Today International Day of Education! Kudos to all Teachers, Especially to the Teacher as Storyteller! The Arrival of EduTech Companies & YouTube Channels, Storytelling is the “Only Differentiator & Savior Pedagogy” for a Teacher! The day is Near, Physical Classroom Teaching is Only Meant for Storytelling as Rest is already Available in Virtual Classroom! Read this Interesting Perspective of “StoEduTainment”!!

Dear Teachers, Friends, and Students

Today Jan 24th is declared as International Day of Education. It is dedicated to the cause of education. In spite of pandemic lockdown, many teachers across the world ensured continuity in education. Historically, academic education is taught under school roofs by a physical teacher. Last 10 years, Technology in Education has disrupted the way education is taught. Pandemic has catalyzed further.

Today, we have following platforms which teacher has been performing in a physical classroom for ages.

• Online Tutoring with Best Digital Animation and User Experience: E.g. Byjus, Chegg, Khan Academy
• Anywhere, Anytime Live Classes. E.g. Unacademy
• Digital library of relevant, trustworthy nonfiction readings. E.g. newsela
• Teacher Resources (worksheets, lesson plans, and other educational resources). E.g. TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS, Seesaw
• Measuring school climate, teacher engagement, student satisfaction. E.g. PANORAMA EDUCATION
• Online courses: GUILD EDUCATION gives 80 universities connect, Coursera offers classes from more than 150 top universities, SIMPLILEARN: million people accessing across 150 countries
• English-language courses: e.g. Voxy, 30 Languages: DUOLINGO
• Adaptive learning: e.g.KNEWTON
• Academic Knowledge Search Engine: WOLFRAMALPHA, similar to a search engine like Google
• Quiz: e.g. KAHOOT (micro-quiz-shows), Quizlet
• Discussion Board: e.g.Flipgrid

In terms of Communication, one of my childhood classmates & close friend Chakrapani Appalabattula, started Bloomz (US-based EduTech company, bloomz.net). It is a FREE app that is transforming teacher-parent, school-parent, and parent-parent communication in today's social and mobile world. Check us at. Similarly, Remind app is also working towards school-parent communication

In summary, edutech companies have already provided uninterrupted content and protector assessment, which the teacher is doing unilaterally! Now, how can Teacher be a differentiator? The only and critical HAT untouched is Storytelling & Storyteller!!

There is no substitute for physical classroom teaching and powerful storytelling method.

Teacher as a Storyteller & Storytelling Method

1. Invokes Positive Emotions of the Student & touches the human instinct.
2. Creates Immersive Experience
3. Inspires Students to take action
4. Makes the presentation more memorable
5. Becomes a powerful communication tool
6. Builds value, belief, and culture
7. Makes purpose to the human life

Essentially, Storytelling in Education becomes StoEduTainment: Story + Education + Entertainment

Dear Teacher

1. Your New Role is Storyteller.
2. Your New Pedagogy is Storytelling
3. Your New Philosophy is Storycreating

Convinced? Explore Your Next Story! Experiment in your next Classroom Session! Experience the Change!!!

Please Join Inspire to Innovate Storytelling Movement (http://i2itm.blogspot.com)

Your Well-wisher

Dr.Ravi Saripalle