Emily Railey Dendrite EDCI 6796 S-12

STORY TELLING

What?

National Storytelling Association (1997), storytelling can be defined as the art of using language, vocalization, and/or physical movement and gesture to reveal the elements and images of a story to a specific, live audience.

DailyAloud Read

Benefits

1. Remember (emotional)• Engaging, Interesting, Imaginative2. Develop whole concepts and observe details• Listening, Reasoning skills3. Not Just ELA, Use Across Curriculum• Teach many things4. Incorporates Metaphors, Humor, and more• Narrative Chains

Why?

• Research has over 4,010,000 results on just• Develops social skills • Multicultural• Verbal Linguistic Multiple Intelligence• A break from intensive instruction• Literacy Comprehension and Writing Skills• Authentic Curricula Connections• Technology Integration• Creative Problem Solving• Collaboration

Tried and True

For Teachers and Students• Engaging, Inspiring• Hush Factor• There is a story on every topic• Make their own story • Assessment tool• Flexible to connect subjects• ELL and Students with Disabilities• Skills for the Future (grants and scholarships)• Cooperative Learning, Rhythm and Rhyme, Graphic

Organizers, Experiments, Games, Technology Integration

How?

• Narrative chaining- stories linking unrelated concepts or words

• Create a story for a multiple step process (for sciences and math) or chronological events (for history)

• Role Play• Books on every subject• Poems with skill examples• Collaborate with media specialist

Algebraic Equation

Long Division

Technology Tools

http://wsfcsintouch.blogspot.com/2010/04/learning-power-of-digital-storytelling.html

Suggestions:• Dr. Seuss, Robert Munsch, etc.• Poems• Collaborate• Book Talks• Read with feeling and familiarity• Ask questions by involving students• Summarize• Internet • http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/listdigitalpe.html• http://cyber-kap.blogspot.com/2010/05/top-10-sites-for-digital-storytelling.html• http://wsfcsintouch.blogspot.com/2010/04/learning-power-of-digital-storytelling.html

• Super Why cartoon on PBS- problem, find answers in book, solve the problem

http://pbskids.org/superwhy/

Make Their Own

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOA8mUflH-Q&feature=related

Questions