Discussions

Your Name and Title: Doug Johnson, Director of Media and Technology

School or Organization Name: Mankato Area Public Schools

Co-Presenter Name(s): None

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: United States

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): All

Short Session Description (one line): I will discuss concrete ways of helping students look at situations through the eyes of those who are different from them, building the critical skill of empathy for global relations and success in today's world.

Full Session Description (as long as you would like): This session will define empathy and describe how it is critical to building successful relationships - business, political, and personal - in a global community. Several concrete suggestions with examples for building empathic abilities in students (and in ourselves) will be discussed.

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: https://dougjohnson.wikispaces.com/Empathy