Center For Story Weaving

Teacher Training & Certification

The Story Weaving Teacher Training and Certification program prepares K-8 teachers to bring reading, writing, and storytelling to life in their own classrooms, while weaving in social-emotional learning at every step. Through experiential learning, teachers develop the skills to lead engaging literacy activities that double as SEL practice — building students’ vocabulary, narrative skills, and speaking and listening abilities alongside their empathy, self-expression, and sense of belonging. This training integrates creative-writing pedagogy with trauma-informed principles, ethical facilitation, and an understanding of how to adapt the practice across developmental stages, from kindergarten through eighth grade. Graduates leave with both practical classroom tools and a grounded understanding of how story supports literacy growth and student wellbeing together. Certification recognizes a teacher’s commitment to making core English Language Arts and SEL instruction genuinely engaging.

Training at a Glance

Lessons in Facilitation, Philosophy, and the Science of Story Weaving as an ELA and SEL Tool for the K-8 Classroom

Self-Guided Workflow — no deadlines

Access to a global community of Story Weaving teachers

Time commitment of approximately 15 hours

Financial investment of $199

Ongoing support and practice through the Story Weaving Club

A Practice Built for the K-8 Classroom

Reading & Writing Workshops

Elementary Morning Meetings

Middle School English & Language Arts

Advisory Periods

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Blocks

Restorative Justice Circles

After-School Writing Clubs

Homeroom Community Building

Story Weaving also travels well beyond the classroom — into staff professional development days, family nights, and summer programs — but it was built, first and foremost, to make reading, writing, and storytelling come alive for the K-8 students who need it most.
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