1. Flipped Instruction Description

105. Storytelling
Definition
Storytelling in the classroom involves teaching through narrative-style stories rather than telling (‘didactic learning’). Teachers can tell stories by reading books (see: Read Aloud strategy), turning a dry explanation into an allegorical story off the cuff, or bringing people into the classroom who have an engaging personal story to tell.
Benefits

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  Stories can draw students into a topic through the creation of a sense of excitement and entertainment.
  

Theoretical Link
Steiner-Waldorf Schools: Rudolf Steiner called the teacher the ‘chief storyteller’ whose role is to create a sense of enchantment around learning through stories.
Examples

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   Invite guests into the classroom who have stories to tell.
   
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   Use stories that have a moral of the the story, then analyze the moralistic message.
   

106. Newspaper Clippings
Definition
Use newspaper clippings to link topics and theories to current affairs. Teachers can bring in recent newspapers to let students search through them for relevant stories or use old newspapers to search for how a topic was discussed in the past. Alternatively, teachers can get students to search for newspaper articles online.
Teachers could also assign reading through newspapers and bringing newspapers to class as a part of their homework.
Benefits

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  Newspaper stories can show students how the topic being discussed plays out in real life.
  
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  They also show students how the topic is relevant to the present-day lives of people in the community,
  

Challenges

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  Newspapers are increasingly uncommon – consider adjusting this to use online news sites and printing out articles from the web.
  
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  Some topics won’t have relevant news articles associated with them. Do a search in newspapers and online yourself for articles before using this teaching strategy.