, Proactive Approaches to Supporting Children with Disabilities: A Guide for Stakeholders (USDOE OSERS 2022)
- Dear Colleague Letter 2022 on Implementation of IDEA Discipline Provisions (USDOE Cardona)
Schoolwide PBIS/MTSS and Classroom Support
- Association for Positive Behavior Support
- Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports
- Explicit Instruction - Anita Archer
- Midwest PBIS Network
- Michigan’s Multi-Tiered System of Support (MiMTSS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center
- Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support
- Wayne RESA PBIS Page
- The Benefits of Welcoming Students Dail
Evidence-Based Practices, including ABA-based Interventions
- START Behavior Support Tools
- Autism-Focused Intervention Resources & Modules (AFIRM) FBA Module
- Autism Internet Modules (AIM)
- Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) -- Interventions based on ABA
- National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence and Practice (NCAEP)
- IRIS Center
- Evidence-based Classroom Strategies (IDEAs that Work 2015)
- Social Thinking
- Paula Kluth:
FBA (Functional Behavioral Assessment) & Behavior Intervention Planning
- Autism-Focused Intervention Resources & Modules (AFIRM) FBA Module
- Basic FBA to BIP Online Modules (Portland State University)
- Practical Functional Behavioral Assessment: Training Manual for School-Based Personnel
- Efficient Functional Behavior Assessment: The Functional Assessment Checklist for Teachers and Staff (FACTS)
- Functional Analysis Screening Tool (FAST)
- When to Use Functional Behavioral Assessment? Best Practices vs. Legal Guidance
- FBA/BIP Technical Adequacy Tool for Evaluation Rubric (TATE 2015)
- FBA/BIP Technical Adequacy Tool for Evaluation Scoring Form
- Basic FBA to BIP Online Modules (Portland State University)
Seclusion & Restraint
- Restraint and Seclusion: Resource Document (US Department of Education 2012)
- Policy for the Emergency Use of Seclusion and Restraint (Michigan Department of Education 2017)
- Emergency Use of Seclusion & Physical Restraint FAQ (Michigan Department of Education 2017)