Teacher Institute at the Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities
Summer 2024: “The Art of Storytelling: Teaching and Telling in the Classroom Across the Curriculum”
APPLY TODAY Application Deadline: June 1, 2024
“The Art of Storytelling: Teaching and Telling in the Classroom Across the Curriculum,” with master storyteller Adam Booth, will be a week-long teacher institute for K-12 teachers of all disciplines in West Virginia (humanities teachers given preference). The aim of the institute is to engage teachers in the art of “telling” in order to enhance their teaching, inspire their students, and demonstrate the art and power of the story to generate self-esteem and confidence and enhance classroom learning in all subjects and grade levels. Workshop participants will study a diverse and influential group of Appalachian storytellers, will learn those characteristics and skills needed for first-rate storytelling, and will translate these skills into various pedagogies and styles of teaching. The workshop/institute, July 22-26, 2024, will culminate with capstone storytelling demonstrations and/or plans for integrating storytelling into classrooms.
This project is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations do not necessarily represent those of the West Virginia Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.