An honest and shame-free approach to developing serious, assertive, workers in your classroom. It’s affordable, easy to use, and it works!
Our consultants will :
In 1-2 hours, coach your staff, students, and parents on the Tools Not Rules™ philosophy.
Supply classroom posters on the 9-behavior words:
stuck, serious, silly
passive, assertive, aggressive
shirking, working, showboating
Provide slides for the roll out of the language to students.
Offer Tools Not Rules™book to support staff learning (Solution Tree Press, January, 2025). Pre-order here!
TNR is a story about connection and seeing ALL students not ‘at-risk’ but ‘at-promise’.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Tools Not Rules™ is an approach to working with students that allows true transformation by using common language, creating shame-free interactions, and coaching towards serious, assertive, working. Tools Not Rules™ increases student engagement and achievement, while decreasing teacher stress.
Tools Not Rules™ IS…
A pledge to your students that you will help them grow - emotionally, socially, and academically.
A connection strategy that builds trust, honesty, and space to make different choices.
A pathway that creates change for both the teacher and the student.
PROGRAM IMPACT
Why We Do THIS WORK:
To increase student success and engagement in school.
To engage in self-assessment and self-regulation.
To help us all become serious, assertive workers.
To offer a different paradigm for classroom systems.
IT WORKS!
Tools Not Rules™ is an approach that can set students free from behaviors that get in the way of being productive.
HOW TO IMPLEMENT IN YOUR CLASSROOM
The Tools Not Rules™ is easy to implement.
Our training sessions include:
instruction in the philosophy behind Tools Not Rules™
a set of posters
Tools Not Rules™ book (Solution Tree, Inc, January 2025)
We are excited to put Tools Not Rules™ into action, making a difference for your students’ happiness and yours.
Contact
We believe this language helps transform kids’ lives and the lives of adults. We would love to work with you in small groups, schools or districts! We look forward to hearing from you.
EMAIL US
Marlene Moyer, MAT
marlene@toolsnotrules.com
Claudia Bertolone-Smith, PhD
claudia@toolsnotrules.com