Empathy to Impact

How to Embed Global Citizenship, Service, Sustainability, and Belonging Into the Curriculum
Aaron Moniz - Director, Inspire Citizens
Empathy to Impact
January 2027 | 304 pages | Corwin
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Turn empathy into action and action into lasting student impact

Many schools champion global citizenship in their mission statements yet leave educators without a clear path to bring that vision into daily teaching. Empathy to Impact closes that gap. Written by Aaron Moniz, co-founder and director of Inspire Citizens, this practical guide introduces the five-stage Empathy to Impact framework—Care, Aware, Able, Impact, Reflect—to help educators embed global citizenship, service learning, and community engagement into existing curricula across any grade level or subject area. Whether you teach language arts or science or lead co-curricular programs, this resource equips you to encourage the development of learners who think critically, act empathetically, and contribute meaningfully to the world.

Empathy to Impact provides:

  • A framework that integrates global citizenship into existing curricula without sacrificing academic rigor
  • Practical tools, including community asset audits and the Inspire Citizens Action Menu, to guide authentic student inquiry and action
  • Strategies applicable across pedagogical approaches, including International Baccalaureate, Common Core, project-based learning, and more

This is the essential guide for educators ready to prove that meaningful impact and rigorous learning are not competing priorities and for the students who deserve both.

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

Introduction: Living Your Purpose and the Roots of Empathy to Impact

  • From Our Classroom to Yours
  • Origins of Empathy to Impact
  • Courage to Act

Chapter 1: Empathy to Impact Framework: Rising to a Global Call to Action

  • A Global Call to Action
  • The Inspire Citizens Empathy to Impact Approach
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner: Backmapping From Desired Outcomes With All Learners in Mind
  • How This Book Works
  • Courage to Act

Chapter 2: ABLE: What Students Need to Know, Do, and Understand to Make a Difference

  • No Extra Work Required: Integrating Global Citizenship Education Into What We Already Do Well
  • Deep Learning and Transfer
  • What Should Educators Do in the ABLE Phase of Empathy to Impact?
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner for the ABLE Phase: Designing Learning Experiences That Embed the Global Education Skills Students Need
  • Learning Must Be Inclusive and Accessible
  • Empathy to Impact in Cocurricular, Student Leadership, and Experiential Learning Contexts
  • In Summary
  • Courage to Act

Chapter 3: CARE: Developing Empathy and Finding a “Why” for Teaching and Learning

  • Provoking Empathy, Framing Teaching, and Learning With a “Why”
  • Frameworks for Finding Your “Why”
  • Selecting Your Empathy Engagement Strategy
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner for the CARE Phase: Designing Learning Experiences That Embed a Powerful “Why”
  • Empathy in Cocurricular, Student Leadership, and Experiential Learning Contexts
  • Courage to Act

Chapter 4: IMPACT: Turning Learning Into Meaningful and Impactful Action

  • Defining Your Impact
  • “What Now?” Transfer and Real-World Application
  • Designing Your Impactful Action
  • Impactful Action in Cocurricular and Experiential Learning Contexts
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner for the IMPACT Phase: Designing Learning for Community Impact
  • Courage to Act

Chapter 5: AWARE: Listening, Learning, and Understanding Before Acting

  • Authentic Awareness Requires Investigation
  • Preparing for Investigations
  • Investigation Strategies
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner for the AWARE Phase: Designing Learning That Embeds Investigation and Authentic Awareness
  • Awareness in Cocurricular, Student Leadership, and Experiential Learning Contexts
  • Courage to Act

Chapter 6: REFLECT: Understanding Ourselves to Amplify Our Impact

  • The “Why” of Reflection
  • The Research Behind Reflection
  • The Core of Reflections: What Are We Reflecting On?
  • Designing High-Quality Reflections: How Are We Engaging in Meaningful Reflection?
  • Reflections on Reflections
  • Reflection and Critical Reflexivity
  • Reflection in Cocurricular, Student Leadership, and Experiential Learning Contexts
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner for the REFLECT Phase: Designing Learning for Deeper Reflections
  • Courage to Act

Chapter 7: Empathy to Impact Framework: Completing and Sustaining the Work

  • Follow the Empathy to Impact Planning Process
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner: Backmapping Global Citizenship Learning Plans
  • Transforming Your Classroom Practice Through Empathy to Impact: The Final Touches
  • Other Considerations for a Successful Empathy to Impact Learning Journey
  • Whole-School Systems for Transformation and Impact
  • Gratitude

Appendix: Empathy to Impact in the Early Years

  • Chapter 1: Empathy to Impact in the Early Years
  • Chapter 2: ABLE: What Are Students Able to Do in the Early Years?
  • Chapter 3: CARE: What Do Students Care About in the Early Years?
  • Chapter 4: IMPACT: Action in the Early Years
  • Chapter 5: AWARE: Deepening Investigation in the Early Years
  • Chapter 6: REFLECT: Reflection in the Early Years

References

References

Index

Index

Turn empathy into action and action into lasting student impact

Many schools champion global citizenship in their mission statements yet leave educators without a clear path to bring that vision into daily teaching. Empathy to Impact closes that gap. Written by Aaron Moniz, co-founder and director of Inspire Citizens, this practical guide introduces the five-stage Empathy to Impact framework—Care, Aware, Able, Impact, Reflect—to help educators embed global citizenship, service learning, and community engagement into existing curricula across any grade level or subject area. Whether you teach language arts or science or lead co-curricular programs, this resource equips you to encourage the development of learners who think critically, act empathetically, and contribute meaningfully to the world.

Empathy to Impact provides:

  • A framework that integrates global citizenship into existing curricula without sacrificing academic rigor
  • Practical tools, including community asset audits and the Inspire Citizens Action Menu, to guide authentic student inquiry and action
  • Strategies applicable across pedagogical approaches, including International Baccalaureate, Common Core, project-based learning, and more

This is the essential guide for educators ready to prove that meaningful impact and rigorous learning are not competing priorities and for the students who deserve both.

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

Introduction: Living Your Purpose and the Roots of Empathy to Impact

  • From Our Classroom to Yours
  • Origins of Empathy to Impact
  • Courage to Act

Chapter 1: Empathy to Impact Framework: Rising to a Global Call to Action

  • A Global Call to Action
  • The Inspire Citizens Empathy to Impact Approach
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner: Backmapping From Desired Outcomes With All Learners in Mind
  • How This Book Works
  • Courage to Act

Chapter 2: ABLE: What Students Need to Know, Do, and Understand to Make a Difference

  • No Extra Work Required: Integrating Global Citizenship Education Into What We Already Do Well
  • Deep Learning and Transfer
  • What Should Educators Do in the ABLE Phase of Empathy to Impact?
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner for the ABLE Phase: Designing Learning Experiences That Embed the Global Education Skills Students Need
  • Learning Must Be Inclusive and Accessible
  • Empathy to Impact in Cocurricular, Student Leadership, and Experiential Learning Contexts
  • In Summary
  • Courage to Act

Chapter 3: CARE: Developing Empathy and Finding a “Why” for Teaching and Learning

  • Provoking Empathy, Framing Teaching, and Learning With a “Why”
  • Frameworks for Finding Your “Why”
  • Selecting Your Empathy Engagement Strategy
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner for the CARE Phase: Designing Learning Experiences That Embed a Powerful “Why”
  • Empathy in Cocurricular, Student Leadership, and Experiential Learning Contexts
  • Courage to Act

Chapter 4: IMPACT: Turning Learning Into Meaningful and Impactful Action

  • Defining Your Impact
  • “What Now?” Transfer and Real-World Application
  • Designing Your Impactful Action
  • Impactful Action in Cocurricular and Experiential Learning Contexts
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner for the IMPACT Phase: Designing Learning for Community Impact
  • Courage to Act

Chapter 5: AWARE: Listening, Learning, and Understanding Before Acting

  • Authentic Awareness Requires Investigation
  • Preparing for Investigations
  • Investigation Strategies
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner for the AWARE Phase: Designing Learning That Embeds Investigation and Authentic Awareness
  • Awareness in Cocurricular, Student Leadership, and Experiential Learning Contexts
  • Courage to Act

Chapter 6: REFLECT: Understanding Ourselves to Amplify Our Impact

  • The “Why” of Reflection
  • The Research Behind Reflection
  • The Core of Reflections: What Are We Reflecting On?
  • Designing High-Quality Reflections: How Are We Engaging in Meaningful Reflection?
  • Reflections on Reflections
  • Reflection and Critical Reflexivity
  • Reflection in Cocurricular, Student Leadership, and Experiential Learning Contexts
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner for the REFLECT Phase: Designing Learning for Deeper Reflections
  • Courage to Act

Chapter 7: Empathy to Impact Framework: Completing and Sustaining the Work

  • Follow the Empathy to Impact Planning Process
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner: Backmapping Global Citizenship Learning Plans
  • Transforming Your Classroom Practice Through Empathy to Impact: The Final Touches
  • Other Considerations for a Successful Empathy to Impact Learning Journey
  • Whole-School Systems for Transformation and Impact
  • Gratitude

Appendix: Empathy to Impact in the Early Years

  • Chapter 1: Empathy to Impact in the Early Years
  • Chapter 2: ABLE: What Are Students Able to Do in the Early Years?
  • Chapter 3: CARE: What Do Students Care About in the Early Years?
  • Chapter 4: IMPACT: Action in the Early Years
  • Chapter 5: AWARE: Deepening Investigation in the Early Years
  • Chapter 6: REFLECT: Reflection in the Early Years

References

References

Index

Index

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Empathy to Impact

How to Embed Global Citizenship, Service, Sustainability, and Belonging Into the Curriculum


January 2027 | 304 pages | Corwin

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Turn empathy into action and action into lasting student impact

Many schools champion global citizenship in their mission statements yet leave educators without a clear path to bring that vision into daily teaching. Empathy to Impact closes that gap. Written by Aaron Moniz, co-founder and director of Inspire Citizens, this practical guide introduces the five-stage Empathy to Impact framework—Care, Aware, Able, Impact, Reflect—to help educators embed global citizenship, service learning, and community engagement into existing curricula across any grade level or subject area. Whether you teach language arts or science or lead co-curricular programs, this resource equips you to encourage the development of learners who think critically, act empathetically, and contribute meaningfully to the world.

Empathy to Impact provides:

  • A framework that integrates global citizenship into existing curricula without sacrificing academic rigor
  • Practical tools, including community asset audits and the Inspire Citizens Action Menu, to guide authentic student inquiry and action
  • Strategies applicable across pedagogical approaches, including International Baccalaureate, Common Core, project-based learning, and more

This is the essential guide for educators ready to prove that meaningful impact and rigorous learning are not competing priorities and for the students who deserve both.


Table Of Contents:

  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Introduction: Living Your Purpose and the Roots of Empathy to Impact
  • From Our Classroom to Yours
  • Origins of Empathy to Impact
  • Courage to Act
  • Chapter 1: Empathy to Impact Framework: Rising to a Global Call to Action
  • A Global Call to Action
  • The Inspire Citizens Empathy to Impact Approach
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner: Backmapping From Desired Outcomes With All Learners in Mind
  • How This Book Works
  • Courage to Act
  • Chapter 2: ABLE: What Students Need to Know, Do, and Understand to Make a Difference
  • No Extra Work Required: Integrating Global Citizenship Education Into What We Already Do Well
  • Deep Learning and Transfer
  • What Should Educators Do in the ABLE Phase of Empathy to Impact?
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner for the ABLE Phase: Designing Learning Experiences That Embed the Global Education Skills Students Need
  • Learning Must Be Inclusive and Accessible
  • Empathy to Impact in Cocurricular, Student Leadership, and Experiential Learning Contexts
  • In Summary
  • Courage to Act
  • Chapter 3: CARE: Developing Empathy and Finding a “Why” for Teaching and Learning
  • Provoking Empathy, Framing Teaching, and Learning With a “Why”
  • Frameworks for Finding Your “Why”
  • Selecting Your Empathy Engagement Strategy
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner for the CARE Phase: Designing Learning Experiences That Embed a Powerful “Why”
  • Empathy in Cocurricular, Student Leadership, and Experiential Learning Contexts
  • Courage to Act
  • Chapter 4: IMPACT: Turning Learning Into Meaningful and Impactful Action
  • Defining Your Impact
  • “What Now?” Transfer and Real-World Application
  • Designing Your Impactful Action
  • Impactful Action in Cocurricular and Experiential Learning Contexts
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner for the IMPACT Phase: Designing Learning for Community Impact
  • Courage to Act
  • Chapter 5: AWARE: Listening, Learning, and Understanding Before Acting
  • Authentic Awareness Requires Investigation
  • Preparing for Investigations
  • Investigation Strategies
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner for the AWARE Phase: Designing Learning That Embeds Investigation and Authentic Awareness
  • Awareness in Cocurricular, Student Leadership, and Experiential Learning Contexts
  • Courage to Act
  • Chapter 6: REFLECT: Understanding Ourselves to Amplify Our Impact
  • The “Why” of Reflection
  • The Research Behind Reflection
  • The Core of Reflections: What Are We Reflecting On?
  • Designing High-Quality Reflections: How Are We Engaging in Meaningful Reflection?
  • Reflections on Reflections
  • Reflection and Critical Reflexivity
  • Reflection in Cocurricular, Student Leadership, and Experiential Learning Contexts
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner for the REFLECT Phase: Designing Learning for Deeper Reflections
  • Courage to Act
  • Chapter 7: Empathy to Impact Framework: Completing and Sustaining the Work
  • Follow the Empathy to Impact Planning Process
  • The Empathy to Impact UbD Planner: Backmapping Global Citizenship Learning Plans
  • Transforming Your Classroom Practice Through Empathy to Impact: The Final Touches
  • Other Considerations for a Successful Empathy to Impact Learning Journey
  • Whole-School Systems for Transformation and Impact
  • Gratitude
  • Appendix: Empathy to Impact in the Early Years
  • Chapter 1: Empathy to Impact in the Early Years
  • Chapter 2: ABLE: What Are Students Able to Do in the Early Years?
  • Chapter 3: CARE: What Do Students Care About in the Early Years?
  • Chapter 4: IMPACT: Action in the Early Years
  • Chapter 5: AWARE: Deepening Investigation in the Early Years
  • Chapter 6: REFLECT: Reflection in the Early Years
  • References
  • Index

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