THE AIMS OF THIS COURSE:                             

·                    To explore means of encouraging creative speaking and active listening. 

·                    To provide an understanding of narrative structure and form through the technique of storytelling. 

·                    To identify how Storytelling offers opportunities for coaching Literacy Skills. 

“For God’s sake, let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories...” (Richard II)

PROGRAMME: 

Stage 1 – Why Tell to Young People. 

·                    The rationale behind using storytelling techniques as a training tool for Literacy Development. 

·                    If you’ve nothing to say – you’ve nothing to write – storytelling to encourage creativity 

Stage 2 – Telling to Young People – the teacher as model 

·                     Hints and Tips for teachers who tell. 

·          Resources for Storytelling. 

·                     And Chiefly – yourselves! – a practical workshop. 

Stage 3 – Coaching Young Tellers. 

·                    Practical games and workshops to improve pupil performance. 

·                     Mentoring, monitoring and managing young tellers. 

·                     We’ve got a show! Demonstrating pupil success. 

Stage 4 – From Telling to Writing. 

·                     Transferring narrative structure from thought through spoken word to paper. 

·                     Grow Your Own – writing frames. 

·                     The Storybuilder’s Gym – from traditional legend to Hollywood blockbuster – a practical workshop. 

Stage 5 – The Wider Issue. 

·                    Storytelling across the Curriculum. 

·                     The application of Storytelling to multiple intelligence learning. 

Next steps, summary and close.

THE AIMS OF THIS COURSE:               

·                    To suggest ways in which Storytelling unites the Word. 

·                    To see Citizenship as our future and not just a fashion. 

·                    To provide advice on how the techniques of Storytelling can be used as a tool to deliver a Citizenship Programme. 

·                    To examine practical ways of assessing pupil progress and of record keeping for Key Stage 3 Citizenship. 

·                    To suggest ways of empowering young people and creating informed citizens. 

·                    To help delegates encourage the credibility of ‘citizenship’ in their staff rooms.  

PROGRAMME: 

Stage 1 – Global Storytelling 

·                     Anansi and the invisible web that surrounds us all. 

·                     Folk Tales and implicit moralities. 

·                     Storytellers as teachers and teachers as storytellers.

Stage 2 – Citizenship – a fashion or our future? 

·                    The three key elements of citizenship. 

·                     From Curriculum audits to specific targets. 

·                     Encouraging an awareness of fairness.

Stage 3 – Tall Tales on Short Legs.

·                     Citizenship and UK issues 

·                     Resources and practical advice for teachers as tellers 

·                     Using the community as a resource.

Stage 4 – Stories From Other Cultures.

·                     Resources to encourage Global Awareness. 

·                     Directing pupil activities. 

·                     The work of Charities and others who provide useful resources. 

Stage 5 – Record Keeping and Assessment in Citizenship. 

·                     Written assessments and proformas. 

·                     Practical work and records. 

·                     Assessments without paper. 

Next steps, summary and close.