Free for LessonStream members!
Story and language are inseparable. And in language teaching, story is always there.
- It’s in the materials – images, adverts, art, short films, viral videos and more.
- It’s in the language that we teach.
- Most importantly, it’s in the people – it’s in your students and it’s in you, the teacher.
The LessonStream Story Course is for all practising teachers, especially English language teachers who work with teenagers and adults.
Learn to engage your students with story & make them love your lessons – even more!
Use story to get them listening, thinking, speaking, reading, writing, problem solving, language learning and, of course, story sharing.
Take away ready-made teaching ideas & lesson plans.
You will also learn to recognise, collect and use your own stories as a teaching resource. You will build up a repertoire of story-based teaching ideas.
Develop your storytelling skills & confidence & help your students do the same.
When we develop as storytellers, we develop as teachers. You will learn valuable techniques which will make you a more flexible, responsive and effective teacher.
As one of the participants of the LessonStream Story Course, I can tell you that it had a huge impact on my teaching. I have always known that implementing personal experience helps with the teaching-learning process but Jamie Keddie taught me how to look at my life as a source of stories I could use to teach grammar and vocabulary.
How the course works
The LessonStream Story course consists of 50 story posts organised into 12 units. Each story post consists of:
- A short video
- A handout
- A practical idea or challenge – something for you to try in the face-to-face or virtual classroom
The units
1. Finding (your) stories (Available now!)
2. Structuring your story (Available now!)
3. Story & meaning (Available now!)
4. Story texts & story scripting (Available now!)
5. Story priming (Available now!)
6. Student engagement & comprehension (Available now!)
7. Teaching language & grammar through story (Available now!)
8. Teacher talk techniques (Available now!)
9. Making the story interactive (Available now!)
10. Stories from students (May & Jun 2023)
11. Picture-telling (Jul & Aug 2023)
12. Videotelling (Sep & Oct 2023)
Your questions
► When does it start?
The LessonStream Story Course is ongoing. You can join whenever you like.
Since July 2021, members have been receiving one story post every two weeks. In June 2022, we cross the halfway mark (see above).
As soon as you join, you will get immediate access to all content so far.
► Is it synchronous or asynchronous?
This is an asynchronous course. And nothing is time limited. That means that you can watch the videos and get involved in the discussions/tasks as and when you like – Netflix style!
► How much work will it involve?
This is a practical course, designed to support busy teachers. It is designed to help you – not add to your workload.
All videos are under 10 minutes.
There is no obligation to watch all of the videos or get involved in the challenges or discussions.
Importantly, each unit is a stand-alone. That means that you can work through them in any order. You can pick and mix. You can jump in and jump out.
You can choose to watch only the videos that interest you. Or you can work through the entire course from beginning to end.
It’s completely up to you.
► Where do the course discussions take place?
All discussions will take place in The Fishbowl – the LessonStream community forum.
How to join
The course is free for all LessonStream members.
In order to take part, all you have to do is join the LessonStream Membership.
The membership works as a subscription and you can pay monthly or yearly:
• Monthly subscription: €8.99 / month
• Yearly subscription: €89.90 / year
Any questions?
We would love to have you on board 🚢
Any questions, just drop me a line.
Thank you for reading!
Jamie
