Read:
- Design Thinking: Getting Started with Empathy
- Assumptions that led to the failure of Google Glass
- Empathy by Brene Brown
- Eduporium Weekly | STEM Education and SEL
STEM is often thought of as a “left brain” activity that is devoid of connections to Social and Emotional Learning. Read the articles on empathy in design thinking, and what happens if empathy is not considered in the engineering design process. Think about the meaning of Empathy through Brown’s video and then focus on the connections between STEM and SEL.
How has your perspective on STEM and Social Emotional Learning changed?
What are some ways that you could use STEM to support student growth in SEL?
Interact: On Monday, read your colleagues' reflections and respond to at least one other post by sharing a comment, insight, or interesting possibility by next Thursday.
