Learning should be fun

Yes, seriously! By making learning interesting, the student is much more likely to engage with the content.

How do you make learning fun?

1. Stop taking yourself so seriously and don’t be afraid to try something new with the content. Take risks to determine what works.

2. Tell stories that tie into the lesson.

3. Make the lesson visually engaging.

4. Connect two seemingly disconnected ideas.

5. Draw ideas from engaging entertainment. Understand the entertainment that the age group consumes and tie that knowledge into your teaching.

Education + Design + Storytelling = Engaged Learner

Image by saralcassidy from Pixabay 

Coming Soon: Super Speaker

Super Speaker is a fictional story that teaches public-speaking to kids in a fun, engaging format.

Gia isn’t ready for all of the changes that come with starting middle school, but she feels more confident when she acts like Super SHE, a TV show superhero.

 It’s not me, it’s Super SHE, Gia thinks after speaking in front of her entire grade, pulling a prank on a teacher, and doing an impromptu cheer at a soccer game. After all, she’s willing to do whatever it takes to stop perfectly perfect Cora from stealing her best friend, Lance.

Lance is spending more time with Cora and is sure that she will win the Speech Masters contest. When Gia’s new friend, Annabelle, is forced to enter the contest, Gia knows that she must help her win, so she volunteers to coach Annabelle on her speech. Plus, she starts a “little” rumor about Cora.

But when the rumor spreads like wildfire and risks burning her friendships and hurting people, Gia can’t rely on Super SHE. Instead, she must discover how to become her own superhero.  

BONUS: Learn how to become a Super Speaker. The 5 P’s of Presentations (real life tips to help you give a great speech) are incorporated into the story and summarized at the end.