The Supportive Classroom 2006-05-24T12:11:04Z The Supportive Classroom curriculum was developed at the University of Vermont. The blog and podcast are used to share the ideas and accomplishments of schools that are implementing the Supportive Classroom. The Core Concepts of Belonging, Trust, Sharing and Respect form the foundation of the curriculum. tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2008:/supportiveclass//8 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2006, tfox It's a Contest 2006-05-24T12:11:04Z 2006-05-23T20:16:32Z tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2006:/supportiveclass//8.289 2006-05-23T20:16:32Z During today's podcast I announce a contest. I received an e-mail from Melanie from Toronto. She is graduating from the Univ. of Toronto with a Masters in Child Study and Education. Congrats to Melanie! Anyway, she is taking a course... tfox timothy.fox@uvm.edu Blog During today's podcast I announce a contest. I received an e-mail from Melanie from Toronto. She is graduating from the Univ. of Toronto with a Masters in Child Study and Education. Congrats to Melanie! Anyway, she is taking a course in film-making and is interested in ideas for filming a documentary about character education. For the contest, just e-mail me your ideas for a documentary and I will pass them on her. From all of the e-mails I receive, I will draw two names and send the lucky winners a copy of the Supportive Classroom manual. That's it. Help me with ideas for Melanie and you may be a winner.

The winner will be drawn on June 13, 2006. I will announce the winners on the blog and during a special podcast.

Thanks for your help
Tim

]]> Episode #20 2006-05-23T20:16:06Z 2006-05-23T20:09:21Z tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2006:/supportiveclass//8.288 2006-05-23T20:09:21Z 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.... tfox timothy.fox@uvm.edu Podcasts 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

]]> Swanton Students Present at ECHO Center 2006-05-18T14:22:15Z 2006-05-18T14:16:55Z tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2006:/supportiveclass//8.287 2006-05-18T14:16:55Z A group of 4th graders from the Swanton Central School planned a presentation and an interactive game to share with other children visiting the ECHO Center in Burlington as a part of their Earth Day celebration. The students presented... tfox timothy.fox@uvm.edu Student Jeopardy.jpg
A group of 4th graders from the Swanton Central School planned a presentation and an interactive game to share with other children visiting the ECHO Center in Burlington as a part of their Earth Day celebration. The students presented various skits about recycling and set up their version of Earth Day Jeopardy for visitors to play as they enjoyed the various exhibits at the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center.

"People of the Dawn" for 100 Points-
These Native American people are know as the "People of the Dawn"

Who are the Abenaki people?

"Lake Champlain" for 200 Points-
Lake Champlain is the birthplace of which branch of the military?

What is the U. S. Navy?

It was a great day and the students did a fantastic job. They also won the grand prize of a notebook computer for their school! Way to go Swanton students!!!

]]> Episode #19 2006-05-03T14:31:17Z 2006-05-03T14:30:59Z tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2006:/supportiveclass//8.278 2006-05-03T14:30:59Z 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.... tfox timothy.fox@uvm.edu Podcasts 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 2006-05-03T14:30:01Z 2006-05-03T14:29:41Z tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2006:/supportiveclass//8.277 2006-05-03T14:29:41Z 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.... tfox timothy.fox@uvm.edu Podcasts 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.

]]> Little Quack's New Friend 2006-04-21T12:25:33Z 2006-04-21T12:15:51Z tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2006:/supportiveclass//8.266 2006-04-21T12:15:51Z Little Quack's New Friend is a new book by Lauren Thompson and illustrated by Derek Anderson. Little Quack and his four brothers and sisters love to play together, but when a green frog wants to play with them, all... tfox timothy.fox@uvm.edu Classroom LittleQuack.jpg
Little Quack's New Friend is a new book by Lauren Thompson and illustrated by Derek Anderson. Little Quack and his four brothers and sisters love to play together, but when a green frog wants to play with them, all but Little Quack say "No". One by one the little green frog wins them over by being himself. It is a fun story about having fun with a new friend and accecptance of differences. Great illustrations too! The kindergarteners at Ambrose School loved it.

]]> Episode #17 2006-04-10T15:39:18Z 2006-04-10T15:36:16Z tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2006:/supportiveclass//8.265 2006-04-10T15:36:16Z 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.... tfox timothy.fox@uvm.edu Podcasts 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 2006-03-31T16:53:34Z 2006-03-31T16:51:45Z tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2006:/supportiveclass//8.264 2006-03-31T16:51:45Z 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.... tfox timothy.fox@uvm.edu Podcasts 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.

]]> Busy, Busy Busy..What Else is New? 2006-03-22T00:03:16Z 2006-03-22T00:02:03Z tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2006:/supportiveclass//8.263 2006-03-22T00:02:03Z I am sorry that I have not posted a podcast in the past two weeks but I have just been too busy with life. There is a new opportunity to write another federal Character Education Partnership grant for the State... tfox timothy.fox@uvm.edu Blog I am sorry that I have not posted a podcast in the past two weeks but I have just been too busy with life. There is a new opportunity to write another federal Character Education Partnership grant for the State Department of Education that I have been working on in my "spare" time. My other job as the coordinator of the Vermont State I-team has also been very busy lately with almost daily meetings to plan statewide training for the fall and to develop courses for the Intensive Special Education endorsment program. I know, excuses...excuses.... I will be doing a new podcast this week so stay tuned.

]]> Videocast #5 2006-03-21T14:19:10Z 2006-03-21T14:13:15Z tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2006:/supportiveclass//8.262 2006-03-21T14:13:15Z 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... tfox timothy.fox@uvm.edu Podcasts 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.

]]> Unlovable for Respect and Responsibility 2006-03-21T13:27:47Z 2006-03-21T13:18:12Z tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2006:/supportiveclass//8.261 2006-03-21T13:18:12Z For my last two visits to Swanton Elementary School, I have read the book Unlovable (see below) by Dan Yaccarino to kindergarten through second graders to illustrate the concept of Respect and for third and fourth graders to illustrate Responsibility.... tfox timothy.fox@uvm.edu Classroom For my last two visits to Swanton Elementary School, I have read the book Unlovable (see below) by Dan Yaccarino to kindergarten through second graders to illustrate the concept of Respect and for third and fourth graders to illustrate Responsibility. All of the students (12 classes in all) loved the book! It is a good example of how you can take one story and by highlighting certain aspects you can highlight different Core Concepts. With the older students we were able to make connections to other books they were reading this year. It is the integration of the concepts throughout the curriculum that makes this curriculum work so well. Keep your eyes and ears open. You will find the Core Concepts everywhere!!!

]]> Videocast #4 2006-03-06T17:09:01Z 2006-03-06T17:08:43Z tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2006:/supportiveclass//8.259 2006-03-06T17:08:43Z Videocast 4 This is a short clip from the Supportive Classroom Video (2000) on Entry Routines. Enjoy!... tfox timothy.fox@uvm.edu Podcasts Videocast 4
This is a short clip from the Supportive Classroom Video (2000) on Entry Routines. Enjoy!

]]> Back from Maui 2006-03-03T20:37:41Z 2006-03-03T20:37:16Z tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2006:/supportiveclass//8.257 2006-03-03T20:37:16Z My wife, son and I spent a week on the island of Maui in Hawaii. What a great place to visit in the middle of a Vermont winter. When we left here it was snowing and when we returned... tfox timothy.fox@uvm.edu Blog Maui.jpg

My wife, son and I spent a week on the island of Maui in Hawaii. What a great place to visit in the middle of a Vermont winter. When we left here it was snowing and when we returned it was snowing! Beautiful weather in Maui. 80 degrees, mostly sunny at the beaches, rainy in the rain forests and cloudy at the top of the 10,000 foot volcano in the middle of the island. The people were very friendly, the food was expensive and the scenery was unbelievable. We saw baby whales, sea turtles and went snorkling and body surfing. All that said, it is good to be home!

]]> Episode #15 2006-03-03T19:25:00Z 2006-03-03T19:19:25Z tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2006:/supportiveclass//8.255 2006-03-03T19:19:25Z 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.... tfox timothy.fox@uvm.edu Podcasts 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 2006-02-17T16:46:17Z 2006-02-17T16:42:50Z tag:tfox.blog.uvm.edu,2006:/supportiveclass//8.254 2006-02-17T16:42:50Z 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.... tfox timothy.fox@uvm.edu Podcasts 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.

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