Title: How to Bring Listening Circles to Your Class | Edutopia
Headings: How to Bring Listening Circles to Your Class
How to Bring Listening Circles to Your Class
By Shane Safir
November 26, 2014
1. Set the Tone
2. Plan Your Prompts
Round 1: Getting To Know Each Other
Round 2: Exploring Values and Identity
Round 3: Storytelling
3. Mirror and Affirm
4. Log Your Listening

Content: Through her opening circle, Street sent a few powerful messages to her second grade students: This classroom is like a family. In this classroom, we greet one another to start our day. In this classroom, we get to know each other through laughter and sharing. In this classroom, we practice listening -- from the heart, no less! As a listening educator, here are four ways that you can leverage circles. 1. Set the Tone
When opening a circle in your classroom, you hold a lot of power to set a safe, open tone for sharing. Choose a sacred talking piece that allows you to share a part of your story and to model risk-taking for students. A talking piece can be anything that has meaning for you: