Humane Education addresses how we treat each other, our environment and all living creatures. It illuminates the power and impact of EMPATHY while creating positive change, empowering our students and systemically resolving bullying issues in our schools .
** ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS **
**HUMAN RIGHTS**
**ANIMAL ADVOCACY**
Children are naturally compassionate. It is from this foundation we can intrinsically and systemically address the bullying issues that exists in our schools and classrooms. Empathy Education is the key.
Animals and Anti-Bullying? What's the Connection?
"Once we become alert to the various ways in which the lives of animals intersect with ours, we can take advantage of this relationship to provide children with the opportunity to grow empathetically....it is both a cognitive and emotional skill." Doris Day Animal League Empathy Curriculum.
Why it works is simple, says Finn-Stevenson: "Children have an affinity for animals. When animals are the topic of their writing or reading exercises, they are engaged". USA TODAY OCT 2012
"Empathy is about 'connecting'...bullying, conversely, is about "disconnection." We must change from re-acting against bullying, to pro-acting for empathy." Diane Murrell, Clinical Social Worker.
Research results from immersion of Humane Education Curriculums implemented over a year in one school district! (As reported in USA Today 2012)
Suspensions decreased by 55%
Aggression decreased by 62%
Empathy increased by 42%
School officials reported less bullying and violence
“Even academic scores went up!” cites a group’s studies comparing standardized test scores a year before and a year after implementation of HUMANE EDUCATION
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Humane Education and the Anti-Bullying Connection
K-12 Curriculum Resource for Teachers
"One of the best — and most annoying — questions a student can ask of a class is, “How is this relevant to my life?” Relevance will never be an issue with humane education." Tim Donahue
INDEPENDENT TEACHER Spring 2011
Resources
http://ayearofmanyfirsts.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-book-nook-anti-bullying-books.html
randomactsofkindness.org
http://www.parentmap.com/article/media-guide-compassion-and-kindness
https://www.nfb.ca/playlist/learning-through-empathy-elementary/
(these are mini animated clips on empathy)
http://humaneeducation.org/blog/2014/02/20/8-videos-exploring-empathy/
reading.org
teachkind.org Reading List: Elephants
Humane Education and the Anti-Bullying (resource notebooks)Connection by Corinne Morton ICSD
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/empathy
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/books-that-teach-empathy
http://humaneeducation.org/blog/2014/02/13/13-childrens-picture-books-
featuring-characters-disabilities/
http://everydaygurus.com/2012/10/17/celluloid-gurus-5-films-that-increase-empathy/
Great Links for Lists of Humane Ed. Literature for your classroom.
There are also complete hard copy lists of literature by grade level in the ITA office for ICSD teachers to access.
ISF Ian Somerhalder Foundation
VIew my ISF blog and our other blogs at:
http://iansomerhalderfoundationblogs.blogspot.ro/
isfoundation.com
and visit the ISF Youth Division Educator Portal on the Home Page.
More HUMANE EDUCATION LINKS TO VIEW:
INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE EDUCATION
humaneeducation.org
HEART Foundation
Teachhumane.org
Empathy Cafe
cultureofempathy.com
Farm Sanctuary
Farmsanctuary.org
Teachkind.or
Mutt-i-grees
Education.muttigrees.org
Empathy@ashoke.org
Waysidewaifs.org
Dorothycottoninstitute.org
IIHED.org
http://www.rootsofempathy.org/
aspca.org
Empathyed.org
www.randomactsofkindness.org/educators
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi
Thank you for visiting my website and I hope it provides with you some helpful classroom ideas , links and other resources so that you may begin to implement Humane Eductation into your classes. It can be immersed into every subject and curriculum and is the proactive way to address bullying issues in our schools.
I presently teach sixth grade science, and have also been teaching Humane Education for over 15 years. Prior to teaching in the classroom I was an Environmental Educator in Vermont and worked with the NYS Bald Eagle Restoration Program.
I also enjoy my volunteer work as the Educator Blog Author for Ian Somerhalder Foundation as well as the Humane Education author for the ISF Educator Portal under the YOUTH Division.
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