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The 12 Tools in Overview

Breathing Tool Overview

The Breathing Tool is described by kids, teachers, and Toolbox founder Mark Collin along with in-the-classroom examples throughout the day. This series unpacks each Toolbox Tool with many practical hints for practicing and teaching each Tool.

QSP Overview

The Quiet/Safe Place Tool is described by kids, teachers, and Toolbox founder Mark Collin along with in-the-classroom examples throughout the day. This series unpacks each Toolbox Tool with many practical hints for practicing and teaching each Tool.

Listening Tool Overview

The Listening Tool is described by kids, teachers, and Toolbox founder Mark Collin along with in-the-classroom examples throughout the day. This series unpacks each Toolbox Tool with many practical hints for practicing and teaching each Tool.

Empathy Tool Overview

The Empathy Tool is described by kids, teachers, and Toolbox founder Mark Collin along with in-the-classroom examples throughout the day. This series unpacks each Toolbox Tool with many practical hints for practicing and teaching each Tool.

Personal Space Tool Overview

The Personal Space Tool is described by kids, teachers, and Toolbox founder Mark Collin along with in-the-classroom examples throughout the day. This series unpacks each Toolbox Tool with many practical hints for practicing and teaching each Tool.

Using Our Words Tool Overview

The Using Our Words Tool is described by kids, teachers, and Toolbox founder Mark Collin along with in-the-classroom examples throughout the day. This series unpacks each Toolbox Tool with many practical hints for practicing and teaching each Tool.

Garbage Can Tool Overview

The Garbage Can Tool is described by kids, teachers, and Toolbox founder Mark Collin along with in-the-classroom examples throughout the day. This series unpacks each Toolbox Tool with many practical hints for practicing and teaching each Tool.

Taking Time Tool Overview

The Taking Time Tool is described by kids, teachers, and Toolbox founder Mark Collin along with in-the-classroom examples throughout the day. This series unpacks each Toolbox Tool with many practical hints for practicing and teaching each Tool.

Please & Thank You Tool Overview

The Please & Thank You Tool is described by kids, teachers, and Toolbox founder Mark Collin along with in-the-classroom examples throughout the day. This series unpacks each Toolbox Tool with many practical hints for practicing and teaching each Tool.

Apology & Forgiveness Tool Overview

The Apology & Forgiveness Tool is described by kids, teachers, and Toolbox founder Mark Collin along with in-the-classroom examples throughout the day. This series unpacks each Toolbox Tool with many practical hints for practicing and teaching each Tool.

Patience Tool Overview

The Patience Tool is described by kids, teachers, and Toolbox founder Mark Collin along with in-the-classroom examples throughout the day. This series unpacks each Toolbox Tool with many practical hints for practicing and teaching each Tool.

Courage Tool Overview

The Courage Tool is described by kids, teachers, and Toolbox founder Mark Collin along with in-the-classroom examples throughout the day. This series unpacks each Toolbox Tool with many practical hints for practicing and teaching each Tool.

Foundation Lessons

Classroom Rights and Responsibilities Lesson

A third grade teacher guides you through her experience leading her class through the Rights & Responsibilities Lesson. This powerful lesson sets the tone for classroom management as the kids themselves determine their rights as students, and the corresponding responsibilities to themselves and others in the classroom. The result is a shared, living agreement that everyone created together, understands, and can refer to.

Tools in Action-Caring Circle for Students

This powerful practice is shown at work in the classroom as teachers and students describe and model how to hold a caring circle. This is perhaps the most effective practice for experiencing the tools in a personal and practical way, providing missing information about a child’s life for teachers and classmates, and building a connected and empathetic classroom community.

Tools in Action-Caring Circle for Staff

The Caring Circle is used by staff to deepen connections, support one another, and stay informed in the larger school community. By Going First with this practice, teachers and staff benefit in the same ways their students do, giving insight and empathy for all.

Tools in Action-Hopes & Dreams Lesson

The Hopes and Dreams lesson, or ongoing theme, is unpacked here. A student’s Hopes & Dreams are encouraged and nurtured with the Tools giving a how to whatever it is they dream of being, accomplishing, or imagining for their lives. This is where students connect the dots between their aspirations, and a self empowered capacity to get there.

Classroom Practices

Going First with Toolbox

The importance of modeling tools to teach them is critical to Toolbox being felt and valued by students. Going First with Toolbox is the strongest lesson a teacher can give by showing the relevance of this practice for anyone and everyone. Teachers describe their own transformative moments and practices both practical and accessible and how kids under their care respond. Tools are simple, but not easy...

Tools in Action-Hints & Daily Practices

This Hints and Practices video illuminates many ways to keep Toolbox active and engaged throughout the school day. Through in-classroom moments, and comments from teachers and students, the Tools in Action series suggests ways to integrate Toolbox into daily experience with results.

Trainings

Mark Unpacks the 12 Tools-The Essential Philosophy of Toolbox

This is a 41 minute training on the 12 tools with Toolbox Founder Mark Collin. Mark gives a context for the Tools, and offers pedagogy, hints, and background on each one. As an in depth introduction or a post training refresher, this video will get you connected to the why, what, and how of Toolbox.

How Do You Create Kind and Connected Human Beings?

Toolbox students speak from their experiences of Tools in their lives.