Storyteller, Storyteacher: Discovering the Power of Storytelling for Teaching and LivingMarni Gillard has told stories to preschoolers, middle schoolers, and college students, and elicited their tales in return. She's heard triumph and trauma tales from prison inmates, senior citizens, and both preservice and veteran teachers. She's witnessed repeatedly that we teach ourselves how to live by telling our stories. In this book she shares the lessons she's learned about child-centered teaching and telling. Storyteller, Storyteacher includes:
His book speaks to the soul of the experienced but often weary teacher and shines a light of encouragement on the path before the beginning teacher. It honors the important work of parenting and of listening to children in and out of school. It invites us all to look to our stories for lessons about educating our children and ourselves. |
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... kindergarten , but again , each group's memory gathering offers distinct challenges and surprises . Young children vary greatly in their ability to listen to each other and to take turns , but remembering images can move along quickly ...
... kindergarten " scolding " story had started life years before as a piece of writing composed during a week - long institute . I decided to resurrect it as an oral tale one evening while leading a story - swap for teachers at a summer ...
... kindergarten audience added the finger - snapping and hand - clapping sounds of a downpour as well as a chant : " The Mohawk's flowing west to east ; the Hudson's flooding down from the north . " The entire plan evolved from one ...