We Learn Through Stories v3.1

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Darren KuropatwaBuilding Learning CommunitiesBoston, MAJuly 2015

we learn through

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we are the stories we tell

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He told me ...She told me ...

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Hokusai

WavePad

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He told me ...She told me ...

the mystery box

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“The human species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories.” Mary Catherine Bateson

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make me care

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Empathy is an increasingly important skill to develop in an increasingly hybrid world.

How would you go about doing that?

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Don’tjust shoot

rule of thirds

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3elements of agood story?

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good story?

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3elements of agood story?

characters

conflict

resolution

ALL I NEED IS YOU - Rob Cantor

5rules of thumb

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5moving classroom

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on group worthy tasksCollaborate

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