TEACHING WITH STORIES: TELLING IT LIKE IT IS
Presenter: Frances Vitali, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Hays Cape Room, Third Floor
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Learning Session: 1:30-2:30pm
• Strand: Cultivating a Culture
Learning Targets
• Storytelling as a teaching/learning strategy
• Giving voice to students’ funds of knowledge
• Cultural responsive teaching
• Authentic learning
Session Description
Drawing from family oral history as funds of knowledge, students legitimize their own experiences in the classroom setting. These stories become the context for writing workshops with an authentic purpose. Students’ voices and styles emerge as they become authors of their stories. Students’ stories become the content and context for teaching and learning. As a culminating event, family members are invited to hear their child's story presentation. Chautauqua is introduced as a form of storytelling in the process.
Stories are more meaningful to students and teachers than any standardized test.
Engagements
Warm-ups
Family Oral History Project
• Collaboration with UNM Teacher Candidates & Elementary Students
• Their Voices
FHS Live! 2016 Oral Family Presentation
Coaches, too, including Instructor!