This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
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Fostering Empathy for Wildlife
Megan Schulz - Adult Programs Coordinator
Slide 1 - Slide
What does empathy mean to you?
Slide 2 - Open question
The definition of empathy:
"Empathy is a stimulated emotional response that relies on the ability to perceive, understand, and care about the experiences or perspectives of another person or animal"
- Young et al. 2018
Slide 3 - Slide
Why I chose empathy...
3 billion birds dead
I'm a Cancer (emotional)
Real world connections
My experiences
Slide 4 - Slide
3 Types of Empathy
1. Affective Empathy
2. Cognitive Empathy
3. Empathetic Concern
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Affective Empathy
Slide 6 - Slide
Cognitive Empathy
Slide 7 - Slide
Empathetic Concern
Slide 8 - Slide
Why is empathy for wildlife important?
A
It encourages respect for all living creatures.
B
It motivates us to protect and conserve natural habitats.
C
It enhances our appreciation for the interconnectedness of all life on Earth.
D
All of the above.
Slide 9 - Quiz
Educator Tool Kit
1. Framing
2. Modeling
3. Increasing Knowledge
4. Provide Experiences
5. Practice
Young et al. 2018
Slide 10 - Slide
Framing
Communication aspect
Animals have unique experiences, jobs, needs, and intentions
EX: using pronouns for an animal or discussing what they feel or think
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Modeling
Preform the empathetic behavior
Support parents as models
EX: encourage parents that are interacting or asking questions
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Increase Knowledge
Share the how and why
Show similarities
EX: Share a wacky fact or a way that this animal acts like a human
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Provide Experience
Provide experiences, to watch, touch, and observe animals
EX: encourage visitors to observe our animals and wonder about what they are doing
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Practice
Have discussions about what animals need
What can you do for them?
EX: give participants a take home of how they can engage in empathetic behavior
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Match the following actions to their impact on fostering empathy for wildlife.
Observing animals in the wild.
Learning about different species.
Volunteering at a local wildlife rehabilitation center.
Avoiding nature hikes.
Using sustainable products.
Deepens understanding of the interconnectedness of all life.
Encourages respect for all living creatures.
Provides an outlet to express feelings and connection to nature.
Has no impact on empathy.
Motivates us to protect and conserve natural habitats.
Slide 16 - Drag question
What is a way you add an empathy practice to your job?