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Undertaking this micro-credential enables students to meet the Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements of their profession. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.

Successful completion of this micro-credential assists registered teachers to meet their professional development requirements and develops participants' capacity to satisfy the requirements of the following AISTL Professional Standards for Teachers at Highly Accomplished Teacher level: Standard 1.3; Standard 2.1 and 2.4; Standard 3.3; Standard 4.1; and Standard 7.4.

For educators in the Early Childhood sector, successful completion of this micro-credential assists in addressing the following elements from the National Quality Standards: Standard 1.1: Elements 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3; Standard 1.2: Elements 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3; Standard 3.2: Element 3.2.3; Standard 5.1: Elements 5.1.1, 5.1.2; and Standard 5.2: Elements 5.2.1, 5.2.2.

In addition to addressing these standards, this micro-credential offers participants the opportunity to reflect on their practice and develop leadership potential in the field of education for global citizenship and global competence. Such leadership potential aligns strongly with state, national and international policy agendas and, as such, could open opportunities for participants to contribute substantially to the culture of their school or centre. Knowledge and experience in this field would also be highly regarded by potential employers.

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Undertaking this micro-credential enables students to meet the Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements of their profession. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.

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Our flagship teacher professional development program for over 10 years, the Australia-Asia BRIDGE School Partnerships Program offers an unique opportunity for schools to equip their students to be ready for the world.

BRIDGE is an international program that establishes school partnerships between students, teachers and school communities. BRIDGE students collaborate on projects, practice language skills and develop life long friendships with students at their partner school.

Through the use of a blended model of teacher professional learning, face-to-face, online learning and an international homestay program with partner schools BRIDGE supports teachers to use technologies to open their classrooms to the world.

BRIDGE develops students to be global citizens who have:

deeper intercultural understanding

real-life digital capability

new knowledge of Asia and Australia

strengthened language skill

Core phases of BRIDGE

1. Establishing partnerships

2. Building teacher capacity

3. Supporting partnerships

AEF partners with education jurisdictions across the region to identify and partner schools and teachers.

Online and face-to-face professional learning comprises webinars, reciprocal in-country workshops (in Australia and Asia), school visits and homestays.

Ongoing support to school partnerships is provided through access to AEF, BRIDGE community of practice and curriculum resources to support classroom collaboration.

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Our flagship teacher professional development program for over 10 years, the Australia-Asia BRIDGE School Partnerships Program offers an unique opportunity for schools to equip their students to be ready for the world. BRIDGE is an international program that establishes school partnerships between students, teachers and school communities.

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"Our role as artists is always to search for the light," says French artist JR ( previously) about the second act of his Retour à la Caverne project. "We know this much: You don't chase away the darkness with more darkness. You chase it away with light, however tiny."

The work he's referring to, though, is far from tiny. Cloaking Paris's Palais Garnier while the building is under construction, Retour à la Caverne is an enormous trompe l'oeil facade, the first part of which depicts a cave carved into the grand structure that houses the opera. Illuminated at the center, the temporary piece highlights the physical and metaphorical interactions between light and dark. Broken into two acts like an opera libretto, the work references Plato's allegory that emerging from the depths of the cave, and from darkness, brings knowledge.

"Act I" debuted earlier this fall with four nights of projected works, while the second part was held on November 12. "Back in September, we invited you to step out of the cave to go and explore. This time, we're inviting you back inside the cave," JR said while introducing the work. Whereas "Act I" portrays the cavern gouged into the center of the building, "Act II" switches perspectives, placing the viewers entirely inside the space.

Titled " Chiroptera," the performance featured choreography by Damien Jalet and music by Thomas Bangalter. More than 150 dancers appeared through an elevated seven-story scaffolding after an eerie introduction by ballerina Amandine Albisson, who appeared to open the cave, causing a plummet into darkness. As with many of JR's works, the artist asked the crowd to participate by using headlamps and their phones to illuminate the remainder of the performance, revealing the ways light can emerge from collective action.

Watch the full performance below, and find more from JR on Instagram.

Artist and architect Ulf Mejergren ( previously) continues his interest in cozy, outdoor constructions with a new series titled Farm Art. Collaborating with farmer Robert Pettersson, Mejergren built several site-specific structures from materials found around Pettersson's property in Grödinge, Sweden.

For "Pine Bark Hut," the pair layered thick, gnarly wood into a slender cabin camouflaged between two trees, a space first used for hunting and then storing tools. Similarly, "Root Hut" entwines gathered branches with the existing roots to create a small, sand pit enclosure nestled beneath the forest, while the circular "Moss Hut" stands 4.5 meters tall among the trees. The latter work "stems from the farmers' hunting interest," Mejergren writes. "For many years, he has put food at certain points in the forests so wild boars come to feed there. The problem is they are like bulldozers in the forests, looking for insects and roots in the soil, so they have dug up moss from the forest floor and left them scattered in big droves." Cloaked in the remaining lichen, the structure is a disguised refuge among the wild landscape.

Other works in Farm Art are more aesthetically driven, like the vivid "Sunset." Made of dandelion heads at full bloom, the spherical form appears to glow in a field of weeds and wildflowers. Find the full series on Mejergren's site and Instagram.

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This is a tool kit made by Australian high-school students, for Australian high-school students, that we can use to take down racism brick by brick.

We made it because we want to build a future that doesn't need anti-racism kits in the first place.

Why

How to Use

For us, as recently graduated high school students of colour, we support anti-racism because we're not happy to settle for 'not being racist'.

We want to be anti-racist - to deliberately work towards breaking down the racism we've experienced personally and institutionally in our broader communities and society.

And you should support it too. Racism certainly affects either you or the people around you. It is a root cause of serious political, social, and economic injustices in our society, and it trickles down to the day-to-day experiences of harassment and discrimination.

If you're keen and ready to learn about everything in this kit, awesome.

Go from SELF , SCHOOLS , and then SOCIETY .

This will allow you to learn about anti-racism more deeply before you act to tangibly improve your community and society.

While this kit offers many different actions you can take, we recommend you only take one or two at a time.

Taking realistic, smaller steps is key to achieving tangible change.

And when you're done reading this kit, don't stop and pat yourself on the back just yet. Stay focused. Your journey in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion has only just begun.

For us, as recently graduated high school students of colour, we support anti-racism because we're not happy to settle for 'not being racist'.

We want to be anti-racist - to deliberately work towards breaking down the racism we've experienced personally and institutionally in our broader communities and society.

And you should support it too. Racism certainly affects either you or the people around you. It is a root cause of serious political, social, and economic injustices in our society, and it trickles down to the day-to-day experiences of harassment and discrimination.

If you're keen and ready to learn about everything in this kit, awesome.

Go from SELF , SCHOOLS , and then SOCIETY .

This will allow you to learn about anti-racism more deeply before you act to tangibly improve your community and society.

While this kit offers many different actions you can take, we recommend you only take one or two at a time.

Taking realistic, smaller steps is key to achieving tangible change.

And when you're done reading this kit, don't stop and pat yourself on the back just yet. Stay focused. Your journey in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion has only just begun.

Existing Resources

Important Disclaimer:

We acknowledge and appreciate the ongoing work in the anti-racism space, and the many online resources which have helped us build this kit. The main resources include the following:

"Learning how to undo racism is an act of care and courage. Anti-racism training is critical if we are to build intercultural bridges and a community built on respect. I encourage you to use this resource designed by young people creating a better world."

- Annukina Warda
Author of "I'm Not Racist, But...!"
Elemental Training - www.elementaltraining.com.au

What is Racism?

It's a word that we've all heard before. But what does it actually mean?

The recently updated Merriam-Webster Dictionary Definition gives a good overview of this confusing word:

As the updated definition 2 shows, racism is racial prejudice combined with institutional power. It is one group having the power to carry out systematic discrimination through institutional power, shaping cultural beliefs that strengthen this power.

Racism is not only a belief in racial superiority, or racial prejudice. It is not just about the way people think or talk about people from different backgrounds, or about hate crimes.

It is an explicit political or social system founded on racial prejudice and the advantages it brings for the privileged group. Racism is embedded in our language, behaviours, and institutions, and continues to mould unequal power relations.

Project Implicit Bias gives us a sense of our subconscious bias. Created by Harvard researchers to investigate implicit social cognition, taking the test will give roughly approximate your subconscious bias towards not only racial minorities, but other groups as well.
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rac·​ism | \ ˈrā-ˌsi-zəm

‍ Definition of racism

‍1: a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race

‍‍ 2
a: the systemic oppression of a racial group to the social, economic, and political advantage of another

‍ b: a political or social system founded on racism and designed to execute its principles

So who is Racist? What is Anti-Racism?

While you may not be 'racist' in the immediate sense, Ibram X. Kendi, American author, professor, anti-racist activist and historian of race, suggests a new way of looking at the word 'racism'.

He argues that you are either racist or anti-racist, because racists aren't only those that loudly shout racist slurs or stubbornly hold onto racial prejudices. To explain:

"One either allows racial inequities to persevere, as a racist, or confronts racial inequities, as an antiracist. There is no in-between safe space of 'not racist.' The claim of 'not racist' neutrality is a mask for racism."

- Ibram X Kendi
How To Be An Anti Racist

Social stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals form outside their own conscious awareness. Everyone holds unconscious beliefs about various social and identity groups, and these biases stem from one's tendency to organise social worlds by categorising. Unconscious bias is much more common than conscious prejudice and often incompatible with one's conscious values. Certain scenarios can activate unconscious attitudes and beliefs. Biases may be more prevalent when multitasking or working under time pressure. For example, ask yourself:

Do I have an automatic reaction or impression about this person or action

Am I making rash judgments without knowing more?

Am I treating their motives at their worst case rather than best case?

Are these responses often to just these groups?

Now that we've run through the basics, dive deeper and see how you can dismantle racism within your SELF , your SCHOOL , or your SOCIETY

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Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

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In two sentences...

The Philippines are about to dip their toes into the green sovereign bond market. They're not the first country to issue green bonds as a way to finance their environmental policies.

A green bond (we just couldn't help ourselves).

The 'ESG' craze

The Philippines are officially looking for investors to support their first venture into green sovereign bonds.

📜 What's a green bond? 'Environment, Social and Governance' sovereign bonds, or ESG bonds for short, are a specific type of bond that allows governments to raise money to finance projects with a positive social or environmental impact.

In 2021, the four highest issuers - The US, Germany, France and China - issued ~$110 billion worth of green bonds between them.

✅ Green bonds are becoming increasingly popular because...

They're safe. Sovereign bond issuance is a tried and tested method of raising capital.

They're cheap. Governments know investors are more likely to accept lower yields if they can also say that their investment has a positive impact on the environment.

They're popular. Many investors are attracted to green bonds as they're a good way to invest in green technology without exposure to the volatility of the markets.

They're politically savvy. From the issuing government's perspective, green bonds make it harder for future administrations to suddenly reverse the country's environmental policies. Backing out of projects tied to sovereign debt issuance could mean angering very powerful investors.

🚀 No signs of stopping. S&P Global predicts global sustainable bond issuance will surpass $1.5 trillion in 2022, even as overall bond issuance stagnates.

The Philippines is aiming to raise $1-2 billion via green bonds, but it will likely need even more than that if it wants to hit its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030.

In two sentences...

The 24 hours following Russia's decision to invade Ukraine were mostly about watching how the world reacted. For those of you who missed yesterday's edition on what this unpleasantness is all about, you can check it out here.

Meme wars.

What happened yesterday/overnight

A brief overview of the major events since yesterday's edition:

🐻 Russia

Russian lawmakers unanimously ratified President Putin's decision to recognise the Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk as sovereign states.

More Russian troops have mobilised along Ukraine's northern border with Belarus where, according to Belarus's Defence Ministry, they will remain indefinitely.

Russia announced it will evacuate all diplomatic staff from its embassy in Kiev. And in some real spy-movie-s***, a video verified by the New York Times shows men burning documents and loading boxes into cars at the Russian consulate in Odessa.

🦅 The US

As expected, President Biden announced initial sanctions on two Russian banks as well as "Russia's elites and their families". Russia will be prohibited from trading its debt on western markets, which effectively cuts the Russian economy off from European and US financing.

President Biden said there were harsher sanctions ready to go if Putin decided to further invade Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Blinken has cancelled his meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that was scheduled for Thursday.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered US troops into Baltic countries to "reassure our Nato allies, [and] deter any potential aggression".

Oil prices rose to nearly $100 per barrel, the highest price since 2014 which was the year that... you guessed it, Russia last invaded Ukraine.

🕊 The UN Security Council met in the early hours of Tuesday:

Ukraine asked for an emergency meeting of the UN's Security Council and you'll never guess which country's turn it was to chair the meeting about their own aggression... (the Russians).

There were no surprising developments, but Kenyan Ambassador to the UN Martin Kimani's remarks are well worth two minutes of your time.

💶 The EU

🍺 Germany

Perhaps the most important development was German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's announcement that he would indefinitely suspend the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

Germany is beholden to Russia for its gas supply and has been criticised for its weak response to the Ukraine crisis. By suspending the pipeline, Chancellor Scholz put to rest any doubt that Europe's response might be disjointed or fragmented.

The move will mean higher gas prices for European consumers, but Chancellor Scholz explained Germany's change of heart by observing that "[t]he situation now is a different one".

🐼 China

Secretary of State Blinken had a phone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and reiterated US support for the principle of "territorial integrity" - a phrase Chinese leaders often invoke to justify their policies toward Hong Kong and Taiwan.

This was most likely a US attempt to coax China into condemning Russia's actions. China made a vague, generic statement about the Ukraine situation, but there are signs China is not thrilled about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Leaked internal censorship memos from Communist Party officials instructed Chinese state media to, "not post anything unfavorable to Russia or in favor of the West".

China watcher Bill Bishop suggests:

Finally, a few of the most interesting things we read about the crisis today:

🙏🏽 Thanks for bearing with our slightly different format today - do let us know if you found this update useful by replying to this newsletter!

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Go to Bangladesh, South Africa, Bolivia, Puerto Rico, & Barbuda to discover how families experience & adapt to climate change. Based on research by Adeeba Nuraina Risha, Gina Ziervogel & me. Illustrated by Cat Sims.

Related content

Short article, Sou, G., Risha, A., and Ziervogel, G. How do we teach young people about climate change? We can start with this comic. The Conversation;

Interview, Everyday Climate Change, Breakfasters show on 3RRR radio station, Melbourne;

Interview, The human geography of the climate crisis, GeoPod Podcast, Geographical Association, U.K;

Presentation, Graphic Stories of Climate Change: Representing lived experiences from below. SGEAS, University of Melbourne.

Chapter, Sou, G., and Hall, S.M. (2021) Communicating crisis research with comics: Representation, process and pedagogy. In Kara, H (ed). Qualitative and digital research methods in times of crisis. Bristol University Press.

Chapter, Hall, S.M., Sou, G., and Pottinger, L. (2021) Ethical considerations for creative research, in Von Benzon et al (Eds), Creative Methods for Human Geographers. SAGE.

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International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-32

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Learn more about promoting, preserving and revitalising Queensland's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and dialects.

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An overview of inclusion which encompasses a range of identities and personal attributes.

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The sporting landscape has changed enormously in recent years. Government and community expectations for good governance, integrity, equality, member protection and child safeguarding means that providing safe, fair and inclusive sporting environments is no longer an aspiration, but an imperative.

The demographic of the communities in which sport operates has also changed dramatically: 25% of Australia's population is born overseas, almost 50% have one parent born in other countries, 260 languages are spoken, one in five has a disability and over 50% are women and girls. Our culturally, linguistically and gender diverse communities are looking for sporting options that celebrate diversity, promote inclusion, and most importantly, make people feel like they belong.

What is Inclusion?

Inclusion is pro-active behaviours, options and actions to make people from all backgrounds, ages and abilities feel welcome, respected and that they belong at your club. Being inclusive is about following best practice for what sport should be so that everyone can get the most out of it.

What is Diversity?

Diversity is the mix of peoples' different attributes and backgrounds (i.e. race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion). A good way to think about diversity is to think about your local community. Does your club reflect the diversity of your local community? Diversity is the mix of people, inclusion is trying to get this mix to all work together in harmony.

Making inclusion happen

Everyone should have the opportunity to be actively involved in whatever sport they choose, in whatever capacity they choose. Each sporting organisation should be committed to being inclusive and open to all members of the Australian community regardless of age, gender, disability, cultural or religious background or sexual orientation, or other attributes that may lead to any person feeling excluded or isolated.

But the reality is, a tale of missed opportunities still exists. Sports and clubs all over the country are missing out on entire groups of potential members, players, administrators and volunteers. More importantly, people who want to play sport feel, for a variety of reasons and barriers, excluded and don't become involved. See some of the following barriers that exist:

Culturally and linguistically diverse populations
A love of sport can be found in people of different races, backgrounds and cultures. Yet this shared interest can raise a number of complex issues that involve balancing a person's cultural traditions with their compliance with social norms and club rules and procedures.

Gender inclusion
Although people like to think of sport as being fair and open to all, sometimes individuals or groups are excluded or prevented from participating equally. If the unfair treatment is based on gender, then it could be sex discrimination.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Sport can provide a vital pathway to improving the social and economic wellbeing of Indigenous people and their communities, however many Indigenous sportspeople have had to overcome racial prejudices, stereotypes, biases and a lack of cultural awareness in order to excel at their chosen sport.

Homophobia and sexuality
Unfair treatment based on someone's sexuality - or assumptions about their sexuality - is unfair discrimination and has no place in any sport and recreation environment. The good news is there are plenty of actions you can take to ensure that homophobia and sexuality discrimination does not exist at your club or association.

People with disability
Participation rates for people with disability are significantly lower than the general population. While attitudes and practices are changing there is still work to do. There are many practical ideas, tools and strategies you can use to ensure people with disability have every opportunity to participate in activities of their choice.

Race based inclusion
Racism can have a profound impact on people's involvement in sport. It can affect motivation, enjoyment and levels of participation and, if unchecked, may result in inappropriate, potentially dangerous and violent behaviour. Racial harassment, discrimination and vilification have no place in Australian sport.

Religious vilification
The issue of religious vilification is on many sports' radars with a growing number producing codes to stamp out racial and religious vilification. Yet it is only one aspect that needs to be addressed in improving the sporting environment for players with different religious belief.

What the law says

Policies and codes ensure that everyone in sport is aware of their legal and ethical rights and responsibilities, and provide the procedures to eliminate discrimination, harassment, child protection issues and other forms of inappropriate behaviour. These policies are backed up by federal and state/territory anti-discrimination laws that make discrimination and harassment unlawful in relation to a person's gender, sexuality, disability, race, colour, national and ethnic origin, descent, ethnic or ethno-religious background in all areas of life, including sport. If you would like more information around legal and ethical rights and responsibilities you can download a copy of our Quick Reference Guide that will point you in the right direction.

The benefits of inclusion

Positioning your organisation as a champion of inclusion will:

Enhance your brand and reputation.

Ensure consistency in 'walking the talk' to meet your strategic objectives.

Allow you to meet sport regulatory obligations.

Increase governance and risk management and decrease potential legal risks.

Increase membership.

Increase pathway and participation opportunities.

Increase sponsorship opportunities.

Increase public support and volunteer base.

Ensure greater publicity and positive public image.

Provide a better connected and diverse sports community.

Break down barriers and promote social inclusion.

For details on what you and your club can do to promote diversity and inclusion in your club and learn more about 7 Pillars of Inclusion click here.

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A framework for considering empathy.

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The Empathy Framework promotes students' healthy growth and the development of empathy in three areas: emotions, thoughts, and actions. Through framework-aligned activities and virtual exchange experiences, students can practice empathy towards themselves, towards others, and towards groups that are different from their own. Empatico partnered with Knology, a social science think tank, to develop the framework.

Emotional Empathy

Emotional Empathy is the ability to feel another person's emotions, and helps build emotional connections among individuals and groups.

At the intrapersonal level is mindfulness, the ability to maintain a moment-to-moment awareness of our own thoughts and feelings. This includes skills like:

Identifying and managing one's own emotions

Staying grounded in the present moment

At the interpersonal level, emotion recognition means recognizing the mood, feelings, or emotions of another person.

Identifying other individuals' emotions

Naming emotions associated with different kinds of facial expressions

At the intergroup level, diplomacy helps us be more aware of other's emotions, and helps us regulate and manage our emotions as we're interacting with those who have different backgrounds, perspectives, or experiences from our own. This includes skills like:

Understanding and being open to different ways of expressing emotions

Managing emotions in group settings

Cognitive Empathy

Cognitive Empathy is the ability to understand a person's feelings, perspectives, and what they might be thinking.

At the intrapersonal level, self-awareness is the ability to understand our own thoughts and values and how they influence our behaviors in different contexts. This includes skills like:

Recognizing one's own identity

Understanding one's biases

At the interpersonal level, perspective-taking is imagining the thoughts and experiences of another person. This includes skills like:

Taking others' perspectives

Thinking critically about our assumptions of others

At the intergroup level, inclusivity is the capacity to recognize members of different groups as humans who have diverse perspectives and who are worthy of our empathy. This includes skills like:

Showing curiosity by seeking others' perspectives

Demonstrating humility

Identifying diverse norms

Behavioral Empathy

Behavioral Empathy is motivated by a basic desire to help or protect others, as well as oneself and one's community.

At the intrapersonal level, self-care is a foundational skill, as we need to take time to care for ourselves in order to have the energy to help others. This includes skills like:

Understanding and utilizing tools to support one's own mental, phsyical, and emotional health

Expressing emotions and needs

At the interpersonal level, kindness is all about helping others. This includes skills like:

Expressing concern for others

Treating others with respect

At the intergroup level, collaboration extends our kindness and willingness to help not only those in our own social group, but members of other groups.

Practicing active and compassionate listening

Problem solving to help others

Showing courage and resolving conflicts

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The Empathy Framework promotes students' healthy growth and the development of empathy in three areas: emotions, thoughts, and actions. Through framework-aligned activities and virtual exchange experiences, students can practice empathy towards themselves, towards others, and towards groups that are different from their own. Empatico partnered with Knology, a social science think tank, to develop the ...