#TEDEdChat Archive
Sparked by the enthusiasm of teachers in the TED-Ed community, TED-Ed hosts #TEDEdChat on Twitter every Tuesday from 6-7pm ET.
Tuesday August 30, 2016
6:00 PM EDT
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Nice for you to join for a moment!
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Where teacher leadership on student achievement.
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Is anyone there, discussing "storytelling"
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A1. A good story always conveys the essence of what it is to be human - to love, create, engage, and to learn.
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Hello from Seal Beach, CA! Looking forward to today's
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Hi Emily! Nice to see you here! Thanks for joining.
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Hi all, my first time here, am an education consultant, trainer & writer from the UK
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A1: Stories shared allow you to appear more approachable and make lasting connections
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A1: stories tell us where someone has been, what informs their now, and what they want for the future https://t.co/GEc3ofw1x5
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Yes! Stories are universal.
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Hello from Blackpool in the UK. Looking forward to joining in with the chat
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Well put, Emily. Stories seem to cross through time.
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A1: One story shared always leads to another, and the communication/connection and learning continue
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Hi there from Ontario, Canada!
Q1 We all create stories about our lives, it helps to make sense of our world.
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We all have a story in us; we all need to have safe spaces to tell and listen
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Hi everyone! I'm Becky from Venezuela - Academic Dept.
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Hi Megan - thanks for joining! Yes - now more than ever, stories can simplify the complex.
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Look forward to hearing your thoughts Becky!
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A1. Stories are so accessible and promote literacy!
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A1: Because each of has a unique story that is worth telling, exploring and hearing. They make up who we are.
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Q1 Watching a story(like Andrew's) takes us on an incredible journey without leaving our own place. It expands our world.
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Stories are for sharing. That's why we tell them and write them down
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Stories capture and express identity and culture. Allows people to think about who they are as well as others.
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Yes - stories really do reflect our humanness...
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A1 Stories affirm culture and ensure that we have a sense of belonging. VITAL in a classroom!
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A1: Stories can lead to greater understanding of other cultures, break down barriers
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A1 From the beginning of time that's how we pass wisdom, culture, knowledge to the next generation 1/2 https://t.co/LD3KxaEXNg
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Our stories, our journeys, our experiences, makes us who we are...stories are important on all levels
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Well put Pip! So vital for students today.
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When we create a story we share a little bit of ourselves with the rest of the world
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Messages in recent stories I like (books, films, or news articles) are about resilience and courage. Important for students!
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Stories help children understand the world around them and build confidence, language & vocabulary skills, questioning
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Stories have the power to transform someone's thinking about ideas, places, people, etc.
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A1. Once learned the concept of having a friend "carry" your story w/you. I love this definition of friendship
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Yes, exactly! That's what we need in this world!
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Good point Elaine - literacy in built in many ways!
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stories are who we are,stories are all the different parts of the puzzle of our life,they form who we are
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this is one of the most powerful aspects of storytelling.
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This is such a lovely thought Dave.
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Happening right now at ! Join Cleary Vaughan-Lee from Global Oneness Project . https://t.co/1pK6KGd100
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A1. A good story always conveys the essence of what it is to be human - to love, create, engage, and to learn.
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so true, and students love when you share your stories! Suddenly, you become a real person
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Yes! We’re always asking each other: What’s the story? There is more than meets the eye.
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A1: Every time we (re)tell a story we are creating which is an important skill! Creativity is the heart of humanity.
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Some of my favorite stories: Burnett’s “The Secret Garden”, Herzog’s doc film - One Second to the Next
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Hello from Buenos Aires! Thanks for the invitation!
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Love that , parts of a puzzle! Nice!
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Hi Fabiana! Nice to see you here and thanks for joining!
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Q1 Storytelling often provides a context. In Math a problem told as a story can often be more easily understood it anchors the #
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Storytelling in the classroom can help students imagine future possibilities and visualize the choices they will make
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A1: Stories can share multiple perspectives and foster empathy.
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Good point Megan. My daughter learns math this way - through explaining it as a story.
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I agree Zach - students then see themselves in a larger context.
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Hi Heather! Thanks for joining!
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A1: Stories are a eay to communicate & share, foster imagination & creativity.
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love the multiple perspectives, you can create a chain reaction from one simple shared story
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Q2 coming up in a moment!
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Q2 coming up in a moment!
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Stories can take new lives with others.
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Hi . Jumping in late. I'm Ku, Learning Coach, Argentina
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Hi Ku - thanks for joining and I look forward to hearing your thoughts!
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A1 allows students to relate to one another & ⬆️ empathy You don't know what others experiences are
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Hello everyone! Steve Riviere, 5th grade teacher, SDSU grad student joining in late...
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A2. I work with students using documentary films and photography - powerful imagery helps students transcend boundaries.
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A1: My kind of topic! We are all about stories and sharing them. It contributes to our identity, bonds us & guides us.
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A1: stories can lead anywhere and transport you anywhere. They stretch and push your your imagination to new places!
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they can be built upon and continued. Would be an awesome lesson, students build the story together
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Hi Steve - thanks for joining. How do you use stories in your 5th grade class?
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Check out interview with the Bookstore TV Show. My insights on education and the achievement gap. https://t.co/8XvL4lcJsi
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Check out interview with the Bookstore TV Show. My insights on education and the achievement gap. https://t.co/5sKIHAuVAj
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A1: Yes! Stories in mathematics can help those students who relate to words faster than numbers. Brillant
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exactly!! Each story forms our personality and character
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Great idea. It could be documented throughout the year.
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A2 Our kids can be isolated down here in NZ, stories help them connect to the world and identify shared experiences.
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A1 a chain reaction in multiple stories can highlight similarities between each storyteller
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Yes - Students can also learn so much when they tell a story about their own family or culture.
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So sorry I can't fully join the chat today! Following along, helps us learn, relate attach meaning,
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I look forward to checking that out!
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TED_ED: Q2 coming up in a moment!
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A1: Stories help tell where we come from ( our background and history)
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A2 Stories allow connections across history and culture; a good one makes you feel like you've been there
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A1 I meant a WAY to. Also by sharing stories we take the role of the writer/ storyteller talking to an audience
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What kind of stories do you use with your students in NZ?
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And in class Ss share stories, lead to more & keep us engaged, builds relationships, connections, collab
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A2 Stories told in a safe environment allow students to ask ?'s providing insight to form their own views on other cultures
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A2: We have a Social Media Coordinator using these platforms to share our school's stories globally. Everyone has stories to tell
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Yes - Stories create connections - across time, place, and cultures.
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A2: Allow the students to see the environmental impact on the people who are most affected by hearing their personal stories.
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Ss get to their country's history/culture from different perspectives+how different other cultures are
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A2: Stories help students connect with others everywhere. Ss see how they can be similar.
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A2: Stories open up conversations and can allow you to break down stereotypes and misconceptions
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A1 agree and with the # anchored multi solutions can come from further story telling
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A2 Help Ss make conections, and exper it, negotiate meaning, develop more cultural awareness
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Stories from Māori culture, stories from other indigenous cultures, stories from our shared history...
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Do you have an example to share?
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ANYTHING that helps them see their place and imagine their future or lets them know that I see who they are.
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A2: Sharing the stories of climate change and flooding islands from the people who live there have great impact
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Truly! Kids realize they are not too different and compassion appears
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Love that - that you can "see who they are."
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Yes - it puts a human face to a global issue.
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A2 I love that stories from our past help ss to connect and envision a better future. So empowering.
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A2: Stories allow students to make connections, demonstrate their perspective to help drive the instruction.
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I think stories can make history come alive, alongside the facts/figures.
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What's more powerful than knowing your importance and worth? Our kids deserve that. And need it.
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A1. Stories are 1 of the the best examples to get inspired, be creative & meaningful. It can change life. https://t.co/UTOSn4RORc
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maybe that will allow us to start to solve these problems
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I agree with you Pip. It is essential.
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Inspirational stories can help others journeys and recovery from illness, accidents, bereavement & trauma
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Many friends are using Twitter & other platforms to share differing perspectives among schools and students.
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I've shared abt countries I've been to. My kids had diff views of those places & stories helped paint a diff pic
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Yes - do you do this with students/learners you work with?
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Writing your own story is just as inspirational as listening or telling a story
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A: They provide mirrors into the lives of those similar to us + windows into the lives of others. A walk in someone else's shoes.
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Technology today allows for so much global collaboration! Do you document student ideas?
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A2 this can lead to negatives within a story as it can bring in subjectivity Sharing allows objectivity of the experience
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I'm out of the classroom as a Learning Coach, so what I am trying to do is document teachers' great ideas to share
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Love this! So important in today's world!
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A1 for me I would tell a story why maths is important in producing a route card for a walk - then do the walk
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A2. They get inspired with the behaviors, history & emotions in stories. It helps setting own heroes too. https://t.co/RY43OhhH2W
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Thank U so much for that; really touching & a perfect example of cutting across lines
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by sharing stories and images of residential school survivors, my students gained knowledge and empathy.
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would remind me that the teacher voice is just as important as the student voice. We need to celebrate
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tie in science and make nature observations along the way!
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A3 in my science class, stories make analytical content more engaging and relatable
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Stories = mirrors and windows... found this great article yesterday from author
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Love that - do you have specific stories you use?
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Look forward to reading that later!
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A2: Agreed Great storytellers can empower & inspire others; create excellence in the classroom
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Students recently loved writing stories from the perspective of a water drop to learn the steps of water cycle.
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Stories give us a sense of place. They bring us into relationship with one another.
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Stories include universal themes for all subjects - resilience, identity, adversity, responsibility.
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and ask a former student to come into the class and give their story provides a base for I can do this to
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Q3: Ss can see ways to solve problems... No matter what they are studying.
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Understanding place is so foundational. Do you have specific strategies to share?
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A3 Stories can be a bridge from one subject area to another to make them all relevant
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TED_ED: Q3 How can stories be used in the classroom as an interdisciplinary learning tool? https://t.co/WKERHTkXCp #…
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A3: Had students write a letter to dirt apologizing or telling a story of how they treated it poorly. Results were awesome!
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A3: Stories are hooks of engagement. They serve as catalysts for inquiry, understanding, reflection.
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A3: Ss can see ways to solve problems, no matter what they are studying.
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A1: we learn, inspire & relate with stories, which helps us in growing. This, stories r important.
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follow the route from the perspective of a dog walking!
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Ss could share their experiences regarding a specific topic,create stories,let their imagination flow
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English Lang/lit intermingled with history, drama, art, geography etc tells worldwide stories & extends knowledge
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A1: we learn, inspire & relate with stories, which helps us in growing. Thus, stories r important.
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English/science classes in same high school used film to compare to a dystopian novel - consumerism/climate change.
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I agree. It helps save much in getting kids interested.
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A2: A great storyteller/teacher can make a complex topic more palatable. Making a 'sour lemon taste sweet' to a young learner
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The reflection part is essential for growth don't you think?
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Completely! I also think feedback, but I'm not sure if we truly allow Ss to embrace this daily.
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That's a great image. A great storyteller can making learning relevant.
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I like "sour lemon tastes sweet". It's true!
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In my trauma work, children & YP write their stories using prose & poetry, or stand and tell, video or record, very healing
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I agree - reflection really makes learning come full circle.
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Yes! How many times when kids are young do you hear, "tell me a story"
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A3 TED-Ed Club S's love hearing other club member's stories and how they chose their topic/idea worth sharing, increases engag.t
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stories place content in context. Helps learners connect knowledge rather than "dumping curriculum" in isolated parts.
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also integral to ‘Place-based’ education - using local facilities & helping preserve them
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A3. Storytelling must be part of curriculum. Students must be appreciated, bold, brave & creative. https://t.co/C2FYCAjBo6
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And we continue that at the dinner table as adults!
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A2:Stories ve conected me 2 unseen histry & cultures.Its alwys fascinatng to knw abt em & hvng a desire 2 see em smetime.
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Stories cross & intercede with every subject in the curriculum
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Stories connect all the disciplines in a way students can understand & help them begin to formulate questions to delve deeper
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Good point. What are some student examples that you've seen?
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Brillant impactful when they can see their surroundings and/or artifacts from the past https://t.co/wthQ2tTiGv
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by sharing stories and images of residential school survivors, my students gained knowledge and empathy.
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Awesome! Many wonderful ways to allow for reflection. It's good for the mind & focuses on learning, not outcome.
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A3:Wd stories,students cud b taught to b tolerant,generous & perspective.V can develop their sense of acceptance 4 othrs.
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Stories validate a Ss life experience and give marginalized ones a voice where they often don't have one.
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That's a good point Sarah. It's important to hear these voices.
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A3 Stories provide the way forward to offer an inclusive curriculum e.g: planning a visit includes maths, logistics etc
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Reflections gives students a voice and allows the teacher to actually "hear" them
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Recently a survivor of shared his story. His courage defeated extremism. https://t.co/Rfen6CIRBq
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Good point. What are some student examples that you've seen?
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Do you have a favorite reflection question?
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A3 Stories make my English class a history class, pols, geog, science, ethics, civics... Activates and validates prior knowledge.
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Yes! The dinner table becomes 'headquarters' for developing griot skills and life lessons https://t.co/nVK6nRb62r
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And we continue that at the dinner table as adults!
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I agree. They sometimes just want to tell something cool. Helps them have a voice.
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yes - allow them to deviate along the way to investigate what interests them
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Good way to merge data with experience.
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A3 long time ago we had a workshop "multiple intelligences" use a subject to learn another using 1 theme ie: storytelling 4 math
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A1: Stories can humanize big picture narratives, foster empathy & curiosity
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A4. definitely infuses wonder in students with their engaging and informative films!
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What did you like best? How would you change this? What can you do to improve on this idea...
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Even 3, 4 & 5 yr olds can write a story, if you start them off with "once upon a time" they will tell fantastic stories
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They innately are connecting to their imagination!
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What did you notice? Anything surprising? Any patterns? What would you do differently?
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A4: This is one of my favorite TEDEd lesson stories I use every year in Environmental Science https://t.co/7TF8ZfJ2U9
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Absolutely, no inhibitions & do not hold back, fantabulous stories
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Also, what did you learn that you think is the most valuable?
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I am really trying to push my student's learning to a higher level, I think reflections will help do this!
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A3: Create a story. Involve all students to solve problem causes teamwork & critical thinking. https://t.co/Lj1wrd7sw3
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love that one! Interestingly enough, it isn't always what you as the teacher imagine it will be!
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Yes - teamwork! Collaborative work gets to the heart of critical thinking.
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TED_ED: Wrapping up Q3, on to Q4
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TED_ED: Q4 In what ways have you used the stories at TED-ED as a way to impact students’ lives? https://t.co/Svun42Ijd6 …
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I work w/ pre-service Ts so I have them explore the resources and ask them to consider how and why they might use w/ Ss
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and I am amazed that on these trails it is the first time some Ss have been there - secret places hidden in plain sight
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How do you work on compassion with students?
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A4: The animations from bring a sense of wonder. We're lucky to have teach our Ss animations here at
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I agree - since films are multi-sensory, they can also reach students emotionally.
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All great questions to ask. Working with Ts, wondering how often we give them time to be reflective
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Also, fact based visuals on films are a great way for students to retain information.
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That's a good point - students owning their thinking. They take it with them, then, always.
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indeed especially in the next lesson I see these Ss they are full of this experience and more than willing to share
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Look at those connections happening in the brain!
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teachers have to make a conscious effort, take the time to do that,slow down, look at the value of it
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stories.... Have unlimited potential and the power to expand horizons wherever or whoever they may be!
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Call attn 2 cause&effect & ask thm 2 be rspnsble for their actions; I try 2 relate other's humanity
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Goodnight all, very late here in UK, many thanks for the great chat. Please let me know when the next one is??
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Relating to other's humanity seems always be a good way to go - inside/outside of the classroom
