7+nov+13+PYPchat

media type="custom" key="24349712"7 Nov 2013

**Getting kids to care**

 * Read [|Sam Sherratt's post]for inspiration and background-**

__Guiding questions for the chat__

 * 1)  How can we help kids ‘learn to look’ and 'be in awe' of the world around them? #pypchat
 * 2)  How can we encourage students to care about the world around them? #pypchat
 * 3)  How can we empower students without having them feel burdened by responsibility? #pypchat
 * 4)  How do we ensure teaching and learning are focused towards the future? #pypchat
 * 5)  What can we do to promote meaningful action as result of kids really caring, rather than just tokenism? #pypchat
 * 6)  How do we provide authentic engagement for Ss to help them develop empathy? #pypchat

__ Resources __
__[|The Power of a simple provocation]b__y Sam Sherratt [|Wonderopolis] - [|The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate]by Jacqueline Kelly. [|Right to Play] [|Free the Children] [|Life Lessons, Learning through experience] - post in Explore Life Coaching (refers to the What? So What? Now What? reflective process) media type="custom" key="24349944" [|Reading fiction promotes empathy] - blog post by CogSci Librarian [|The ethics of care and education] - Nel Noddings [|A Sincere Compliment]- video describing how a group of high school students used twitter to use kindness to overcome cyberbullyingmin school community [|Capturing Kids Hearts]

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[|Example of student action] – being involved in blog

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Care Bear Initiative (inspired by Have You Filled A Bucket)

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