Disarming Teachers: Working with Facing History and Ourselves to Develop Empathy and Social Emotional Learning in Educators and Their Students

• In Event: Disarming Teachers: Developing Empathy and Social Emotional Learning in Educators and Their Students

Abstract

This paper will detail how research into the collaboration with Facing History and Ourselves has revealed changes to educators’ pedagogy and sense of efficacy in the classroom.

Authors

• James Wolfinger, DePaul University

• Barbara Rieckhoff, DePaul University

• Amira Proweller, DePaul University