Episode #20
Posted on May 23, 2006
Episode 20
Wow, Episode 20! A milestone. At the end of this podcast I announce a contest. E-mail me for a chance to win a copy of the Supportive Classroom curriculum. I will announce 2 winners on June 13, 2006. Listen to the podcast for details.
timothy.fox@uvm.edu
Episode #19
Posted on May 3, 2006
Episode 19
A short up-date on what is happening with the Vermont Partnership for Character Education project and with me since the project will ending this year.
Episode #18
Posted on May 3, 2006
Episode 18
This is Part 2 of the reflections of Swanton Elementary School students and staff on their experiences with the Supportive Classroom over the past 4 years.
Episode #17
Posted on April 10, 2006
Episode 17
Teachers, students and parents have a chance to reflect on the past 4 years of implementing the Supportive Classroom at Swanton Elementary School. This is part 1 of our reflections.
Episode #16
Posted on March 31, 2006
Episode 16
This is a short episode about my visit to Ambrose School in Winchester, MA. I have a great time with the students and faculty.
Videocast #5
Posted on March 21, 2006
Videocast 5
Reflection and processing with students is a critical step when learning new skills. Reflecting on multiple examples of core concepts and collaborative skills across the curriculum, the music they listen to, the tv shows and movies they watch and in their relationships with peers helps student "live" the curriculum.
Videocast #4
Posted on March 6, 2006
Videocast 4
This is a short clip from the Supportive Classroom Video (2000) on Entry Routines. Enjoy!
Episode #15
Posted on March 3, 2006
Episode 15
This has been a vacation week for me. I share a little news, share a little about my family trip to Maui and play some clips of island music by Iz. My son Ryan bought a ukulele.
Episode #14
Posted on February 17, 2006
Episode 14
In this episode I read a poem written to the words Respect and Appreciation by 5/6 graders from the Swanton Elementary School Kaleidoscope Leadership Team. I also talk about factors important to implementing change in schools.
Episode #13
Posted on February 1, 2006
Episode 13
This episode includes the reading of several Respect Letters written by kindergarten through 2nd grade students at Babcock School in Swanton, VT and more information on the Child Lures Prevention Program.
Episode #12
Posted on January 25, 2006
I discuss Nora the Nonapus, blog up-dates and the Child Lures Prevention program for keeping our children safe from sexual predators.
Episode #11
Posted on January 7, 2006
Episode 11
In this episode I talk about teaching collaborative skills and share hinesburg Community School's new school norms.
Episode #10
Posted on December 21, 2005
Happy Holidays! This episode is a Merry Christmas treat - I read three short Christmas Stories and play intros to a few of my favorite Christmas songs. The stories are: 1. A Christmas Sight by Kimberly Ripley (found at www.mymerrychristmas.com); 2. A Load of Coal by H. N. Cook (http://www.santasearch.org) and 3. An Elf's Thoughts by Robert Whitsitt (http://www.santasearch.org).
The songs are: 1. Frosty the Snowman by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians; 2. Jingle-Bell Rock by Bobby Helms: 3. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee and 4. Nuttin" for Christmas by Stan Freberg.
I hope the Holiday season finds you all healthy and happy. We will talk again after the holidays.
Tim
Episode #9
Posted on December 12, 2005
In this episode I discuss Prevention, Teaching and Responding in relation to Student Success Plans for students with challenging behavior. Also more music from NTK.
Videocast 3
Posted on December 8, 2005
This short video is actually the beginning segment of the Supportive Classroom Video. It provides a brief description of why we developed the curriculum and the relationship between the Supportive Classroom curriculum and the inclusion of studens with disabilities in general education classrooms. Enjoy!
Episode #8
Posted on December 8, 2005
Episode 8
This episode continues the discussion of Student Success Plans for students who present challenging behavior. You will also hear my son, Ryan, play his guitar and a short song by NTK (Ryan and Ethan's band). Forms from the manual that help teams discover the Communication of Behavior can be downloaded from the Classroom area of the blog.
Episode #7
Posted on November 21, 2005
Episode 7
This episode is devoted to a discussion of Student Success Plans for all students. I also talk a little bit about Personal Learning Plans. Samples are available on the Blog in the Classroom area.
Episode #6
Posted on November 4, 2005
Episode 6
In this episode we hear the comments of Mary Wood, the SCOPE Coordinator at Swanton Elementary School, about her team's trip to the Character Education Partnership Conference in Atlanta, GA.
Episode #5
Posted on November 2, 2005
Episode 5- Forever
This is a short podcast of Mrs. Barber's 1/2 classroom's class song "Forever". I visited her class yesterday and promised I would put their song up today. Enjoy!
Videocast 2
Posted on October 25, 2005
Hey, it works! If you subscribe through iTunes, the videocast will be automatically downloaded to your computer. In this clip we hear Sonja Burbank, 3/4 teacher from Thatcher Brook School, in Waterbury, VT, tell us what she like about the currciulum.
Videocast 1
Posted on October 25, 2005
Videocast 1
This is my first attempt at video. This is a short clip from the Supportive Classroom Video produced at the time the curriculum was developed. Let me know how you like it.
Episode # 4
Posted on October 25, 2005
This episode is devoted to great music from the Mosaic Project which is located in California. The songs are sung by Brett Dennen and his friends. There is a link to their website under the heading Quick Resources in the Side Bar.
Podcast #3
Posted on October 14, 2005
In this episode I talk about the use of Y-Charts for teaching the Core Concepts of Belonging, Respect, Trust and Sharing. Included is a short audio clip of a kindergarten class from Hinesburg Community School creating their Belonging Y-Chart.
Podcast #2
Posted on October 10, 2005
Today I talk about Core Concepts. Included is an audio recording of Mary Wood and I teaching a lesson on Belonging to kindergarten classes at Babcock School in Swanton, VT.
Podcast #1 Revisied
Posted on October 7, 2005
Hi. I have been experimenting with podcasting to see if I can create an audio show that people might be interested in hearing! This is another attempt at my first episode. If you have listened to it before this may be different. I am trying to get the sound better and my talking style needs a lot of work. It is very unnatural for me to be talking to myself in front of a computer rather than addressing a room full of people.
Subscribe at iTune Music Store
Posted on October 5, 2005
Well. My podcast is now on the iTune Music Store. If you go to the music store and select "podcasts" you will go to the list of podcasts. On the left side, select "education" and from the next menu, select K-12. From there you will see the Supportive Classroom listed and you can subscribe to the feed. The first episode will automatically download to your iTunes library on your computer. When each new episode is posted, it will automatically be downloaded. Pretty cool!
You must be using iTunes 4.9 or later to get podcasts. It is a free download for Macs and PCs at the Apple web site.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Hopfully it will all work well in the next few days!!
Thanks for listening. Tim
