How to Use Storytelling in the Classroom
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The document discusses the importance of storytelling in the classroom, emphasizing its ability to engage students and enhance learning. It provides strategies for effective storytelling, including creating interest, introducing conflict, and using visuals. Additionally, it outlines the use of storyboards to define lesson objectives and narratives.
How to Use Storytelling in the Classroom
- 12. STORYTELLING IN THE CLASSROOM and how to use slides to do it
- 13. “"The human species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories." -Mary Catherine Bateson
- 17. BUT, how?
- 18. STORIES CAN … ➤ Get the students attention ➤ Focus on the lesson ➤ Set a platform for students to interact and comment ➤ Provide a stronger connection in the classroom ➤ Provide opportunity for students to share their experiences Buffo, SS. (Jan 9, 2015) The Power of Storytelling in the College Classroom, Faculty Fo
- 19. USE STORIES TO … ➤ Make a personal introduction ➤ Introduce the topic of the day ➤ Supplement your lessons ➤ Reinforce something you want students to remember ➤ Describe a concept using your own experience
- 20. TIPS FOR A GREAT STORY … ➤ Start with something that creates interest or anticipation ➤ Introduce conflict then resolve it ➤ Show, don’t tell ➤ Use images - remember words can also be images ➤ Keep it concise and to your point presentationpanda.com
- 22. THE STORYBOARD LETS YOU … ➤ Create the lesson objective ➤ Determine the key takeaway of the story ➤ Define the narrative ➤ Think visually
- 25. LET’S TRY IT … Think of a lecture you have given. What is the main objective? What story can you tell to reinforce it? What is the narrative? What photos would match?
- 27. Nicole L. Davis, PhD ndavis@siu.edu www.nicoledavisphd.com @TalkingTourism
Editor's Notes
- #3: I was born in 1974 … when women’s fashion looked like this …
- #4: and my mom’s weekends were filled with parties to try and sell this stuff … I love Tupperware!
- #5: It was 3 years before Star Wars … and it would be several more before I realized Luke and Lei are twins!
- #6: and it was 5 years after Star Trek ended … but I had the reruns to watch! I love Tribbles …
- #7: This is mine … his name is Spot …
- #8: … and he’s always getting in trouble with Darth Vader!
- #9: My dad was a geek … before being a geek was cool. He was an early adopter of technology on the home front … we had a VCR when Betamax was still in … well …beta mode. And this was my first introduction into stereo sound. (need pic of me and daddy)
- #11: This was my first computer … tell the JP story ;-) And the digital camera we had at my high school … and in 1994 … tell the MKTG 304 story … that later launched me into ed tech
- #12: So … why am I telling you all of this? Why am I telling you a story about how I was raised? What’s the true purpose of my story?
- #13: I just told you my personal story … as a way to introduce myself, but also to give you the chance to connect with me and, to an extent, the topic at hand. I tell stories all the time … as educators, most of us are probably natural story tellers, even if we don’t realize it. We all have experience … from jobs … from living … that we can share with our students. But, why is this important?
- #15: Some of the first lessons we learn as children come in the form of stories. Little Red riding hood reinforced the lesson not to talk to strangers …
- #16: Shreck and Fiona teach us that what’s on the outside isn’t nearly as important as what’s on the inside …
- #17: And the list goes on … but, we remember the stories, and we remember the lessons. Our students are no different. Telling them the good, bad, and ugly of their chosen field to reinforce a lecture or discussion topic will go a long way in helping them learn … beyond remembering facts.
- #18: I tell my stories with slides because the photos or graphics I use help reinforce the story itself … and may help the student connect better with the story … or better connect the story with his/her own life or career plans. For me, this comes naturally … I’ve never had to think too hard about what photos work with what parts my story. For you, that may or may not be the case … so we start with a storyboard.
- #19: Read the slides … to reinforce just how boring it really is. Ask how many were trying to read the slides while I was reading them aloud … does that work? What do you really remember?
- #20: Stories aren’t always going to work in the classroom situation … sometimes we have to lecture, to present lists, to show data … but we can break that up with our stories. On day one of class, we can tell our story as a way to introduce ourselves … it makes us human. I’ve told a lot of stories about event planning whoops moments. I regularly share my experiences both in career and in life as way to reinforce the lesson.
- #21: images - I’m a fan of fewer images or animated images that a lot of them on a screen at once. I showed you a few things today that work well, but plopping a bunch of images on a slide with no connection makes no sense to the audience. i prefer stock photos over clipart unless my theme lends itself to something more cartoonish.
- #23: It’s a bad idea to open up PowerPoint or Keynote first … fight that temptation … at least until you’re comfortable with this process. The storyboard allows you to see everything at once, in front of you, before you get to building anything.
- #24: The first page of my storyboard for this presentation … and you can see that I added a few extra slides once I actually created the presentation to help further cement my geekiness :-)
- #25: Here’s the one you’re going to use today …