MAIN FOCUS
Someone has said, "The velvet curtain of culture has
replaced the iron curtain of ideology in dividing the
people of the world." Barbara seeks to break down this
cultural barrier through her storytelling performances
and workshops. She believes that stories are
remembered when lectures are forgotten.  They activate
the ears and imagination, introduce us to other ways
of life, and broaden our outlook on our own culture.
That's why Barbara loves to teach by telling a story.

OFFERINGS
WORKSHOPS
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.

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.

STORYTELLING PERFORMANCES
More Than Tortillas
"Mi casa es su casa" Celebrate the multiplex of
cultures south of our boarder with this collection of
bilingual folk tales and stories.

Watermelon For Christmas
Discover the diversity of Spanish Christmas customs
through stories, skits, songs, and hands-on
activities.

Multicultural Discovery Stories and Activities (Gr.
PK-6)
Meet people from around the world.  Learn about their
culture and customs through stories, games and
activities.

Travel America  (Gr. Pre K-Adult)
Discover the cultural diversity of the USA with
stories taken from our
multicultural heritage.

OFFERINGS FOR THE OKLAHOMA CENTENNIAL

WORKSHOPS
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.

STORYTELLING PERFORMANCES
Celebrate Oklahoma (Gr. 2 - Adults)
Listen and participate in the adventures of the people
who pioneered Oklahoma.   Learn about those who
settled our state, their lives, homes, and early
schools. Also learn who gave up that land.  Stories
show the courage and values of our founders.
Curriculum: Oklahoma history, poetry, folk tales and
legends, oral history.

Territory Tales (Gr. pre K-2)
Stories Oklahoma's founders told their children.
Delight in stories, folk tales, legends, and poems you
might have heard in the days when fun was homemade.
Includes games and activities to involve the
listeners.  Curriculum:  Oklahoma history; fables,
legends and folk tales, poetry. 

BACKGROUND
Barbara, a career teacher, has taught children and
adults in the USA, Mexico, and South America. She grew
up in Oklahoma, but as an adult her love for travel
took her throughout the United States and Latin
America.  For many years she and her family lived in
Mexico, Peru, and Paraguay, and traveled extensively
in South America.  Her first hand knowledge as a
'foreigner' taught her the need to respect cultural
diversity. 

CURRENT EXPERIENCE
Barbara has told stories and given workshops in
conferences, libraries, schools, and churches
throughout the USA, including, Texas Foreign Language
Association,  Southwest Conference on Language
Teaching,  Southern Conference on Language Teaching,
U.C.O. Multicultural Institute, Oklahoma Foreign
Language Teachers Association, Red Dirt Book Festival,
Festival of the Arts, and the Spirit of Oklahoma
Storytelling Festival.

She is a board member of Territorial Tellers, state
storytelling guild.  She served on the Oklahoma
Foreign Language Teachers Association board, Oklahoma
Language Teachers Leadership Team, and is past
president of Teachers of Elementary and Middle School
Foreign Languages.

AUTHOR 
Her books include: Pisadas Por El Peru, World
Languages - Group Projects, Talking Finger Puppet
Plays, In the Footsteps of the Pioneers  and  Pisadas
de Devotion. 
Her most recent book, Rolling Heads and Other Tales to
Tell, is a medley of stories of Spanish explorers and
folk tales of the native people of the Americas.
For a complete list of her books see her web site

AVAILABILITY
Will travel throughout the United States and Latin
America

FEE
negotiable.

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