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Respectful communication, cooperation, critical thinking, perspective-taking

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About This Lesson

Created by valued Ashoka partner Empaticothese engaging lesson plans cover key changemaking skills including Respectful Communication, Cooperation, Critical Thinking, and Perspective Taking. Within each resource you will find specific components of the skill, tips for integrating the skill into your regular teaching practice, and short activities to help students develop and practice the skill in your classroom. Whether as standalone lessons or as companions to Empatico-created connections with sister classrooms around the globe, these resources will help your students navigate differences with curiosity and kindness.

Empatico is a free online platform that allows educators to connect their classrooms with other classrooms around the world through meaningful and research-based virtual exchanges.

Resources

Files

2018.08.02_Empatico_Skill_Cooperation.pdf

Activity
February 13, 2020
1.26 MB

2018.08.02_Empatico_Skill_Critical_Thinking.pdf

Activity
February 13, 2020
1.41 MB

2018.08.02_Empatico_Skill_Perspective_Taking.pdf

Activity
February 13, 2020
1.32 MB

2018.08.02_Empatico_Skill_Respectful_Communication.pdf

Activity
February 13, 2020
1.24 MB

Standards

Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
adjust their vocabulary and style to take into account the nature of the relationship and the knowledge an interests of the person receiving the message
Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
Establish eye contact, when appropriate, to engage the audience
Attend to a listening activity for an extended period of time
Avoid interrupting
Respond appropriately to what is heard
Listen respectfully and responsively
Respond respectfully
Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners; express ideas clearly and persuasively, and build on those of others.
Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
Follow agreed-upon norms for discussions by actively listening, taking turns, and staying on topic.
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
Listen attentively for different purposes
Recognize the perspective of others, with assistance
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and participate by actively listening, taking turns, and staying on topic.
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and participate by actively listening, taking turns, and staying on topic.
Take turns speaking in a group
Take turns speaking in a group
Take turns in conversation or speaking in a group
Seek to understand and communicate with individuals from different perspectives and cultural backgrounds.
Listen respectfully without interrupting when others speak
Avoid interrupting
Listen respectfully, without interrupting, when others speak
Listen respectfully, and without interrupting, when others speak
Listen respectfully, and without interrupting, when others speak
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
Avoid interrupting in social conversation
Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
Respond respectfully and avoid interrupting when speaking in a group
Listen respectfully without interrupting when others speak
Use the rules of conversation, such as avoid interrupting and respond respectfully
Use the rules of conversation, such as avoid interrupting and respond respectfully
Use the rules of conversation, such as avoid interrupting and respond respectfully
Develop personal, cultural, textual, and thematic connections within and across genres through written responses to texts and personal experiences.
Use their experience and their knowledge of language and logic, as well as culture, to think analytically, address problems creatively, and advocate persuasively.
Respect the age, gender, and culture of the listener
Respect the age, gender, social position, and cultural traditions of the listener when speaking
Participate cooperatively and collaboratively in group discussions of texts
Work in collaboration with others to solve problems
Work in collaboration with others to solve problems
Work in collaboration with others to solve problems
Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse peers and adults (e.g., in small and large groups and during play).
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October 29, 2018
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