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Who I Am:

Pat Nease is:

• An educator with 35 years experience, both as a classroom teacher and a library-media specialist, working the last five years as a district resource teacher

• A writer, a creator, and a teller of tales

• Past president of the Florida Storytelling Association

• A lover of words

• Founder of the Middle School Storytelling Festival in Panama City, Florida

• A workshop presenter for:

Take Heed and Read A lively, interactive collection of stories for jump-starting or re-charging reading success programs.

A Step in the Write Direction Storytelling with an under-current of writing ideas and helpful strategies. Great for second semester grade 3, grade 4, and grade 8, or any group concerned with improving writing skills.

Oh! I’m Telling. Students as Storytellers A 5-day classroom workshop that builds self-confidence and imparts skills students will use all their lives. (Studies show that student storytellers show measurable growth in reading and writing skills.)

HUH? How’d They’d Do That? A “figure it out” collection of stories that stretch imagination, sharpen memory and listening skills, and build community as students work together to “figure it out.”

Storytelling in the Classroom (Teacher Workshop) A participatory, hands-on, standards-based workshop demonstrating ways storytelling can be used to enliven and enrich the curriculum.

What’s So Funny? A participatory workshop offering ways to add humor to storytelling, stage, and story.

Creative Soup Strategies and ideas for generating the original tale, either from personal experience, folklore, or out-of-the-blue.

• A member of the National Storytelling Network.