Stories That Stick

Embracing Your Voice as a Storyteller with Marina Boni

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Laura chats with her life-long mentor, Marina Boni, a fierce storytelling advocate and program director in the Early Childhood Department in Boston Public Schools. Through their work with Boston Public Schools, Laura and Marina had the joy and privilege to learn and work with Vivian Paley. Together, they share the importance of adults telling stories to young children and encourage listeners to try it out.

Highlights:

  1. The Origins of Boston Listens: Laura and Marina tell about the birth of Boston Listens, a project aimed at amplifying children’s voices through storytelling and storyacting. Learn how this can be replicated in programs and districts.
  2. The Simplicity of Storytelling: Shift your mindset on being a storyteller. Learn from Laura and Marina how simple and accessible telling stories can be as they share personal stories.
  3. Embracing and Adapting Stories: As a community of storytellers is created, the benefits for student relationships and social-emotional development becomes clear. Laura and Marina discuss the challenges and successes of implementing storytelling and storyacting along with tips to engage diverse learners.

    4. Tune in for some motivation and inspiration to start telling more stories today. Marina encourages all educators to embrace storytelling as a means of empowering students and fostering a culture of creativity and connection in the classroom. If you ever wondered about how to get started with telling stories to young children, this episode is a must listen!

    Connect with Laura: @little.stories.that.stick & website

    Podcast episode: Become a Storytelling Pro: 3 tips for telling spontaneous stories

    Connect with Marina Boni & the work of the ECD in Boston:Boston Listens Resources

    Additional links referenced: 

    • Storytelling/Storyacting Progression
      • Ben Cunningham - storyteller
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