How to facilitate a Check-in Circle and Community Standards
An introduction to the benefits of circle work and instruction on how to introduce two elements of the Story Exchange.
An introduction to the benefits of circle work and instruction on how to introduce two elements of the Story Exchange.
The Story Exchange
Students will experience the Story Exchange!
Active Listening
Students develop listening skills and practise active listening.
Empathy and Perspective Taking
This is the first lesson in the programme. Students have a discussion about empathy, capture a definition of empathy, and…
The Power of Holding Space for Others, David Yusem
Students consider how their schools can create community around facing difficulty.
An Appalachia Storyteller on Place, Resilience, and Identity, Octavia Sexton
A first-person celebration of the power of Appalachian storytelling in modern times.
How to Dig Deeper into Students’ Strengths
Students recognize their strengths and teachers learning experiences around them.
Pairing Read Aloud with the Story Exchange
Nine Story Exchange prompts for elementary students with a book list for scaffolded Read Aloud.
Action Research, Ernest Morrell
Students conduct research in their schools, neighborhoods, and communities to improve the quality of life for all.
Story of Self, Story of Community, Limarys Caraballo
Teachers and students participate in a different kind of autobiography – examining their experience to benefit themselves and their community/ies.