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10th Anniversary EditionLoading...
What is TWIMA?
10 years ago Jon Smith experimented with publishing his students' books online to see what would happen. Engagement skyrocketed. So he decided to get other classrooms involved, creating a collaborative project that schools around the world could participate in.
Check out the first ever The World is My Audience (TWIMA) project from 2015.
This year marked the 10th Anniversary of TWIMA with the theme being This is Me. We had 48 entries from 12 countries across the world throughout Be An Author month.
Let's take a read.
Check out the first ever The World is My Audience (TWIMA) project from 2015.
This year marked the 10th Anniversary of TWIMA with the theme being This is Me. We had 48 entries from 12 countries across the world throughout Be An Author month.
Let's take a read.
The Power of Storytelling
Stories can be so powerful that the neural activity in our brain is five times our normal activity. Compared with processing data, a story engages up to 7 different regions of the brain as we imagine the experiences we see or hear.
Great stories also trigger the release of neurochemicals that sharpen our focus and connect us on an emotional level. Stories that elicit distress and empathy also motivate a desire to help others. The distress or tension results in the production of cortisol and sharpens the listeners focus.
Great stories also trigger the release of neurochemicals that sharpen our focus and connect us on an emotional level. Stories that elicit distress and empathy also motivate a desire to help others. The distress or tension results in the production of cortisol and sharpens the listeners focus.
Learners who are actively engaged in the learning process can verbalize their thoughts and ideas more easily and effectively in oral or written forms and often show better interpersonal skills, empathy, and self-awareness.
Oral language skills support students with vocabulary enhancement, grammar acquisition, and overall language and speaking fluency. (i.e. effective communication)
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St. Jerome Catholic School, ON, Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bear Creek Intermediate School, PA, USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cherry Hill School District, NJ, USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Elementary School, NY, USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Kent, Sabah, Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
O.Š. Alija Nametak, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colegiul National ”Elena Cuza”, București, Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Szkoła Podstawowa im. Generała Franciszka Gągora, Koniuszowa, Poland . . . . . .
Cecil Intermediate School, PA, USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sacred Heart Mater International Institute, Carrizalejo, Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
English Club Community, Kirov, Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heritage Elementary School, GA, USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Instituto Comprensivo Minturno1, Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agrupamento de escolas do Bonfim, Portalegre, Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jubilee Elementary School, NS, Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Instituto Comprensivo di Tolfa, Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Szkoła Podstawowa nr 114, Warsaw, Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Šventežerio mokykla, Šventežeris, Lithuania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OŠ Olge Meglič, Ptuj, Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Szkoła Podstawowa w ZPS, Rostarzewie, Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bear Creek Intermediate School, PA, USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cherry Hill School District, NJ, USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Elementary School, NY, USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Kent, Sabah, Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
O.Š. Alija Nametak, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colegiul National ”Elena Cuza”, București, Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Szkoła Podstawowa im. Generała Franciszka Gągora, Koniuszowa, Poland . . . . . .
Cecil Intermediate School, PA, USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sacred Heart Mater International Institute, Carrizalejo, Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
English Club Community, Kirov, Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heritage Elementary School, GA, USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Instituto Comprensivo Minturno1, Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agrupamento de escolas do Bonfim, Portalegre, Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jubilee Elementary School, NS, Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Instituto Comprensivo di Tolfa, Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Szkoła Podstawowa nr 114, Warsaw, Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Šventežerio mokykla, Šventežeris, Lithuania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OŠ Olge Meglič, Ptuj, Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Szkoła Podstawowa w ZPS, Rostarzewie, Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
St. Jerome
Catholic School
Ontario, Canada