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 CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International REACH THEM AT ✩ Website www.grandheroninternational.ca; www.ghi.coach ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-heron-international/ ✩ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/grandheroninternational/ ✩ Instagram @Grand_Heron_International ✩ Twitter @GrandHeronIntl ✩ https://twitter.com/GrandHeronIntl Video edited by David Tsvariani