Q1: Why do you think teaching empathy is important in today's world? What are some real-life examples that require students to be empathetic? #PeekaChat
A1: Teaching empathy helps Ss gain a global perspective and a better understanding of world events. They will value diversity and understand what shapes culture. #PeekaChat
A1- Bullyingis a constant issue which sometimes results in some horrible tragedies- showing empathy towards others can make a positive impact on these situations #peekachat
A1: Perspective is very difficult for anyone to gain, especially at such a young age, however teaching students to be empathetic can help give them a tool that is useful in all job markets, helping Ss gain insight into customers of global populations! #peekachat
A2: Using role-play, our "Walking in Someone Else's Shoes" activity encourages Ss to put themselves in others' shoes - literally and figuratively! #PeekaChat#SEL
A1 - We start our year by reading #Wonder by RJ Palacio in order to learn how to feel empathy for Auggie, the main character. It helps us build our classroom community & gets us thinking about others' feelings. We learn to embrace rather than accept differences! #Peekachat
A1: The spike in social media use has cause an increased in bullying. Kids no longer have to look someone in the eye when they want to bully. In this day an age, an understanding empathy is critical to ensuring that bullying does not continue to spike #Peekachat
A2: Some great books on empathy: The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig, Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes #PeekaChat
A2: Many of our teachers love using read alouds as a great way to introduce the topic, explore different perspective and spark a discussion about how this can relate their own lives #PeekaChat
A2. A conceptthat helps my Ss (besides @Peekapak ) is animals for some reason... it seems like they can read animals and show empathy for them... (may be the age level) then I easily build the bridge to classmates and others #peekachat
A2 - My 5th graders use @Peekapak, along with other activities to mentor our #KinderPals & teach SEL concepts like #Empathy, Teamwork, and Respect. Both sets of students get a TON out of each experience! #Peekachat
Just saw you tweet, Paul and took a look. #PeekaChat Loved #Wonder So important for our Sts to know in that differences lies a heart, soul a person who needs what you do
A1 - We start our year by reading #Wonder by RJ Palacio in order to learn how to feel empathy for Auggie, the main character. It helps us build our classroom community & gets us thinking about others' feelings. We learn to embrace rather than accept differences! #Peekachat
A3: Active listening and offering social support to each other are strong indicators that Ss are grasping why empathy is important and how to translate it into real life. #PeekaChat#SEL
A2: @JasonReynolds83 book Ghost and aka Track series is an amazing book from the point of view of a student that I find amazing for students to empathize with students of all walks of life. #Peekachat
Books, read alouds are my go to for almost everything I’d like sts to understand. Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson hit home with many classes I subbed in. Faige from Los Angeles. I sub now #Peekachat
A3 - Not exactly empathy, but... Whenever we have conflict in our classroom, students can choose to do Rock-Paper-Scissors, Think Win-Win, or Choose Kind, and my kiddos often "Choose Kind" by saying "It's OK, you can have it." or "No big deal. Let's do it your way!" #Peekachat
A3: I love it when my students support each other no matter their differences because they understand that they have differences and it is ok; they bond together stronger when they overcome their differences to work together. Then collaboration can be powerful. #Peekachat
A4 - Having kids write cards to the students returning to school after a shooting or servicemen & women abroad. Volunteering to play games with seniors at a local nursing home. Learning about challenges others face on a daily basis, like lack of water or power. #Peekachat
A4 - For ten years, I invited a student and his/her family each Monday to volunteer with me at a local soup kitchen. I would be in the kitchen cooking while they would set up, serve, and take down. Really taught students empathy & a new perspective on struggle. #Peekachat
A4: I think global collaboration on a common project or goal can help foster empathy. I do virtual field trips and mystery @SkypeClassroom to help my students see how similar they are to youth around the world. When you feel similar you can empathize easier. #Peekachat
A4 Schools that have drives: food, books, letters to vets, clothes, sundries for shelter, and more. We include them in sdisvussion, collection wand where possible distribution #Peekachat
