Research
Intentional Listening: Practicing a Vital Inclusive Behavior
In a classroom setting, intentional listening has six distinctive stages: Actively inviting classmates’ thoughts and opinions, reflectively considering every aspect of what others say, thanking others for expressing their ideas and beliefs, putting what one has heard in a broader societal context, connecting peers with similar ideas and insights, and identifying the point of intersection between what you have heard and your own intuitions and experiences. In instructional environments, intentional listening takes practice.
Inspiring Students’ Moral Imagination: Mission and Process
In diverse academic environments, there is an evocative moral question that is tacitly held but rarely voiced: “Who matters?†The answer reflects the circle of moral concern that educators and students hold for themselves, their school, and their community. The enduring challenge confronting educators is how to inspire students to enlarge their circles of moral concern through instructional practices, including: Teacher as Moral Leader, Self-Governing Professionalism, Values-Based Student Conduct, and Teaching and Learning through Visual Imagery.
