How Art Education Boosts Empathy Ft. Jonathan Juravich Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to hear a "Teacher of the Year"explain how art
education promotes empathy and a sense of belonging in children.


Jonathan Juravich is an elementary school teacher in Ohio who is
passionate about developing self-awareness and empathy in his
students through art and creativity. In this episode, he
describes the use of a “mood meter” and discusses how small
everyday acts of kindness lead to transformative change in
students’ lives and how we all have a role to play in fostering
this kind of change.


00:00 Introduction


00:23 About Jonathan Juravich


01:45 Why Jonathan loves teaching


05:58 The importance of having support systems as an educator


07:48 Why self-awareness is needed to have empathy


12:03 What is a "mood meter”?


14:26 How Jonathan helps students develop self-awareness


15:54 How adults can model empathy for kids


19:19 The impact of social media on youth


23:40 How small moments can have big impacts on others


29:13 The connection between art education and empathy


32:13 Jonathan describes his show "Drawing with Mr. J"


36:46 Jonathan Juravich’s Purposeful Empathy Story





CONNECT WITH JONATHAN JURAVICH


Instagram: @jjuravich


Twitter: @jjuravich


Drawing with Mr. J: wosu.org/mrj


TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMpEzpSwy0k


The Art of SEL Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-art-of-sel/id1566628859





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Video edited by David Tsvariani