At its most fundamental level, civility is a stubborn persistence to continue to be in community with others, even when we disagree. As ASU professor Liz Lerman, says in this video, kindness can serve as “glue” that helps to hold that community together when negotiations over values—fundamental to Principled Innovation (Practice M1, C2)—threaten to tear it apart.
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Kindness
Seven practices for active listening
Tool
10 minutes
By: Greater Good Science Center
The humility of learning
Article
10 minutes
By: American Psychological Association (APA), Karla Lassonde
Civility: a core component of professionalism?
Article
10 minutes
By: American Psychological Association, Nadine J. Kaslow and Natalie N. Watson
The power of empathy
Video
17 minutes
By: Helen Riess, TEDx
Getting to know your students in a million words or less
Video
2 minutes
By: Edutopia