Timothy Fox http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/ 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. Copyright 2008 Tue, 23 May 2006 15:16:32 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Timothy Fox Timothy.Fox@uvm.edu education k-12 classrooms 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. 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... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/05/its_a_contest.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/05/its_a_contest.html Blog Tue, 23 May 2006 15:16:32 -0500 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.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/05/episode_20.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/05/episode_20.html Podcasts Tue, 23 May 2006 15:09:21 -0500 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... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/05/swanton_student_2.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/05/swanton_student_2.html Student Thu, 18 May 2006 09:16:55 -0500 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.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/05/episode_19.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/05/episode_19.html Podcasts Wed, 03 May 2006 09:30:59 -0500 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.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/05/episode_18.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/05/episode_18.html Podcasts Wed, 03 May 2006 09:29:41 -0500 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... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/04/little_quacks_n.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/04/little_quacks_n.html Classroom Fri, 21 Apr 2006 07:15:51 -0500 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.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/04/episode_17.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/04/episode_17.html Podcasts Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:36:16 -0500 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.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/03/episode_16.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/03/episode_16.html Podcasts Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:51:45 -0500 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... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/03/busy_busy_busyw.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/03/busy_busy_busyw.html Blog Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:02:03 -0500 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... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/03/videocast_5.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/03/videocast_5.html Podcasts Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:13:15 -0500 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.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/03/unlovable_for_r.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/03/unlovable_for_r.html Classroom Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:18:12 -0500 Videocast 4 This is a short clip from the Supportive Classroom Video (2000) on Entry Routines. Enjoy!... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/03/videocast_4.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/03/videocast_4.html Podcasts Mon, 06 Mar 2006 12:08:43 -0500 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... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/03/back_from_maui.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/03/back_from_maui.html Blog Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:37:16 -0500 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.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/03/episode_15.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/03/episode_15.html Podcasts Fri, 03 Mar 2006 14:19:25 -0500 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.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/02/episode_14.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/02/episode_14.html Podcasts Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:42:50 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/02/post_2.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/02/post_2.html sidebar Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:39:56 -0500 At last weeks meeting of the Swanton Elementary School's SCOPE Steering Committee meeting we spent time identifying those factors that seem important for a school to consider when implementing a new program within the school. These are the factors that... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/02/factors_to_cons.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/02/factors_to_cons.html School Thu, 09 Feb 2006 13:12:08 -0500 Last Thursday, I spend the day at the Swanton Elementary School visiting seven 3rd and 4th grade classrooms to share a lesson on respect. I shared with the students the book of respect letters written by the kindergarten through... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/02/sense_pass_king.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/02/sense_pass_king.html Classroom Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:55:47 -0500 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.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/02/episode_13.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/02/episode_13.html Podcasts Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:00:32 -0500 Respect Letters Julie Benay, the principal at Mary Babcock School in Swanton, VT has again challenged her kindergarten to second grade students to write about the core concepts. This time she asked students to write a short letter to someone... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/principals_chal_1.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/principals_chal_1.html Student Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:01:12 -0500 The Partnership in Character Education grant that I am currently working on to support schools to learn and use the Supportive Classroom curriculum is ending this Summer. I am working with a couple of my colleagues at the University of... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/what_is_next_fo.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/what_is_next_fo.html Blog Sun, 29 Jan 2006 07:59:01 -0500 Episode 12 I discuss Nora the Nonapus, blog up-dates and the Child Lures Prevention program for keeping our children safe from sexual predators.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/episode_12.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/episode_12.html Podcasts Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:03:53 -0500 Nora the Nonapus is a great book for fifth-graders to address issues about bullying, trust, belonging, sharing, respect and responsibility. It was written and illustrated by four fifth-grade girls. The authors are Susan Cavender, Vaishnavi Krishnan, Alison Smith and... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/nora_the_nonapu.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/nora_the_nonapu.html Classroom Wed, 25 Jan 2006 08:06:50 -0500 This past week I facilitated two half-day sessions for new faculty at Swanton Elementary School and a half-day session for paraeducators at the Hinesburg Community School. I want to thank everyone who participated. I was very pleased by the participation... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/inservice_train.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/inservice_train.html School Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:23:07 -0500 Gary Dulabaum, a singer/songwriter, recently worked with several classrooms at the Swanton Elementary School. Each class of students put their classroom experiences to popular tunes and presented to parents, students and staff. This was a great opportunity for students... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/gary_dulabaum_w_1.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/gary_dulabaum_w_1.html School Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:04:35 -0500 Mrs. Hancock's and Ms. Jenkin's classes participated in a community service learning project this last trimester. The students chose a charity or project to research and support for the trimester. As part of their work, students were responsible for... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/swanton_student_1.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/swanton_student_1.html Student Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:01:54 -0500 Episode 11 In this episode I talk about teaching collaborative skills and share hinesburg Community School's new school norms.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/episode_11.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/episode_11.html Podcasts Sat, 07 Jan 2006 14:39:18 -0500 The Hinesburg Community School's Program Council has completed their new and improved set of school wide norms. As you will notice, it is based on the Core Concepts! Great job!!... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/hinesburg_commu_2.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/hinesburg_commu_2.html School Sat, 07 Jan 2006 12:26:53 -0500 I have been lacking in adding specific entries to the Family Area. I hope you realize that the entries added under the other areas of the blog are also for you! The books I have highlighted in the classroom area... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/a_note_to_famil.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/a_note_to_famil.html Family Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:58:46 -0500 It is snowing again here in Hinesburg, Vermont. I planned to do a podcast this morning but it is too noisy in my house today! My son has been ill the past two days and is home from school. As... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/next_podcast.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/next_podcast.html Blog Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:37:20 -0500 The Snow Bear by Liliana Stafford is a wonderful book that tells the story of an Inuit boy and a snow bear from the wild. It is an excellent book to discuss the core concepts with children. In order... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/the_snow_bear.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/the_snow_bear.html Classroom Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:11:19 -0500 This is a short note to thank all of those teachers, students and families who put in time and effort to make their schools a safe, inviting and welcoming community of leaners. All one need do is walk in the... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/happy_new_years.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2006/01/happy_new_years.html Blog Wed, 04 Jan 2006 12:27:42 -0500 Episode 10 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... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/12/episode_10.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/12/episode_10.html Podcasts Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:15:21 -0500 My wife and I went to the Scholastic Warehouse sale in Williston last week and I bought two new books. "I Like Myself" by Karen Beaumont and "Unlovable" by Dan Yaccarino. They are both short books for younger children... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/12/new_books.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/12/new_books.html Classroom Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:38:36 -0500 Episode 9 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.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/12/episode_9.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/12/episode_9.html Podcasts Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:15:28 -0500 Videocast 3 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... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/12/videocast_3.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/12/videocast_3.html Podcasts Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:35:25 -0500 During today's podcast I discussed developing Student Success Plans for students with challenging behavior. One of the tools from the Suportive Classroom manual that I talked about is the set of forms for helping the team decide what the student... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/12/identifying_the.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/12/identifying_the.html Classroom Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:50:53 -0500 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... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/12/episode_8.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/12/episode_8.html Podcasts Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:34:47 -0500 Belonging Poem Book Julie Benay, the principal at Mary. S. Babcock School, in Swanton, Vermont has challenged her students to create poems about belonging. Childen from grades kindergarten through second grade were asked to write a poem about Belonging (one... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/12/principals_chal.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/12/principals_chal.html Student Fri, 02 Dec 2005 11:19:51 -0500 Jo Evelti, the early childhood teacher at Hinesburg Community School, was kind enough to share this book with me. Last week I visited her class and read the book "The Lonely Scarecrow" with her students. We talked about belonging,... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/the_stray_dog_a.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/the_stray_dog_a.html Classroom Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:39:31 -0500 Sample Success Plan During todays podcast I talked about Student Sucess Plans. The above link is a sample plan in a pdf format. The Success Plan provides a framework for gathering and summarizing important information about each student in the... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/student_success.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/student_success.html Classroom Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:47:19 -0500 Personal Learning Plan During todays Podcast I also mentioned Personal Learning Plans. The above link is to a .pdf file of the PLP map that I described in the podcast. The student's Personal Learning Plan is her vehicle for identifying... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/personal_learni.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/personal_learni.html Classroom Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:45:01 -0500 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.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/episode_7.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/episode_7.html Podcasts Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:56:36 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/swanton_school_1.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/swanton_school_1.html School Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:29:07 -0500 This note was passed on to me by Mary Wood, the SCOPE Coordinator at Swanton Elementary School. Dear Mr. Fox: Thank you for coming into our classroom and talking to us about caring. I learned somethings that are important like... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/a_thank_you_not.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/a_thank_you_not.html Student Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:02:04 -0500 I was doing a lesson on caring with 5th / 6th grade students at Swanton Elementary School when Felica, a sixth grade student, handed me a note. Her note was in response to my asking her class for student work... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/short_poem_from.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/short_poem_from.html Student Fri, 18 Nov 2005 09:53:32 -0500 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.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/episode_6.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/episode_6.html Podcasts Fri, 04 Nov 2005 10:58:29 -0500 Mary Wood, the Swanton Elementary School SCOPE Coordinator, Marty Waldron, principal, Kristen Belrose, sixth grade teacher and Dorcus Suitor, first grade teacher, receive their Finalist Award at the Character Education Partnership 2005 National Convention in Atlanta, GA.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/post_1.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/post_1.html School Fri, 04 Nov 2005 08:44:32 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/post.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/post.html sidebar Fri, 04 Nov 2005 08:38:34 -0500 Yesterday I visited with Mrs. Barber's 1/2 class at Hinesburg Community School. Mr. Bear (see above picture) and I lead an activity I call "Where is the Care?". There are times when children act in ways that make each... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/where_is_the_ca.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/where_is_the_ca.html Classroom Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:44:56 -0500 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!... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/episode_5.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/11/episode_5.html Podcasts Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:31:35 -0500 The Character Education Partnership (www.character.org) presents yearly awards for National Schools of Character. Last Spring the Swanton Elementary School submitted an application along with almost 90 other schools across the country. In May they were determined to be one... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/swanton_a_2005.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/swanton_a_2005.html School Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:29:34 -0500 Videocast 2 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... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/videocast_2.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/videocast_2.html Podcasts Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:53:51 -0500 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.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/videocast_1.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/videocast_1.html Podcasts Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:19:18 -0500 Episode 4 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... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/episode_4.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/episode_4.html Podcasts Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:27:53 -0500 On Friday, October 14th students from Swanton Schools helped to dedicate the new $2.5M Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters and Educational Center. A representative from each classroom was invited to take part in the celebration. Students donned red, white,... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/swanton_student.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/swanton_student.html School Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:01:41 -0500 If you listen to the podcast (Episode 3) you will hear Mrs. Lasher's kindergarten class at Hindsburg Community School creating this Y-Chart. They did a great job. Who says this work is too hard for kindergarteners!!... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/kindergarten_be_2.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/kindergarten_be_2.html Student Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:48:39 -0500 An earlier posting (Sept. 9th) described a "getting to know you" activity using Venn Diagrams from Sally Fuesner's and Micheala Whitman's 3/4 classes at Hindsburg Community School. As promised, here is a sample diagram for your viewing.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/venn_diagrams_u.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/venn_diagrams_u.html Classroom Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:37:40 -0500 Mrs. Marsh's 7/8 grade Living Arts class at Hinesburg Community School, in Hinesburg, VT has been busy creating works of art, quilts, for children. The quilts will be donated to ABC Quilts - a charitable organization which distributes quilts... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/students_donate.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/students_donate.html School Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:33:21 -0500 Episode 3 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... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/podcast_3.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/podcast_3.html Podcasts Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:05:32 -0500 If you listened to the second episode of the podcast, you heard Mrs. Freed-Thall's kindergarten class sing their Belonging Song. In case you couldn't understand some of the words: We all belong together, we all belong together, We all belong... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/a_kindergarten.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/a_kindergarten.html Classroom Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:07:39 -0500 Episode 2 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.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/episode_2_1.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/episode_2_1.html Podcasts Mon, 10 Oct 2005 14:27:03 -0500 If you listen to my Podcast (Episode 2) you will hear audio of a lesson that Mary Wood, the SCOPE Coordinator of the Swanton Elementary School, and I did for 5 kindergarten classes this past Thursday. This was our way... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/kindergarten_be.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/kindergarten_be.html Classroom Mon, 10 Oct 2005 14:08:16 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/supportive_clas_2.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/supportive_clas_2.html sidebar Sat, 08 Oct 2005 11:32:05 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/student_survey.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/student_survey.html sidebar Sat, 08 Oct 2005 11:28:28 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/family_survey_1.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/family_survey_1.html sidebar Sat, 08 Oct 2005 11:27:43 -0500 The Supportive Classroom manual was developed with the help of a Federal grant from 1997 to 2000. The curriculum was developed by Vermonters (classroom teachers, administrators, students and parents) and piloted in Vermont schools. Since it's development the curriculum... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/welcome_to_the_1.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/welcome_to_the_1.html home Fri, 07 Oct 2005 16:47:31 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/teacher_survey.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/teacher_survey.html sidebar Fri, 07 Oct 2005 16:39:03 -0500 I have added copies of the student, family and teacher surveys we have developed for use with the Supportive Classroom. The pdf. files are now located on the sidebar with the other form downloads. These surveys have been used by... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/supportive_clas_1.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/supportive_clas_1.html School Fri, 07 Oct 2005 16:27:32 -0500 Episode 1 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... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/episode_1_revis.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/episode_1_revis.html Podcasts Fri, 07 Oct 2005 06:47:50 -0500 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... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/subscribe_at_it.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/subscribe_at_it.html Podcasts Wed, 05 Oct 2005 15:23:22 -0500 Students across our model schools are working on the Core Concept of Belonging. One activity we ask our teachers to do with their students is to develop a Y-chart of each Core Concept at the beginning of each school... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/belonging_ychar.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/belonging_ychar.html Student Tue, 04 Oct 2005 15:54:07 -0500 This portion of the Supportive Classroom Blog is for the discussion of issues that come up from time to time or for issues that I want to share. Please feel free to comment or add your own issues to this... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/ask_a_question.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/10/ask_a_question.html Blog Tue, 04 Oct 2005 11:11:41 -0500 Last Tuesday I spent a very long and rewarding day. I drove to Winchester, MA to visit with a group of 2nd graders and their teachers (see the Classrom Area for details) and I spend three hours after school with... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/my_second_visit.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/my_second_visit.html School Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:29:22 -0500 Reading with your children is a great way to spend time together. It is a great way to share yourself with your children. Even very young children love to be read too and enjoy looking at pictures. This can lead... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/reading_for_lov.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/reading_for_lov.html Family Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:09:42 -0500 1,2,3 Music by Sylvie Auzary-Luton is about a little girl, Annie, who is crazy about music. Her passion for music gets her into lots of trouble with her family and limits her ability to connect with her cousins. Something... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/123_music_is_a.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/123_music_is_a.html Classroom Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:48:27 -0500 Last Tuesday, I visited Ambrose Elementary School in Winchester, MA. During my visit I had the opportunity to lead a "Sharing" activity for the four 2nd grade classes. I did two sessions with two classes in each session (30 -... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/sharing_activit.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/sharing_activit.html Classroom Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:09:01 -0500 Through the efforts of Project SCOPE and the Swanton Elementary Schools, the town of Swanton and other Franklin County communities have been working on several Katrina Relief Activities. Members of our community were invited to drop off items for Project... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/katrina_relief.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/katrina_relief.html School Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:58:51 -0500 Last Spring, Mary Wood, the SCOPE coordinator at Swanton Elementary Schools in Swanton, VT, applied to the Character Education Partnership to be a "National School of Character" for 2005. Around 90 schools from across the country met the criteria for... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/swanton_teacher.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/swanton_teacher.html School Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:21:21 -0500 The Lonely Scarecrow by Tim Preston and illustrated by Maggie Kneen is a beautifully written and illustrated book. It is about a scarecrow who is understandably lonely since he was made to scare the animals from the field. The... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/another_of_my_f.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/another_of_my_f.html Classroom Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:06:08 -0500 "The Other Side" by Jacqueline Woodson is a great picture book to use with children when discussing belonging. It depicts a time in our country's past when a small town was divided by a fence. Black people lived on... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/great_book_idea.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/great_book_idea.html Classroom Fri, 09 Sep 2005 16:28:11 -0500 Yesterday I visited in Sally Fuesner's and Micheala Whitman's classrooms. Micheala and Sally team together in the 3rd / 4th grade multiage wing of the Hinesburg Community School. This summer Sally took a two day workshop on Project CRISS (CReating... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/venn_diagrams_f.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/venn_diagrams_f.html Classroom Fri, 09 Sep 2005 08:55:13 -0500 Yesterday I spent the day at the Hinesburg Community School. What a pleasure for me! HCS is beginning the second year of implementation of the Supportive Classroom curriculum. I met with Debi Price, the "new" principal and heard about all... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/hinesburg_commu.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/hinesburg_commu.html School Fri, 09 Sep 2005 08:26:05 -0500 I want to thank you for the dinner and polite company you provided me last Tuesday evening. You made me feel that I "belong" and I really appreciate it. Thank you also for talking the time to listen to me... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/thank_you_ambro.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/thank_you_ambro.html Family Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:38:56 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/additional_plan.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/additional_plan.html sidebar Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:31:59 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/entry_routines.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/entry_routines.html sidebar Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:27:54 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/introducing_cor.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/introducing_cor.html sidebar Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:27:13 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/integrating_cor.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/integrating_cor.html sidebar Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:26:20 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/developing_clas.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/developing_clas.html sidebar Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:24:01 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/identify_collab.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/identify_collab.html sidebar Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:23:05 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/collabortive_sk.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/collabortive_sk.html sidebar Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:22:07 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/student_process.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/student_process.html sidebar Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:20:37 -0500 http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/core_concept_le.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/core_concept_le.html sidebar Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:15:45 -0500 My trip to Winchester, MA earlier this week was fantastic. I spent several hours with seventeen teachers, grades K to 4, and their principal, Lisa McManus. What a great group of people! Ambrose is a spanking brand new school.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/ambrose_school.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/09/ambrose_school.html School Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:40:23 -0500 Welcome to the Supportive Classroom Blog for the 2005/06 School Year. Pre-service programs for staff have begun and schools are getting ready to open. I heard from Mary Wood, the SCOPE Coordinator at Swanton Elementary School. A pre-service day with... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/08/tims_first_upda.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/08/tims_first_upda.html School Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:14:31 -0500 This is the place for Instructional Teams to share their ideas for lesson plans for teaching the Core Concepts of Belonging, Respect, Trust and Sharing and for teaching Collaborative Skills. Ideas for integrating the Core Concepts and Collaborative Skills into... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/05/library_resourc.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/05/library_resourc.html Classroom Sat, 14 May 2005 22:12:46 -0500 The family area is where we hope to hear from families on their experiences with a child who is a part of a Supportive Classroom. It is also a place to share ideas on how families can help their children... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/05/course_schedule.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/05/course_schedule.html Family Fri, 13 May 2005 09:35:45 -0500 Timothy Fox - My Blog Child Lures Prevention To purchase The Supportive Classroom manual Disability Resources Character Ed. Partnership Character Counts The Responsive Classroom Kids on the Block Good Character Don't Laugh At Me Hands on Productions The Mosaic Project... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/05/quick_resources.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/05/quick_resources.html sidebar Mon, 09 May 2005 10:57:03 -0500 UVM Home Blogging @ UVM Center on Disability and Community Inclusion... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/05/other.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/05/other.html sidebar Tue, 03 May 2005 11:06:53 -0500 This is the place where School Teams can share school-wide and community activites to highlight and reinforce the Core Concepts and Collaborative skills. These activities and projects cut across classrooms and serve to involve a set of classrooms (e.g., the... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/05/assignment_one.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/05/assignment_one.html School Sun, 01 May 2005 22:06:52 -0500 The Swanton School Team is back from Atlanta. Swanton Elementary School was a finalist for the 2005 National Schools of Character Award. The team was recognized at a special lunch where they received their award! Great Job Swanton students, families,... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/05/announcements.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/05/announcements.html sidebar Sun, 01 May 2005 17:27:55 -0500 This is the place where students of all ages can share their work, their ideas and reflections on being a part of a supportive classroom. This can include student writing, art, or performances.... http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/05/syllabus_test.html http://tfox.blog.uvm.edu/supportiveclass/archives/2005/05/syllabus_test.html Student Sun, 01 May 2005 15:39:37 -0500