What former participants have said… 

Susan Danoff’s storytelling institute stands out from my experience with professional development as the most powerful and illuminating course that I have ever taken.  Indeed, it has shifted the way that I think about language and making meaning with language.  -Jennifer Rowell, Assistant Professor of English Education, Rutgers Graduate School of Education 

Susan Danoff’s methods and techniques were superb.  Her pace was appropriate, her own stories fascinating and expertly told, her activities relevant.  Like many teachers in my position, I have been to numerous workshops, but I have never left a workshop with so many vivid memories of the meaningfulness of the work we did.-Paul Epply-Schmidt, Middle School History and English teacher, Princeton Day School 

The time I spent this past summer with Susan Danoff and a wonderfully open and kind group of educators has truly opened new avenues to me in my teaching.  I have been a teacher for five years and can honestly say that no other course or seminar has done as much for my teaching and communication with students as this one has.  It was like attending a gymnastics course for the mind and soul.  I now approach my entire day with the children, aware of the mighty powers of the story, of verbal illustration using personal stories and folktales from around the globe.-Patricia Negron, 2^nd  grade teacher, Kenderton Elementary School, Philadelphia 

Susan modeled exactly what she taught.  I learned so much about teaching just by watching her present such a well planned, varied, and interesting experience.  Her style is quiet, but her knowledge and compassion and ability to tune into the individuals in the group made it all flow smoothly.  Each day was packed with useful information and activities that generated deep thinking.  Through movement and guided image meditations, we were able to be totally immersed in all aspects of our stories.  Unlike many workshops, this experience left me wanting more.-Arlene Milgram, art teacher, Montgomery School District 

During the last 28 years I have attended many classes, seminars, and workshops.  The Storytelling Institute is something very special.  Susan Danoff’s spirit changes the lives of teachers and students.  The weeklong institute works and inspires because it is built upon research on multiple intelligences and studies on the impact of the arts on learning.  It is a working seminar in which teachers master skills, engage in professional dialogue and create a vision of what is possible when teaching with the arts. -Dorothy Kohrherr, middle school humanities teacher, South Brunswick Township