Storytelling Past and Present ISCI 600

  Reading Reflections Post 5 Note: Istock by Getty Images, n.d. One of the things I thought of this while reading, this week was the phrase coined by educator Emily Style (1984) of “windows and mirrors” where she discussed the framework and importance of building an inclusive curriculum. One group of this week's articles discussed the value of children experiencing intercultural encounters and having a shared understanding, where the concern is placed on more participative encounters that allow children to experience an increased awareness of themselves and others.   I thought it interesting that in their article, Piipponen and Karlsson (2019)  identified the importance of the quality of the interaction between the participants of the intercultural encounter versus the focus of comparing and contrasting one culture to another that tends to take place in many exchange type programs. The Storycrafting method the authors speak of allows the intercultural participa...

 Blog Share Week 4 As I searched for a blog to recommend, there were so many to choose from. But I wanted to select one that was current, in that it was updated regularly, and I wanted it to have meaningful information, if that’s not too lofty an ideal. (Insert laughter here.)   What I finally found was School Library Journal with so many additional blog sites to support the vast array in which librarians support children. The blog hosted by School Library Journal is incredible, you can find so many amazing things a great deal of which is free, without a subscription! I will focus on a couple that caught my attention below. One of its links is for the Teen Librarian Toolbox . This site is an amazing resource for all things related to teenagers. It has guest writers for some of the content where they discuss the issues teens face today. They believe to be a good teen librarian, you need to know and understand teens, the world they live in, and adolescent development(Teen Lib...

  Interactive Storytelling [Image by Rigmanyi, dreamstime.com] [Image by Sergey Novikov, dreamstimes.com]           This week’s storytelling process was exciting and again terrifying. Terrifying because trying to find the “right” book to ensure you can tell a good story but engage your audience is difficult, I found. I went to the on-post library to work with the lovely woman in charge of the children’s program. I’d worked with her as a volunteer and helped out with the different aspects of the program, and thought she could let me know if I was heading in the right direction. Also terrifying, because I don’t have children or any family close by, so I borrowed two adult friends and her baby of 11 months to help be my audience. But I was also excited to find a book that I thought would engage the audience and get them to respond back to me and hopefully enjoy the story.  The book I chose was My Hand by Satoshi Kitamura. The other I considered was ...