Inspiring and Elevating Empathy With Empatico

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Sunday, November 29, 12:30–1:30 pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)

Gina Marchionda
Explore bringing virtual connections to your classroom in an engaging, intentional and powerful manner. Catch a glimpse of an Empatico connection between a classroom in the United States and Serbia. Authentic learning activities presented will demonstrate how students practiced interpersonal skills critical for building cross-cultural relationships in life.

Audience:	Coaches, Curriculum/district specialists, Teachers
Skill level:	Beginner
Attendee devices:	Devices required
Attendee device specification:	Smartphone: Windows, Android, iOS Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Participant accounts, software and other materials:	Google Docs
Topic:	Global collaboration
Grade level:	PK-5
Subject area:	Social studies
ISTE Standards:	For Students: Global Collaborator Students use digital tools to connect with learners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, engaging with them in ways that broaden mutual understanding and learning. Creative Communicator Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication. Digital Citizen Students cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital world.
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Proposal summary

Purpose & objective

Use digital tools to connect with learners inside and outside of their classroom by establishing virtual exchanges with a partner classroom.

Apply research to help create meaningful experiences and positive perceptions among children around the world. Spark curiosity for learning more about the world.

Inspire students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate in the digital world.

Explore Empatico Skills through activities to help students navigate intercultural experiences with curiosity, kindness, and respect.
Perspective Taking
Critical Thinking
Respectful Communication
Cooperation

Design authentic learner-driven activities and environments for all students.

Facilitate learning with technology to support student agency and achievement.

Explore everything needed to build meaningful connections through video exchanges: a partner classroom, activity plans, built-in video, messaging, and scheduling tools.

Participants will demonstrate understanding by sharing one activity that they would like to try with a partner classroom using Padlet.

Outline

Inspiring and Elevating Empathy with Empatico
Introduction        1 minute
Padlet: Share what empathy means to you.  3 minutes
Overview of Empatico      3 minutes
Process for starting virtual exchanges
Choose a partner class
Chat with your partner teacher
Share a photo or video of your class
Schedule your exchange
Prepare for your exchange with an Empatico activity
Check out Empatico’s Teacher Resources
for tips and mini-lessons
Video chat with your partner class

Share Empatico Experience 5 minutes
Get to Know You Activity
Ways We Play Activity
School Tour Activity
Everyday Energy Activity
Art from the Heart Activity
Virtual Connection and audience participation 10 minutes
with Marina St-Mirčić (my partner teacher) in Serbia
Padlet: Share one activity/approach you would 3 minutes
like to accomplish with your partner classroom-
Discussion 5 minutes
* I will stay for a while after the presentation to chat with participants that would like more information.

Supporting research

https://empatico.org/activity-plan/research-brief

https://assets.empatico.org/Empatico%20Standards%20November%202018.4c90a65ec5fc8121eb3e758b2b19a6bdf91cefc9.pdf

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