{"data":{"ID":1421,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1757938545,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Building Community through Storytelling","Handle":"building_community_through_storytelling","ShortDescription":"This conversation engages educators in using The Moth\u2019s storytelling guide to craft authentic narratives. Participants will practice sharing stories, apply portions of our structured feedback protocols, and listen to learners stories. The session fosters trust, empathy, and collaboration, equipping educators with tools to strengthen classroom and staff communities.","Description":"This professional development session invites educators to explore the power of personal narrative as a tool for community, trust, and collaboration. Drawing from The Moth\u2019s storytelling guide, participants will learn strategies for crafting and sharing meaningful stories that highlight authentic voices and experiences. Storytelling is not only a creative act, but also a way to strengthen relationships, build empathy, and foster a sense of belonging within both classrooms and staff communities.\r\n\r\nThroughout the session, participants will engage in guided storytelling activities, focusing on structure, voice, and purpose. Using established feedback protocols, educators will gain an understanding on how to give and receive constructive input, practicing how to respond with empathy and respect while elevating each other\u2019s work. These protocols ensure that feedback is purposeful and supportive, creating a safe environment for risk-taking and authentic expression.\r\n\r\nThe session emphasizes practical applications for educators. By experiencing the process firsthand, educators will leave with a clearer understanding of how to create storytelling opportunities for learners, how to structure feedback in ways that build community, and how to use narrative as a leadership and teaching practice.\r\n\r\nUltimately, this PD aims to empower educators with concrete tools and lived experience, demonstrating that storytelling is not only an art form but also a powerful catalyst for building meaningful community.","Link":["https:\/\/www.creationlearningjoy.net\/ https:\/\/paulwiech.wixsite.com\/paulwiech-1\/storytelling","https:\/\/rpaparone.wixsite.com\/rachel-paparone"],"Audience":["High School","Middle School"],"Practice":"We will share and engage our protocols for \"Feedback Nightmares\", \"5 Key Concepts of Storytelling\", \"Story Mapping\" and our Feedback Protocols. We will walkthrough and discuss the reason we use this process to create an empathetic community that shares amazing stories.","Presenter":["Sten Anderson","Rachel Paparone","Paul Wiech"],"PresenterAffiliation":["TST BOCES PTECH Academy"],"PresenterEmail":["paulwiech@gmail.com","rachelpaparone@gmail.com","sanderson@tstboces.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":192,"ScheduleLocationID":30,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":13}}