The Storytelling Classroom: Applications Across the Curriculum
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (598 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1591583055 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A book with vision Emily Dickinson I am a storyteller and trainer. This book does what some other good books don't quite do in terms of teaching and showing all of us how to integrate stories effectively into class curriculum. I wish that all teachers and student teachers would study this book and implement it. When I am teaching, this book easily helps . Jim Boardman said "Just what the Doctor ordered!" I am a storyteller and this has been a fine addition to my resource library.. The book was in excellent condition and has provided me with rich resources for my work in the local schools as a storyteller educator.. Look1 said Five Stars. good book
Topics addressed are from the dual viewpoints of storytellers and educators.The Storytelling Classroom is an inspiring, practical and immediately applicable collection of preK through eighth grade lesson plans by and for teachers and media specialists who use storytelling in the classroom and storytellers who work in the classroom. Also included is a review and explanation of the current research on the value of storytelling in the classroom in teaching the whole brain using the multiple intelligences and the integration of thinking in the left and right brain. Consisting of a series of essays written by storytellers who work in the classroom, as well as teachers who use storytelling in the classroom, this title addresses specific curriculum areas, and includes practical, easily replicable lesson plans. It makes valid connections to educational standards in curriculum areas. Each lesson plan is linked to National Standards in Language Arts Social Studies, Math or Science and accompanied by an essay which provides a glimpse of the alchemy that occurs when students, teachers and story are brought together: student engagement, classrooms that are alive with thinking students, LEARNING!
She is an arts education demonstrator and arts education consultant and professional development trainer to teachers (K-8th grade).. She has been a teacher and a librarian.Jane Stenson is on the faculty of the Baker Demonstration School, Willmette, IL. She serves as adjunct professor at National-Louis University and produces the university's Betty Weeks Storytelling Conference for Educators & Concerts.Diane Williams is the Arts Industry Dir
Activities emphasize student communication and multiple intelligences….A valuable bibliography of pertinent resources is located at the end of this book. "Sherry Norfolk, Jane Stenson, and Diane Williams have put together a collection of 48 classroom activities submitted by almost as many storytellers. Recommended." - Library Media Connection"Arranging presentation by grade level from kindergarten up through grade eight, the four chapters in this teaching resource collect lesson plans and activities based aroun