University of Worcester Children's Conference

University of Worcester!

@amyburvall#knowingothersbetter

University of Worcester @amyburvall

Major Tom is the cue to transition back

Oahu, Hawaii

…but I also live on YouTube..

…when YouTube first started…

what did I learn?

what did I learn?

creativity is medicine

what did I learn?


stories and art make us human

what did I learn?



sharing your work can help others

what did I learn?



sharing your work can help others

…create, don’t hate

Every car!has a story

(thanks, Mom)

hula - tells story with hands

…so how do !you do it?

!

favourite storytelling tools

!

most influential person

celeb

friend

!

Favourite TV show

Friends

HollyOaks

Coronation Street

Children’s Hospital

!

Favourite Brands

Adidas

Nike

MAC

Hollister

MicrosoftPandora

Favourite Film

Pitch Perfect High School MusicalThe Fast and the Furious

Finding Nemo!

Favourite Games

black ops 3

fifa16

minecraft

The Fault in Our Stars

Diary of Anne Frank

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Favourite Books

!

Favourite YouTubers

Zoella

Saffron Barker

jacksepticeye

Thatcher Baker

danisnotonfire

amazingphil

Favourite Music

Favourite Celebrities

Cameron Dallas

Adam Sandler

You !Call !Me!

What?

funny

honest

caring

random

kind

shiritori !down the row

something you LOVE

*your word should start with last letter of the word

given to you

please transition back

Finding MY story!!

Sharing OUR stories!!

Creating a SHARED story

“the looking glass self"

@JasonSilva!Shots of Awe

musical.ly

(my kiddo)

http://musical.ly

Do you remove your art !based on likes?

we only have to be !number one !to ourselves

Prince

How comfortable are you …with you?

you are a !

MASHUP!!

of what you let into YOUR LIFE

@austinkleon

…so what’s in!your !

“thought diet”?

Whether you THINK or you BELIEVE or you KNOW, you’re a lot of other people…

!

but the moment you FEEL… !

you’re nobody but yourself

ee cummings

#oodledoodle(3 min)

Doodle everything about YOUR LIFE!

!

on one side of the card

Pass to a !new (ish) friend

a story about them

how you!are alike how you!

are different

(3 min)

Now chat about it

Did you fill in any gaps?

everyone has a right to tell their own story!!

https://phonarnation.org/

https://phonarnation.org/

original lyrics, music, vocals, art, film editing

This I Believe project

mindfulness

notice things!others don’t

empathy

\find something to like in everyone!

I saw the angel!in the marble…

Michelangelo

…and I carved !to set it free

find beauty in the broken!

The same letters are in!!

!LISTEN!

!

that are in !

SILENT

Listening is not a reaction…!!

it’s a connection…

draw a geometric figure !

(not too difficult, but more complex than a simple one)

do NOT show your partner

Listening Game

now turn your back to partner !

describe how to draw, in detail !

they must replicate drawing based on your words

what worked? !

what didn’t? !

Listen to UNDERSTAND … not to REPLY

word stories

6 word stories: shawn budlong, 13

write 3 true !6 word stories!

about YOU

now flip

Copy 1 story from front neighbor

Copy 1 story from back neighbor

…or take 2 words !from each person

preview for when we break out…

OREO Challenge

everyone gets 1 Oreo (a malleable object) *if you need more you can partner with someone

!use the Oreo, paper, + markers to visually depict

either: !

something you’ve learned from this project OR

your mashup 6 word story !!

Change Oreo any way you like

leave whole!

take apart

cut in half

turn on side

crumble

The meaning of life is to find your gift…!

The purpose is to !give it away

Picasso

Make something !GOOD!

every day

even the tiniest pencil can leave a lasting mark

Knowing…!and !

Understanding!!

can make a!huge difference

think outside! the lines

think outside! the lines

…and question!what exists

do you know someone who is a “white crayon”?

Take a Stand

Don’t ask what the world needs… Ask what makes you

!

come ALIVE !

And go do it.!!

Because what the world needs is people who have come alive

Howard Thurman

…and what is theirs?

Mahalo, @amyburvall

…and what is theirs?

…what will ours be?

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