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=Welcome to the April 2012 PG&D Day with David Levine=

Getting Started

 * Note from David - "I am looking forward to working with all of you this Friday. After visiting the King Campus two weeks ago, I have put together a day that I hope will be practical, thought-provoking, and inspiring. Whether I am working with students, adults or parents, my approach is conversational, real-life, and reflective. We will explore the impact we have every day with each other and our students looking through the lens of empathy, emotional safety and effective communication. I will continue the conversation already started on diversity, expanding the analysis to looking at our own childhood imprints. We will also explore the work of William Glasser on how to best meet a person's emotional needs and the affect those needs have on a student's motivation. It will an active, focused and hopefully engaging experience."
 * David A. Levine is a teacher, trainer, facilitator, author, and musician whose work on teaching empathy as a bully prevention strategy has been featured in the New York Times, National Public Radio, and WABC news in New York City. After teaching elementary and middle school from 1984-1988, he became the chief trainer for the U.S. Department of Education’s Northeast Regional Center for Safe and Drug-Free Schools. It was during that time (1988-1992) that he had the opportunity to design, facilitate and present numerous workshops and training experiences for teachers, administrators, and students.

Breakout Sessions

 * ===Morning (link to room assignments)===
 * Can empathy be taught?
 * Do you think people today have less or more empathy than in the past?
 * How do our emotions affect us in our interactions with others?
 * What skills do we need to strengthen our school relationships?
 * ===Afternoon (link to room assignments)===
 * Brainstorm memories you have from the first 15 years of your life and reflect on where that imprint came from. You will be tapping into your emotions as you discuss memories from:
 * Heroes and entertainers
 * School
 * Polarizing issues of society
 * Family
 * Mores and sexual values
 * Imprint or value statements

Resources

 * David Levine's website
 * [|David Levine's presentation] (PPT)
 * [|School of Belonging] (PDF)
 * [|David Levine Books and Videos] (PDF)
 * Teaching Empathy wiki (Samantha Morra)