Spread the love with a heart-warming lesson plan about Jeffrey Wright, a physics teacher who helps his class cultivate empathy by himself being an empathetic role model. After watching a video about how Jeffrey works his magic, class members discuss social and emotional learning and the role of empathy inside and outside the classroom.

Concepts

empathy, education, love

Show More Show Less

Additional Tags

social studies

Show More Show Less

Instructional Ideas

• Use with colleagues as a professional development session
• Have learners select and describe someone who impacts their community in the same way Mr. Wright does

Classroom Considerations

• Internet connection required to view the video

Pros

• The resource is applicable to a variety of subjects, including education, English language arts, social studies
• Provides helpful supplemental articles linked at the bottom

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a