“Let us empower our students to practice centering stories of people who have been silenced or historically marginalized. Stories give us strength and hope to be writers in a world where no one’s voice is missing.”

Pam Allyn & Ernest morrell, tell your story (2023)

Tales from the Heart Lessons

• Stories in Leadership (Grade 12 Leadership Course)
• What’s in a Name?
• My Book, Commandments & Covenant (Grade 9 Religion Course)
• Unleashing the Hero Within: Writing Your Own Hero’s Journey
• The Story of My Identity (ESL Classes) – Coming Soon!
• My Story as an Artist (Grade 12 iRAP Students) – Coming Soon!

Prompts, Strategies, and Activities to Kickstart Creativity

Books Worth Reading

1. Tell Your Story: Teaching Students to Become World-Changing Thinkers and Writers by Pam Allyn & Ernest Morrell
2. The Stories We Tell by Joanna Gaines
3. The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr
4. Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
5. How to Tell a Story by Meg Bowles, Catherine Burns, Jenifer Hixson, Sarah Austin Jenness, and Kate Tellers
6. The Truth about Stories by Thomas King
7. Cultivating Genius by Gholdy Muhammad
8. Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain by Zoretta Hammond

Online Educational Resources

• “The Art of Storytelling” by Pam Allyn and Ernest Morrell, November 1, 2022
• “Stories Are Our Greatest Teacher” by Kevin Cordi, November 14, 2017
• “Own Your Voice” by Adrienne Van Der Valk, Issue 52, Spring 2016
• “Hearing the Lion’s Story” by Howard Stevenson, Issue 49, Spring 2015
• “The Danger of a Single Story” by Jonathan Gold, September 30, 2015
• “Stories Connect Us: 6 Ways to Empower Your Students to tell their own Stories” by Jennifer LaGarde, September 17, 2018

Videos to Inspire Storytelling

“I can’t think of anything more innovative than giving everyone a chance, a place, or a platform in which to share their story. When you share your story, a domino effect starts; a new perspective gets out, which shows a new point of view, which allows a new voice to be heard until the whole world looks different. This is real diversity, real equity. When everyone has a say, everyone has power.”

LeRon L. Barton (Writer, Speaker, Artist)