1. Student Empathy Totems

2. Think about a specific student AdjectivesChallengesPassions or Interests

3. Example Empathy Point of View To achieve his/her learning goals this year, John, a super energetic and charming 3 rd grader fixated on Minecraft needs a way to experience math in the context of his passions So that it has greater meaning and he can focus his energies on it

5. Point of View Builder To achieve his/her learning goals this year, __________________________________________ (student’s name and vivid description, including passions) needs a way to __________________________________________ (something about the curriculum or classroom experience) so that __________________________________________ (an insight about child’s needs)