{"id":5710,"date":"2026-10-27T10:33:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/?p=5710"},"modified":"2026-10-27T10:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:33:24","slug":"step-into-their-shoes-vr-lesson-plans-to-teach-empathy-are-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/da\/2026\/10\/27\/step-into-their-shoes-vr-lesson-plans-to-teach-empathy-are-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"&#x1f97d;Step into their shoes: VR lesson plans to teach empathy are now available&#x1f97d;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-5-color\"><b>The VR4Empathy booklet on lesson plans is now available t<\/b><strong><b>o downl<\/b><\/strong><\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-5-color\"><strong>oad in English, <\/strong><\/mark><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-5-color\">Portuguese, Greek and Slovenian.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The booklet brings together, in one place, the<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-6-color\"> <strong>eight lesson plans<\/strong> <\/mark>developed by the project and the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-6-color\">ten 360\u00ba virtual reality videos<\/mark><\/strong> that support them. It is designed for upper-secondary teachers who want to use virtual reality to help students understand other people&#8217;s experiences and turn that understanding into action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lessons cover the three themes of the project: <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-7-color\">European citizenship and diversity<\/mark><\/strong>,<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-6-color\"> European historical facts<\/mark><\/strong>, and <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-4-color\">European social common values<\/mark><\/strong>. Students explore topics such as migration and multiculturalism, refugees during the Second World War, biodiversity and sustainability, art under dictatorship, democracy and digital literacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each lesson plan has an overview page with its theme, the subjects it fits, its main objective, duration and type of activities. A second page links to the VR videos, each available in the four project languages. The lessons last 90 minutes (adaptable to 45) and can be taught on their own or as a sequence. One set of VR goggles per small group is enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The booklet is a companion to the full <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/VR4E-Handbook_Lessons-EN-2.pdf\"><strong>Handbook of Lesson Plans<\/strong><\/a>, which describes each activity in detail and includes handouts and annexes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Download the booklet in <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-5-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Booklet3_VR_videos_EN.pdf\">English<\/a><\/mark><\/strong>, <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-5-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Booklet3_VR_videos_GR.pdf\">Greek<\/a><\/mark><\/strong>, <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-5-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VR4Empathy-lesson-plan-handbook_PT.pdf\">Portuguese<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualreality4empathy.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VR4Empathy-lesson-plan-handbook_SI.pdf\">Slovenian<\/a>.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-5-color\">Discover the VR4Empathy project, explore its resources and join the network to stay connected with the future of immersive learning!<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Follow VR4Empathy on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/vr4empathy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61566864735364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;for the latest updates!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The VR4Empathy booklet on lesson plans is now available to download in English, Portuguese, Greek and Slovenian. 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