Teacher and storyteller, LynnAnn, is one of the founding members of the South Mountain Community College Storytelling Institute and its current Director. LynnAnn tells a variety of stories from personal and biographical stories to traditional folktales. She especially enjoys stories from her Scottish heritage. LynnAnn loves working with teachers and parents, helping them to discover the joy and power (as well as the academic skills) that storytelling provides. Vision, Values, & Mission Statement: Because I value a teacher-student relationship that brings out the best in both, learning as the purpose for living, and story as the language of the soul, my mission is to foster learning by teaching, leading and telling stories in pursuit of my vision of a loving world where everyone learns from one another.
Storytelling Concerts:
“By Yon Bonnie Banks”: My Scottish Heritage
Love Stories: Romance, Mothers, & Self
Riddle Tales to Tease Your Brain
Trickster Tales from Around the World
Workshops and Presentations:
Everyone’s a Storyteller: Let’s Start Telling
The Gift of Story: Why Story Works as a Teaching Tool
The Power of Storytelling: Touching the Heart through Story
Using Storytelling to Promote Values and Character Development
Ways to Use Storytelling in the Content Areas
Bringing your Hero to Life through Biographical Storytelling
Storytelling Classes Taught:
For information regarding the following courses, see our ePortfolio: http://eport.maricopa.edu/storytelling.
EDU/HUM/STO 292 The Art of Storytelling
STO 293 Storytelling II
EDU/ENH/STO 294 Multicultural Folktales
STO 295 Multicultural Folktales II
STO 101 Storytelling for Literacy
STO 200AA Biographical Storytelling
STO 286 Storytelling in a Variety of Settings
STO 289AA Storytelling in Education
Education and Training:
B.A. Music Education—University of Utah; M.Ed. English—Trenton State College, New Jersey; Graduate Courses in Church Music & Music Education at the University of Oregon German Center for Music Education; in English, Asian Studies, and Storytelling at Arizona State University; in Cooperative Learning, Self-Esteem in Education, and Classroom Assessment Techniques at University of Phoenix.
Over 500 hours of training in storytelling through classes, workshops, and conferences.
Teaching Experience:
Over thirty years experience teaching all ages—from 4-year-olds to senior citizens—in areas ranging from private piano lessons and junior high general music classes to college composition classes and integrated humanities classes to storytelling.
Organizations:
National Storytelling Network—-Arizona State Liaison
East Valley Tellers of Tales—-President
