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Dig Deeper. Learn More. 

Here, you're find all of the curated elements that helped to inspire, inform, and guide my study from its origin to its present state. This is a living page. As I continue to think about, analyze, and ​expand my study, I will continue to add to this page. Enjoy. 
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Teaching Empathy

How do you Teach Empathy? by Jonathan Juravich, TED-Ed Speaker.

​2018 Ohio State Teacher of the Year Jonathan Juravich explores ways to teach empathy. This TED-Ed lesson includes video, deeper thinking questions, and discussion questions about teaching empathy to kids. 

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Cultivating Empathy

5 Tips for Cultivating Empathy by the Making Caring Common Project, Harvard Graduate School of Education.

This short article published that gives tips for cultivating empathy and is a good entry point into the deeper materials at their site. 

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Curiosity & Cultural Differences

A Child's Curiosity: Understanding Cultural Difference by Lara Zeineddine, TEDxOxbridge

In this TED Talk, Ms. Zeineddine discusses cultural differences and the importance of being about to examine and appreciate cultures without viewing them through the lens of one's own culture. 

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Culturally Responsive Teaching

How to Use Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Classroom by Educators Team at Understood.org

Understood.org is an organization and website dedicated to people who learn and think differently. The page linked is dedicated to helping teachers apply Culturally Responsive Teaching in their classroom and lessons.  

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What is Empathy?  

Teaching Empathy: What Empathy Is and Is Not by Verónica Vázquez Ugalde

This article from the Empatico Blog, explores the essence of empathy and its importance. Empatico.org is an online community and application that connects classrooms around the world. 

Recommended Reading

Measuring Empathy in Adolescents

Assessing Empathy across Childhood and Adolescence: Validation of the Empathy Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (EmQue-CA) by Sandy Overgaauw, Carolien Rieffe, Evelien Broekhof, Eveline A. Crone, and Berna Güroğlu

This paper and the research it supports endeavors to provide a verified empathy scale tailored to adolescents. 

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Predicting Empathy in Adults

Empathy Development in Adolescence Predicts Social Competencies in Adulthood by Mathias Allemand, Andrea E. Steiger, and Helmut A. Fend

​This research is designed to explore whether empathy present or developed in childhood can predict pro social competencies in adulthood. 

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Cultural Curiosity

Curiosity and its role in cross-cultural knowledge creation by Natalie S. Mikhaylov
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​Ms. Mikhaylov explores the importance of curiosity when experiencing and internalizing cross-cultural experiences. 

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Empathy in the Workplace

Making Empathy Central to your Company Culture by Jamil Zaki, Harvard Business Review 
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In this article, Mr. Zaki discusses the role and importance of empathy within the corporate workplace. 

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Curiosity & Leadership

In Praise of the Incurably Curious Leader: Constant Curiosity is Essential to Navigating Leadership in a Changing World by Douglas A. Ready, MIT Sloan Management Review.
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Here, Mr. Ready makes the case that curiosity is one of the core "enduring leadership behaviors" and is essential to success.  

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The Neuroscience of
​Culturally Responsive Teaching

Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students by Zaretta Hammond
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Ms. Hammond lays out the scientific, neurological argument and methods for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning in the classroom. 

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