4. …Story Reading
well used & accepted teaching practice
focus is on the book itself rather than the ideas
illustrations influence interpretation
illustrations limit imagination
minimizes eye contact
expected
finite
5. …Storytelling
oldest & most powerful teaching tool
unexpected
engages students & increases concentration skills
establishes & maintains eye contact
encourages participation & reaction to the concepts
achieves an environment of imagination & thinking
promotes inventive language & problem solving skills
utilizes all the language skills
motivates students to explore further
makes connections
6. …benefits in the classroom
enlivens the curriculum (unexpected)
engages students in learning
helps students stretch & expand thinking skills
helps form connections
develops thinking & memory skills
10. --Robert Kosara, Associate Professor of Computer Science at UNC- Charlotte
“Telling stories is an
incredibly effective way of
getting information across
and making sure it sticks”
11. --Jonah Sachs, Author of winning the Story Wars
“A story takes all the senseless
data that the world provides
and turns it into something
meaningful.”
12. David Anderson, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering at GA Tech
“Stories convey not only information but
experience and wisdom, and they excite
sympathetic reactions within the listeners
that enable them to apply the learned
concepts to other situations.”