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Resources for the classroom and beyond!

Best Practices

Artifact of the Week

By Nicole Walker

20 Mins

How can students explore real world experiences and stories?

Skill Building

Storytelling Together

By Christina Pearce

20 Mins

How can using our imagination collaboratively build our relationships with one another? During this lesson students will be given a…

Arts Integration

Outside My Window

By Liz Titone

45+ Mins

How can art allow us to explore similarities and differences we have with those in our community? During this lesson…

Skill Building

Building Trust & Community at the Tattoo Parlor

By Alex Krafft (Inspired by Kayla Rutledge)

20 Mins

How can art support us in building a space that honors curiosity, creativity, and understanding? During this lesson, participants will…

Story Exchange

Utilizing the Story Exchange throughout the K12 Classroom

By Sean Cain

How can we thoughtfully implement Story Exchanges (and activities that use the Story Exchange structure) while working with typical classroom…

Story Exchange

Story Exchange Lesson Plan

By Narrative 4

How can the story exchange deepen our connection to others in our community?

Skill Building

Self Awareness Through Silence

By Malia’Kekia Nicolini (adapted from work by Dr. Kerr Mesner)

10 Mins

What are some ways we can exercise the skill of self awareness?

Story Exchange

Telling My Story

By Kate Laskey

30 Mins

How can sharing our own stories build our confidence in our ability to share?

Story Exchange

Brainstorming Stories

By Kate Laskey and Malia’Kekia Nicolini

30 Mins

How do we decide on a story to share during a story exchange?

Skill Building

Compassion Roleplaying

By Allison Lerman Gluck and Cece Fleury Feldberg

30 Mins

How does empathy and/or compassion support others in our community?

Skill Building

Goal Setting

By Kate Laskey

30 Mins

How does setting goals help us to make positive changes in our lives?

Skill Building

Relationship Building Game Show

By Christina Pearce

30 Mins

How can we be effective communicators?

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