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Why teach listening?
Why teach listening?
Objective- Define listening and the engagement that is required in order to comprehend and understand stimuli across all environments to improve learning experiences.
Why does listening matter?
Why does listening matter?
The benefits of listening are wide-ranging and immensely powerful. Only with effective listening can you understand others; enhance relationships; persuade or sell effectively; lead and inspire a team; or learn from others. Listening is the access to your desired outcomes - and it’s key for your wellbeing too!.
However, most people are unconscious of the importance of listening - so it’s no surprise that research shows most organizations are missing out on the benefits of listening, which include better staff morale and retention, higher productivity, happier and longer-lasting customer relationships.
Listening is not a capability: it’s a skill, and one that can be practiced and perfected. Julian Treasure is dedicated to helping individuals and organizations reap the amazing benefits of listening.
-Julian Treasure "5 Ways that listening can change your life" September 29, 2020
Research
Research
Essential Questions
Why is it important to listen?
How can listening look different in different cultures?
How does listening connect to communication?
How can you tell if someone is listening to you?
What are the benefits are listening?
What is the difference between active listening and passive hearing?
Video Library
Video Library
Being A Good Listening
Strega Nona Read Aloud
Communication Skills- Inside Out
Big Bang Theory- Active Listening
Everybody Loves Raymond- Active Listening
Active Listening- Waiting to say what we want
Empathetic Listening
The power of listening- William Ury Ted Talk
Virtual Library
Virtual Library
Inspired by the evil villains and innocent damsels of silent movies, Willems tells the tale of a hungry fox who invites a plump goose to dinner.
Wordy Birdy LOVES to talk. “Hello, sunrise. Hello, pink sky. Hello, orange sky!” But does she love to listen? NOPE. One day, while she’s walking through the forest, her gift of the gab gets her into hot water: “That’s a pretty tree and that’s a pretty tree and that’s a pretty danger sign and that’s a pretty tree. . . .” Will this inattentive bird walk right into danger? Will her faraway thoughts lead her along a path of doom?
Louis always interrupts! All of his thoughts are very important to him, and when he has something to say, his words rumble and grumble in his tummy, they wiggle and jiggle on his tongue and then they push on his teeth, right before he ERUPTS (or interrupts). His mouth is a volcano! But when others begin to interrupt Louis, he learns how to respectfully wait for his turn to talk.
Want to listen better? It will help you stay safe, in less trouble and learn more. Listening and paying attention are different and mean more than do as we are told.
Having a pet dragon is very fun.
You can teach him to sit, roll over, and play…
He can candle a birthday cake, lit a campfire, and so many other cool things…
But what if your dragon doesn’t want to follow instructions?
What if he always want to do things his way – often the wrong ways?
What if he’s so frustrated because everything he did always went wrong?
What should you do?
You teach him to listen and follow instructions!
Resource List
Resource List
Other Sites
Other Sites
Listen & Draw
Listen & Draw
Lesson plan template for listen & draw
Character Lab- Judge Not Don't let disagreements lead to disdain
Character Lab- Judge Not Don't let disagreements lead to disdain
Who We Are
Who We Are
Character Lab is a nonprofit organization that connects researchers with educators to create greater knowledge about the conditions that lead to social, emotional, academic, and physical well-being for young people throughout the country.
Our History
Our History
Character Lab was founded in 2013 by a scientist and two educators: Angela Duckworth, author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance and Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania; Dave Levin, co-founder of KIPP public charter schools; and Dominic Randolph, Head of School at Riverdale Country School.
Listening Quotes
Listening Quotes
"Diplomacy is listening to what the other guy needs. Preserving your own position, but listening to the other guy. You have to develop relationships with other people so when the tough times come, you can work together."
Colin Powell
"There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak."
Simon Sinek
"Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible."
Carl Jung
"We speak with more than our mouths. We listen with more than our ears."
Fred Rogers
"Wise men talk because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something."
Plato
"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place "
George Bernard Shaw
"People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for."
Harper Lee
"Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence."
Robert Frost
Listening Prompts for Writing
Listening Prompts for Writing
Can people disagree respectfully? Why or why not?
How can listening look different in different cultures?
In our school, what does your body look like when it is listening?
What is the difference between active listening and passive hearing?
What types of distractions might you find when you are trying to stay focused on what someone is expressing?
What is the difference between empathetic, active, and passive listening?
Think of a time someone demonstrated active or empathetic listening toward you. How did you feel and respond?
What are some strategies you can use to stay focused on a speaker?
Write an I-Statement for a self created situation using the format below.
I feel ___________ when _____ because____
Write a comic with dialogue between two people that are demonstrating active listening. Be sure to include examples of both sharing ideas, asking questions, and taking turns.
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