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| The Young Child as Storyteller
Vivian Gussin Paley, the only preschool / kindergarten teacher to ever receive the esteemed MacArthur "Genius" Award, will present a seminar and workshop entitled "The Young Child as Storyteller" in February of 1997. Ms. Paley is an expert on children's stories, and the use of those stories to promote development and resolve conflict. Ms. Paley writes and teaches about the world of young children. She is known internationally for innovative pre-kindergarten and primary teaching at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. Her work was featured in a recent issue of Young Children. She is the author of eight highly-acclaimed books, including The Boy Who Would Be A Helicopter, You Can't Say You Can't Play, White Teacher, Bad Guys Don't Have Birthdays, and the soon-to-be-released The Girl With The Brown Crayon. An evening seminar will take place Thursday, February 20, 1997, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Krehbiel Auditorium in the Fine Arts Building at Bethel College in Newton, Kansas. The third in ACCK's 1996-97 Early Intervention Seminar series, "The Young Child as Storyteller" is co-sponsored by the Bethel College Institute on Peace and Conflict Resolution. The public, as well as service providers and parents, are welcome to attend. The following day, Friday, February 21, Ms. Paley will present a workshop for teachers. Scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at ACCK Media Center, 210 S. Main, McPherson, Kansas, the workshop is sponsored by " Tell Me A Story:" McPherson County Emergent Literacy Project, a local Goals 2000 effort supported by the Kansas State Department of Education. College students and parents are also invited to attend. Both sessions are free, but participants must register by February 13. To register or to obtain more information, please write to: Association Central Colleges of Kansas |
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