Michelle Gram Giesen is an elementary teacher and Arts Teacher Mentor with the Toronto District School Board, specializing in Drama and Integrated Arts. She is also an actor, voiceover artist, puppeteer, storyteller, and Dora-nominated puppet designer with training and experience in Canada, the United States, and Europe. Michelle is the founder and owner of Story Drama Suite www.storydramasuite.com @storydramasuite
About Story Drama Suite
Story Drama helps students understand differing perspectives, build empathy, and gain a deeper understanding of themes in a book, poem, or other text. Story Drama also encourages problem-solving, teamwork, creativity, a foundation for devising theatre, openness, character development, and imagination. Story Drama Suite provides workshops for educators and theatre companies, one-to-one individualized consulting, presentations for teachers, classrooms, and conferences directly connected to Story Drama and its many benefits. Lesson plans and assessments are available, directly aligned with the Ontario curriculum, and easily adaptable to other province or state guidelines.