Civil discourse allows conversations around conflicting values and diverse perspectives (Practice C2) to persist until better understanding is achieved. It honors the place of others as equal members of a shared community. As journalist Malcolm Glover says in this TED Talk, recognizing that “the ‘I’ is a part of the ‘We’” is central to the task of identifying innovations in an increasingly interconnected world.
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A return to civil discourse
Video
11 minutes
By: Malcolm Glover, TEDx
Educator-prep | Leader-prep
Making connections:
Principled Innovation asks us to work with others and recognize the limits of our own knowledge so that we can better understand and tackle the complex issues our communities face.
The power of inclusive education
Video
11 minutes
By: Ilene Schwartz, TEDx
Kindness
Video
2 minutes
By: ASU, Liz Lerman
Teaching equity vs equality in K-2 classrooms
Tool
20 minutes
By: Teachers Network
Shared identity
Tool
15 minutes
By: Greater Good Science Center
Classroom contexts survey
Tool
15 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)