Miss Mo
Humans are wired for narrative. We learn better with stories, we retain more with stories, and we understand deeply with stories. Young children are captivated by stories and learning the skill of finding and sharing good stories should be the goal of every early childhood educator. Story listening and story re-telling strengthen the muscles of memory and sequencing. Beyond those valuable development skills, stories build empathy, compassion, and connection.
Mo is an entertaining storyteller, but she is also an effective teacher. She has led workshops about storytelling in classrooms, at festivals, and done individual coaching. Keep scrolling to read some thoughts from her workshop participants:
What Teachers Say. . .
"My biggest takeaway is to share your stories with students so students will share theirs. . their stories are the most important."
"I learned the power of storytelling in the classroom and gained inspiration for my future classroom."
"She made me so much more excited to tell stories in my classroom."
"Wow. My idea of storytelling has completely changed in coming here today."
"I never realized how important or what storytelling was. I learned how to tell stories in my future classroom."
"I never knew the true power of a story and how it can make a difference in the classroom."