Jamie Keddie

Jamie Keddie is a renowned teacher trainer and storyteller who has inspired educators across more than 40 countries. He is the author of ‘Images’ and ‘Bringing Online Video into the Classroom’ (both with Oxford University Press) and Videotelling: YouTube Stories for the Classroom (LessonStream Books, 2017). Jamie is the founder of LessonStream, a community of teachers with a passion for using story to engage and connect with students.  He is an affiliate trainer at the Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE) in the UK and a trustee of the Hands Up Project, a charity that connects children in challenging circumstances through stories.

The Teacher as a Storyteller

Storytelling is at the heart of language learning. Stories are in the language, the materials and, of course, the people – our students and ourselves. They are also at the heart of communication. We use stories to connect, to persuade, to understand each other and to make sense of the world. Storytelling is the quintessential 21st-century Skill. In this talk, I will argue that your stories are a fundamental teaching tool. I will show you how to find them and how to tell them. I will build a case for bringing teacher-led storytelling to the front of the class and show you how to use stories to engage students and get them thinking, listening, speaking, reading, writing – and telling stories of their own.