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Gary Wittmann
- 56, Male
- Jasper
- United States
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College Big Cats: Trac...
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Question of the Day
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Take 5
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Applied Storytelling: ...
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Youth, Educators, and ...
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Wittamnn wins Learning Disabilities Association State of Indiana State Teacher of the Year 2007
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Anyone could jump into the college jungle without a map, but the survival rate goes down and “starving artist” takes on a whole new meaning. Learn the Jungle Laws to connect with the 18-35-year-olds.
John Mason published a little book called "Ask..." Let me say that it was the subtitle that got my attention. "Life's most important answers are found in asking the right questions." I invite you to ask and answer the important questions for our
Thanks to MyLinda Butterworth, Buck Creacy & Granny Sue, "Take 5" is for tellers who want take time to do 5 things to advance their storytelling career each day. This method is also highlighted in Success Principles by Jack Canfield.
Storytelling has the power to transform lives and societies, heal relationships, and provide identity and community. Let this be a venue for exploring the power of story.
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- About Me:
- My Grandfather and my parents were tellers of stories. As a child growing up meant listening to the whoppers and family folklore. My own experiences are woven into the stories. Experiences such as chasing monster away from my camping tent...snorkeling in the ocean in Hawaii...dancing with Indians...swimming a mile in a catfish infested lake...chasing pigs...growing an eigh inch beard in Hoosier National Forest...living in a haunted house...earning a Second Degree Black belt in Karate Tae Kwon Do...earning an Eagle Badge in Boy Scouts...being snowed in for three days during the blizzard...being a motivational speaker for adults and children...working with handicapped children for 33 years in my teacher career at a Junior High and Senior High School...Learning Disabilities 2007 State of Indiana Teacher of the Year Award in November 2007...working with inmates in a prison for their GED...earning an MS in Elementary Education and Minor in Special Education with Reading endorsement...instructing adults in speech training at the college level and in a national leadership training course...Instructor of the year for two years in the leadership course...receiving a Lilly Endowment Fellowship Award to reasearch storytelling in 1993...being a father of three wonderful kids...reading and singing and writing poetry and songs for my children for bedtime. He is from Jasper, Indiana storyteller. He is an advocate for literacy for children.
Stories are a part of my life. Stories are a part of our lives when we share them with others. So join Gary Wittmann and be part of his family in the Circle of Stories from Around The World.
2007 State of Indiana Learning Disabilities Teacher of the Year for the Learning Disabilities Association. He received the award on November 9, 2007.
Go to Gary's website and view some of his stories, poetry and songs both in audio and video.
All a man has is his stories
And through his stories he can live forever.
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What going on in my life?
Just came back from a great week of National Order of the Arrow Conference at IU, Bloomington. Learned a lot about ceremonies. Met a lot of great people.
Posted on August 8, 2009 at 2:21pm —
Three and Half more days.
In three and half more days of teaching I will be leaving my teaching position for the last 33 years. I have left on a high note after receiving the Learning Disabilities Association Indiana State Teacher of the Year for 2007-2008 school year. I will miss the students and friends I have had and going to school each day. I know a new door is opening for me to step through to do full time professional storytelling. Since 1993 I have been a part time storyteller and have thouroughly enjoyed the exp… Continue
Posted on May 21, 2008 at 7:20am — 3 Comments
55th Birthday Gary Wittmann
I am excited about May 6, 2008 because I will be turning 55 years old. The other excitement is I will be completing 33 years as a Special Education Teacher in Ferdinand, Indiana. This year has been filled with lots of excitement because I was recognized by the Learning Disabilities Association as Indiana State Teacher of the Year 2007. What a way to end a career! In 1993, I receive the Lilly Endowment Teacher Creavity Award to research family storytelling which has open many… Continue
Posted on March 24, 2008 at 11:00am —
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Mary Jo
55 and retiring leaves you a lot of quality years for storytelling. Best of luck and I hope to hear you (and others on this list) tell one day.
Barry
I have to wait until October to turn 55. here's to those born in '53.
Barry Gray, Nelson, BC, Canada
Yours,
Bill
So you have experience chasing a monster from camp? My specialty is chasing away raccoons. The scariest moment was when that raccoon was a mama and had a little one to protect.
Perhaps you have inspired me to explore that moment a little more and make it ready to tell one of these days.
Like you, I enjoy creating songs or narrative mixed with songs.
How do you keep track of your song/story ideas?
I like to have the mp3 recorder handy. If I have what I call "Random Rachel" ideas, then I record them. It may be a tune or a sentence or two, but I figure it is better to record them in some way lest the inspiration floats away--never to return.
Until we tell again,
Rachel Hedman
Buck
check out the postcard project I have already completed and will be mailing out... well the first mailing went out today.
Buck
Buck.... see you around
You've been a busy man - what a background - and are you ever gonna love this place and all it has to offer.
Lots of folks w/ similar interests, talents, skills and gifts - a great place to exchange what's inside you for what's inside them...and everybody grows.
Look forward to seeing, hearing, reading more of your material. Meanwhile, check out all that's available here - if I may be of assistance, lemme know.
Glad you made your way to this site and, again, Welcome!
Tom
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