Emily Dodd, the education officer for the Scottish Seabird Centre, talks about the role of storytelling in communicating science to children and in inspiring them to care about the maritime environment and its birds. She also discusses her experiences using GLOW, a digital learning network, to share the story of Percy the Puffin with classesContinue reading “Emily Dodd: Inspiring Children to Care about Wildlife”
Daily Archives: November 5, 2011
Michael Williams: Finding Healing Stories
In this continuation of my interview with storyteller Michael Williams, he talks about some of his favourite sources for stories. He also discusses the responsibility a storyteller has to his stories and his audience, relating the unexpected reception The Fearful Giant received in a mixed group of Israeli and Palestinian women.
Michael Williams: Healing Words in the Middle East
Storyteller Michael Williams recently returned from a tour of the Holy Land where he and eleven colleagues told stories to and facilitated workshops with mixed groups of Israelis and Palestinians. The tour was the culmination of a School of Storytelling program called Healing Words – Storytelling as a Pathway to Peace. In this interview, MichaelContinue reading “Michael Williams: Healing Words in the Middle East”
Restorying the Earth 