IWT CLASP Workshop: Storytelling in the Global Classroom: Bringing Narrative into Your Teaching

Storytelling is a powerful yet often overlooked tool in the classroom – not only in literature, but across disciplines. Far from being an innate gift, storytelling is an art and a skill that can be learned and applied to engage students, to deepen their connection to topics, and to strengthen classroom community. In fields as varied as finance, history, and psychology, storytelling can clarify complex concepts, spark curiosity, and motivate action. In today’s global and multicultural classrooms, storytelling also plays a key role in bridging cultural perspectives, fostering empathy, and communicating across differences. In this workshop, we will use a variety of writing-based teaching practices to explore the underlying structures that make stories compelling and adapt these tools to our own disciplines.

This workshop is a part of the workshop series offered by The Center for Liberal Arts and Sciences Pedagogy (CLASP), a project of the Bard College Institute for Writing & Thinking (IWT), works with faculty and institutions across GHEA21 to promote student-centered teaching methods, writing-based teaching, and experiential learning perspectives.

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Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Location: Online Event