1. Please silence your cell phones.
Welcome!
Please silence your
cell phones.
Show this slide as participants gather. Session 4 = 3 hours
Materials:
Spellbinder Notebooks with tabs and Power Point Handout
Books and other library resources (fables and storybooks)
Pencils and note paper
Flip Chart Agendas for each session, wall tape
Sign-In sheet
Self-evaluation and needs assessment
LCD projector and lap top and white board markers
Posters: K.H. definition
Self Evaluation Flip Chart
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2. Volunteer Storyteller Training
Session 4
Trainer:
Slides minutes
Welcome participants.
In Session 4 there is usually little time for warm-up activities but the trainer may choose to review what was covered in Session 3.
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3. Session 4 Objectives Practice telling a 6-7-minute story.
Offer appreciations and positive critique.
Review classroom hints and procedures.
Present an outline for a minute program including bookends, introductions, and transitions.
Complete a training self-evaluation and identify specific requests for future training.
Celebrate accomplishments!
Ask participants to read the objectives for Session 4 and prioritize their needs. What do you most want to learn how to do in this session? Check your priority objectives.
Read the objectives and ask how many chose each item so that the participants are aware of group priorities.
Note: In sessions #1-3, the objectives were revisited at the end of the session. For session 4, these objectives are reviewed on the Self-evaluation and Needs Assessment. So, this slide only appears at the beginning of the session.
Thank the participants for agreeing to be conscious of time.
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4. Session 4 Agenda Present Programs Classroom hints and procedures
Practice telling and offering critique
Present Programs
Classroom hints and procedures
Self-evaluation and Needs Assessment
Celebrate!
In order to make the objectives happen, we’ll take part in a variety of activities. The agenda illustrates what we’ll do in the next two hours.
Read through the agenda.
As you can see some of our activities will be whole group, pair, and group activities. Point to the corresponding symbol. We’ll mix up our activity types so that you won’t be just listening to a lecture.
There’s a lot to complete in a short amount of time. Let’s stay on task.
Post the agenda on a flip chart. Use symbols for the type of activity. As activities are complete, check off the agenda item so Ps can see how far they’ve come and what’s left to cover.
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5. It’s Your Turn Introduce your story Tell the story Offer reflections
Slide minutes
Participants first introduce, tell and offer personal reflections.
Audience members offer 30-second appreciations. This time, Ps are asked to offer critique in addition to positive feedback. The trainer should model effective ways to offer feedback, for example:
Have you thought of…
When you ____________, I felt ____________.
A suggestion would be ________________.
It’s important that Ps understand the importance of not offering empty criticism. If a suggestion is offered, tell why.
Allow 12 minutes per participant. Include a short break if needed.
Depending on the class size, take a break in the middle of the tellings.
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6. Take a Break and a Breath
Break 10 minutes
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7. Your Program Share & Compare Reflections
Does partner’s program have a theme?
Are all the elements included? [bookends/introduction/stories/transition/closing]
Does the timing work?
Is there any flexibility?
Reflections
What was the hardest aspect of this assignment?
How did it help you?
What did you learn from your partner’s program?
Slide minutes
Work in pairs. Each pair will review programs and answer the questions from the slide. While pairs are working, the trainer can listen in to conversations. Allow minutes for this activity.
After the pair work, return to the whole group to answer the reflection questions.
If time allows, it’s beneficial to show samples of programs used by veteran storytellers. Show the difference between a program used with K-1 grades, 2-3 grades and 4-5 grades.

8. Classroom Tips and Procedures
Storyteller/Student Relationship
Storyteller/Teacher Relationship
School Security Systems and
Storyteller safety
Classroom Logistics
Slide minutes Trainer Note: the contents of this slide may vary from chapter to chapter. This slide is a sample from LLS and can be customized.
Storyteller/Student
Appropriate touching of children
Guest not teacher, role is to tell stories not to teach lessons
Storyteller/Teacher
Talk to teachers to determine roles, topics, lesson connections, etc.
Teachers in SVVSD are not allowed to leave the room when a guest speaker or volunteer is present
School Security
Each school has a unique system
Arrive 10 minutes early to sign in and set up
Leave your purse in the car
LLS needs to know where you are and when for insurance purposes
Classroom Logistics
Seating should enhance listening – choose your place well
Take suggestions from teachers
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9. Next Steps Review training log and check off tasks
Observe/shadow a veteran storyteller
Co-tell with a veteran storyteller
Attend monthly chapter meetings
Classroom assignment
Report
Slide minutes
The purpose of this slide is to let participants know about next steps after training. This slide can be customized to fit chapter procedures.
The slide shown is used in the LLS chapter (simply an example).
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10. Self-evaluation and Needs Assessment
Review the objectives from each session.
Circle the appropriate answer to
reflect on your learning.
Slide minutes
Before distributing the self-evaluation and needs assessment, explain the purpose of the activity.
To review what was covered in each session.
To allow Ps to rate themselves on performance of objectives. “How did I do?”
To offer suggestions and opinions for trainers.
To identify needs for future training or chapter workshops.
Pass out the self-evaluation and walk through the instructions for completion.
Allow 12 minutes for completion.
Collect evals and call for questions.
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11. Let’s Celebrate! Sign and turn in Standards and Guidelines
Request “nick name”
Request grades or specific audiences
Certificates will be issued when
observations are complete
Slide minutes
Ask Ps to find the Standards and Guidelines document in their notebooks. Please sign the document.
On the back of the document, please write the name you want on your official Spellbinders name tag.
On the back of the document, please write your request for grade or specific audience. School, nursing home, library. Also, add any special requests you may have for days and times during the week.
Collect documents.
Show a copy of the certificate and explain that as soon as the log is complete, the certificate will be issued.
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12. Thank You Thank you for coming! Check your email Questions are welcome
See you at monthly meetings
Note to trainer:
The slide notes are specific to Longmont chapter members. Customize the notes for your individual needs.
Let participants know that the workshop is completed.
Look for the Spellbinders Newsletter once a month
Questions are always welcome – about stories, referrals, techniques etc.
Our chapter meets _______________.
Time for refreshments and celebration!
K.S. Weddel 8/2016