Programs
Brian has presented storytelling programs at numerous school, library, retirement community, and dinners. Schools include Ridgecrest Elem., Jefferson Elem., Thompson Elem., Travis Elem., Sanchez Elem., Crawford Elem., and many others.
These programs can be adapted to after-school settings. Brian has served in many after-school programs including those at Post Oak YMCA, Raymond Academy, Wharton Elementary, South Houston Elementary, River Oaks Elementary, M.D. Anderson YMCA, and others.
Noodlehead Stories This children's program teaches about cause and effect by the silly antics of silly people the world over.
Riddle This, Riddle That This program challenges students higher level thinking skills with riddle stories and stories to solve.
A Bit of the Blarney A program for adults or children that wanders through the folktales of Ireland, England and Scotland.
Every Day Heroes History like you've never heard it. Stories about ordinary people achieving extraordinary feats. Good for middle and high school students.
Shivery Tales The Celtic Isles are home to a long tradition of ghost stories and of creatures that go bump in the night. Age appropriate stories available.
Custom programs available, just ask.
Workshops
Gathering Gold Preserving our history and heritage is becoming crucial. Learn techniques for encouraging, interviewing, documenting, and archiving stories from community elders.
Telling Stories at Work Storytelling is infiltrating the business world. From knowledge management to marketing, storytelling can produce results in the workplace. The National Storytelling Network has formed a special interest group devoted to this topic. Small business owners, managers, sales people, and organizational development specialists will benefit from the interactive exercises in this workshop. Through these activities, they’ll learn how to concisely tell the story of their business, how to communicate the organization’s vision, how to draw out people’s stories to understand best practices, and how to build upon the strengths of personnel through the appreciative inquiry of storytelling.
Teaching with Stories This workshop is for teacher and school administrators who seek to use storytelling to teach state-mandated skills to students. The workshop will cover the curriculum: language arts, social sciences, math, and science. Participants will practice finding stories and making fun activities that connect the TEKS with stories. After practicing with telling stories, you’ll feel more comfortable bringing them to the class and students will respond with greater attention, involvement, and academic achievement.
Custom workshops available as well.
E-mail at myth@thegloaming.net or phone 713-480-6303
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