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choice for a main character to make and why, as well as, ranking
character traits. I appreciated the various lessons that she explained to
our group because each involved the students being active and
thinking outside of the box. When I am given the opportunity to
prepare my future schools professional development, I would be sure
to make sure each individual is able to be active throughout the
activities as well as pushed to think outside the box. This is where
creativity flows and further discussions are brought up.
A second presentation that I attended and stood out to me was
by Jason Wright and was titiled, Gummy Bears and Group
Storytelling. In this presentation, Wright had high energy and was
focused on engaging the group. During this session, Wright, as the lead
narrator, guided the filled classroom through a collaborative story
telling journey. Almost each person in the room was able to add to the
story that we had all created, orally. It was entertaining and fun! As we
were going through this process, I quickly realized that this type of
activity could be adapted to all different age groups, as well as a great
source for creativity, safe-space, ideas, adding details, etc. The whole
session had everyone laughing!
Apart from the session that we are able to choose and attend on
our own, the whole group of attendees was able to listen to panels by
various authors. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Henry Cole, Meg
Medina and Jason Wright. Each of these talented authors had their own