Storyteller, Author
Educator, Conference Speaker
Barbara Jones has lived in Mexico, Peru, and Paraguay, and traveled throughout South America for 18 years. She taught English as a Second Language (ESL) and Spanish in elementary, middle, and high schools along with adult classes.
She has conducted workshops for various organizations including the Southwest Conference of Language Teachers, Southern Conference of Language Teachers, Oklahoma Foreign Language Teachers Association, Texas Foreign Language Association, and The Multicultural Institute.
WORKSHOPS
Storytelling Basics and Beyond
Storytelling Basics and Beyond is for anyone who wants to know how a story is born and given spirit. More than just a ‘how to’ session, this workshop will share stories and ideas to make a story jump out of your imagination, or off the pages of a book, and become real to your listener. Participants will leave with ideas for how to choose, develop, and tell tales.
Stories and Games that Teach Cultural Diversity (Educators, Teachers)
The cultural diversity of Latin America comes alive through legends of Spanish explorers and folk tales of the native people of the Americas. In addition to story examples, the workshop includes games, map activities, and suggestions for choosing and telling stories.
Culture Quest (Gr. 6-12)
Students will learn how to research the folk culture in their community. The goal is for students to become aware of the scope of cultural diversity in their neighborhood, and recognize how that culture reflects the behavior and values of a society.
School Daze: Curriculum Connection
Using stories to teach core curriculum; history, geography, languages, science, literature.
‘‘Have a Food Fiesta (Educators, Teachers)’’
This workshop gives practical ways to use food and cooking to teach culture, traditions, and products of Spanish countries. Learning about food is a bridge that gives students cross culture skills and expands experience beyond their boarders. Eating touches emotions and breaks down barriers. If I can eat what you eat, I can know you better.
’’Creating an Effective Multi-Cultural Club (Teens - Adults)’’
Ideas and methods for creating exciting and worthwhile Multi-Culture Clubs. The workshop offers program ideas, games, and more. A club is a fun, informal strategy for learning about diversity.
‘‘Collecting and Telling Stories’’ ‘‘(Teens and pre teens from 12-16)’’
Teens discover how to collect and tell stories. For this workshop I would need some senior citizen volunteers to attend and work with the teens as I demonstrate techniques for collecting and telling stories. Both teens and volunteers are put together and the teen will ‘collect’ stories from the older adult. Teens learn the value of preserving family stories and that ‘old folks’ are real people. The seniors learn to value their own stories and the importance of passing them along to the next generation.
OFFERINGS FOR THE OKLAHOMA CENTENNIAL
Oklahoma’s Heritage - Cultural Diversity (Gr. 4 - Adult)
Listen and participate in tales and legends taken from the multiplex of people who settled Oklahoma. Learn how to find historical stories, develop them into tellable tales, and pass them down to the next generation.
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