Webinar “Made of Stories: Creating Connections that Build Community”
Two demonstrated needs with the ongoing global pandemic are language fluency and social connectedness. Storytelling is the natural ally of both literacy and friendship. Attend this edWebinar to learn how we can address language loss in our classrooms by intentionally creating space for speaking and listening through retelling picture books with puppets, props, and flannel boards, explicitly teaching conversation skills, and reserving some time to practice interactions. We can build community by sharing our own stories with children and colleagues to get to know each other better and to find the ways we are all alike and all different through our stories.
This edWebinar will be of interest to PreK-3 teachers, librarians, and school leaders. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenter
Laura Wilhelm, Ed.D. is Vice President of Professional Learning Services at Kaplan Early Learning Company. She has taught PreK, kindergarten, and the first and third grades in urban and suburban schools. She has been a lab school director, a program director and professor of early childhood education and child development, a national validator for the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), and a site visitor for the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). She enjoys speaking at conferences, leading study tours, visiting early education programs around the world, and being home with her family.
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Time: 4:00 pm — 5:00 pm EST
Free!
