Professional Learning for Educators
Bring creativity into your classroom with practical, inspiring professional learning.
Explore fresh approaches to teaching and learning with 100 Story Building. Our professional learning sessions give educators practical strategies to embed creativity in the classroom, unpack the creative process and create opportunities for students to build confidence, agency and wellbeing through storytelling.
From hands-on activities to tailored professional development, we’ll help you find new ways to spark ideas, nurture imagination and get students creating. Check out our three designed programs below or talk to us about a program designed specifically for your team.
Teacher Professional Offerings
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Hands on workshop 1.5 hours
Discover how creative constraints can spark imagination, overcome writer’s block and bring learning to life.
Teachers will explore randomisation as a storytelling tool, combining unexpected characters, settings, time periods and conflicts to inspire creative writing and target curriculum outcomes.
Curriculum connections
SOSE & History: Explore different eras, environments and ecosystems while considering how people have shaped and been shaped by their surroundings.
Science: Connect ecosystems, environmental change and scientific concepts with imaginative storytelling.
English: Experiment with literary genres, settings and character conflict to develop creative writing skills and narrative thinking.
Perfect for teachers looking for fresh, practical ways to get students thinking, creating and writing.
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Half Day Workshop (3.5- 4 hours)
Discover a fun, hands-on way to bring multiple curriculum areas together through an 8-page zine project.
Teachers will learn how to build a narrative around animal adaptations and survival, while engaging reluctant writers and supporting different literacy levels through multi-modal learning.
Curriculum connections:
Science: biological adaptations and survival.
SOSE: human impact on local environments.
English: narrative, structure and storytelling.
Creative Arts: visual literacy and mapping.
Perfect for Primary and Middle-School educators.
This workshop is a great teaching resource for English additional language and low- literacy students.
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Full-Day Workshop (6 Hours)
Unlock creative writing through senses, observation and place. This hands-on workshop gives educators practical techniques to turn the sights, sounds, smells and textures of their school environment into rich story inspiration.
Learn sensory mapping, move from observation to descriptive language, and explore how place can spark setting, character and story ideas beyond familiar tropes.
Curriculum connections:
English: descriptive language and creative writing.
Outdoor Education: place-based inquiry.
Science: weathering and erosion.
SOSE: local history, geography and mapping.
Perfect for Middle School and Secondary educators
Extend your school workshop
Make the most of your school workshop booking with an additional 30 or 60-minute professional development session for your teaching team. Build on the workshop experience with practical insights, creative strategies and activities you can take straight back to the classroom.
Curated professional learning
Looking for something tailored to your team? We also offer curated professional learning sessions designed around your school’s needs, interests and learning goals.
Get in touch today to explore a professional learning program for your school or team.
What teachers say
"We have seen a noticeable shift in teacher confidence and collaboration within and across schools as a result of the work we have undertaken this year."
— St Leonards Primary School
“100 Story Building bring a fresh perspective to teaching writing to students. They inject passion and fun into the classroom and help the students build a sense of confidence and pride in what they do.”
— Copperfield College