Kari Winters, PhD — childrens' book author, drama in education

I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians.

- Monty Python

NCTE

November 10, 2008

I will be presenting at NCTE in San Antonio on Nov. 21st with 3 friends: Lori, Vetta, and Liz. If you are unable to attend but would like a copy of the presentation. Please e-mail me. kari(at)kariwinters.com

Here is the abstract:

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Session: D.36 – 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm 11/21/2008	Format: Classroom Demonstration
Room:	Topic: 21st-Century Literacy
Level(s): Middle (6-8), College/University

Title: TRANSFORMING STORYTELLING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
In this interactive and informative session teachers will explore how stories, drama, and technology can merge to scaffold students for success in 21st century classrooms. We hope to empower learners and to transform traditional literacy pedagogy by teaching multimodal strategies such as hip hop, digital narration, improvisation, and digital choose your own adventure stories.

Presenter:

KARI-LYNN WINTERS, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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