This document discusses the importance of storytelling for learning. It notes that humans think in metaphors and learn through stories. Several images are included that depict storytelling, with captions about telling stories, developing empathy, and the three elements of a good story: characters, conflict, and resolution. Rules of thumb and activities for moving classroom learning from lower to higher order thinking skills are presented, emphasizing personalizing tasks, collaboration, feedback, and publishing. Storytelling is described as a Trojan horse for learning.

1. stories
cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by Jason Mrachina:
http://flickr.com/photos/w4nd3rl0st/6789227039/
Darren Kuropatwa
Building Learning Communities
Boston, MA
July 2015
we learn
through

2. Get a QR-Code Reader
Suggestion: i-nigma

3. Phonto

4. cc licensed ( BY NC SD ) flickr photo by eskimoblood:
http://flickr.com/photos/eskimoblood/23471417/
we are the stories we tell

5. + story =
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7. cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by dankos-unlmtd:
http://flickr.com/photos/deskounlmtd/3695922896/
He told me ...
She told me ...

8. cc licensed ( BY NC SA ) flickr photo by Kent Manning:
http://flickr.com/photos/kpix20/3078452346/
Hokusai
WavePad

9. cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by dankos-unlmtd:
http://flickr.com/photos/deskounlmtd/3695922896/
He told me ...
She told me ...

10. the mystery box
cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by Jonathan:
http://flickr.com/photos/s3a/772408262/

11. 2+2
The Unifiying Theory of

12. “The human species thinks in metaphors and learns
through stories.” Mary Catherine Bateson
cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by kharied:
http://flickr.com/photos/kharied/4156478671/

13. make
me care
cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo by Jenavieve:
http://flickr.com/photos/blackstarryskyy/4548257851/

14. Empathy is an increasingly important skill
to develop in an increasingly hybrid world.
How would you go about doing that?

16. cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by Martin Gommel:
http://flickr.com/photos/kwerfeldein/2104791931/
Don’t
just shoot

17. rule of thirds

19. stone pier rule of thirds by flickr user petervanallen
http://www.flickr.com/photos/petervanallen/3220860090/

20. darren_1e14@sendtodropbox.com

22. 3elements of a
good story?

23. flickr photo by hang_in_there http://flickr.com/photos/
59632563@N04/6238711264 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license
flickr photo by AlicePopkorn http://flickr.com/photos/alicepopkorn/
3399829838 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license
3elements of a
good story?
flickr photo by birlewphotography http://flickr.com/photos/46335976@N00/1198987717
shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license

24. 3elements of a
good story?
characters
conflict
resolution

25. ALL I NEED IS YOU - Rob Cantor

26. 5
rules of thumb
cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo by Dwayne Bent:
http://flickr.com/photos/zengei/6976940402/

27. 5
moving classroom
activities from
cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo by Dwayne Bent:
http://flickr.com/photos/zengei/6976940402/
Lower Order
Thinking Skills
to
Higher Order
Thinking Skills

28. cclicensed(BYNCND)flickrphotoby*Nom&Malc:
http://flickr.com/photos/naomi_pincher/2715582636/
personalize tasks
to the students
life experiences
personalize

29. publish

30. cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by UBC Library:
http://flickr.com/photos/ubclibrary/2702161578/
on group worthy tasks
Collaborate

31. cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo by Paulo Brandão:
http://flickr.com/photos/paulobrandao/2677428532/eedback
from
people within &
beyond
the class

32. cc licensed ( BY NC ) flickr photo by Cayusa:
http://flickr.com/photos/cayusa/2051756510/
teach

33. rules of thumb
cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo by Dwayne Bent:
http://flickr.com/photos/zengei/6976940402/
remember
rules

34. cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by gillianchicago:
http://flickr.com/photos/gillianjc/124407256/
Storytelling
is aTrojan Horse
for learning

35. thanks
cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by Jason Mrachina:
http://flickr.com/photos/w4nd3rl0st/6789227039/