Recent Workshop History for Vivian Dubrovin

For Teachers

Helping Children Become Storytellers, online 2 credit-hour Independent Study Course for teachers through the University of Northern Colorado, September, 1998 - April 2002.

Join the Celebration, Create a Youth Tellabration, Be Part of a Worldwide Storytelling Event, CCIRA , (Colorado Council International Reading Association), Denver, CO, February 7, 2002.

Tell a Tale/Teach a Teller: Storytelling in Scouting, Girl Scout Leader Workshop, Estes Park YMCA, Estes Park, CO, November 2001. Three-hour interactive workshop. Presented with Katy Little  .

Helping Kids Become Storytellers, CCIRA, (Colorado Council International Reading Association), Denver, Feb. 4, 1999, and February 2000.

Storytelling Adventures for Kids," CCIRA (Colorado Council International Reading Association), Denver, February, 1997.

Storytelling Projects for Kids, CCIRA Denver (Colorado Council International Reading Association), Feb 5, 1998.

Writing a Storytelling Presentation Script, CCIRA (Colorado Council International Reading Association), Denver, February, 2000.

"Kids Can Be Storytellers, Too," Rocky Mountain Children’s Book Festival, Colorado Center for Book, Currigan Hall, Denver, April 25, 1997.

"Storytelling Projects for Young Children," CAEYC (Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children) September 26, 1998, Denver, Colorado.

"Communicating Through Story," 1998 International Council on Learning Disabilities, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 6, 1998.


Programs for Children, Young Authors, and Tellers

Artist in Residency
(Storytelling Projects for Kids), Kimberlin Academy, Garland, Texas, May 7, 2002

Afterschool Storytelling Classes for Children, Garfield Elementary,  Loveland, CO, January-February 2002. With Katy Little.

Finding Storytelling Stories at the Loveland Public Library, October 2001, Loveland Public Library, Loveland, CO. Youth Tellabration workshop. Presented with Katy Little. 

Tips for Young Tellers, Loveland Public Library, October 2001. Youth Tellabration workshop. Presented with Katy Little 

Summer Reading Program & Summer Storytelling Club,
Cañon City Public Library, Cañon City, Colorado, June 2001.

"Stories for Wee Ones," Carson Elementary School, Denver, CO, May, 1998. Interactive storytelling with kindergarten classes.

Artist in Residency, F.M. Day Elementary School, Denver, CO, May 26-June 1, 1998.

Young Authors Program, Deerfield (IL) Junior High Schools, November, 1999. General Assembly on Writing and four smaller workshops at each school.

Puppet Workshop, Red Rocks Elementary School, Morrison, CO, April, 2000.


Programs for General Public

Group Storytelling with Pop-up Puppets, Winter Festival of Stories, Boulder Public Library, Boulder, CO, Feb12, 2005.

Helping Young Tellers Promote Peace, A storytelling demonstration of “The Missing Piece Puzzle Piece” story from Storytelling Adventures: Stories Kids Can Tell, Healing Through Story Conference, National Storytelling Network, Minneapolis, MN, February 26, 2005.

Portable Pictographs, Winter Festival of Stories, Boulder Library, Boulder, CO February 21, 2004.

Raising Young Voices: Youth Storytelling in Classroom and Community, Co-Director with Kevin Cordi of full-day preconference program before NSN Annual Conference, July 9, 2003, Chicago

Working With Young Tellers, Co-Director with Kevin Cordi of full-day preconference program before NSN Annual Conference, July 10, 2002, Denver, CO.

Involving Kids in Youth Tellabration (Co-presenter with Kevin Cordi) National Storytelling Network annual Conference, July 10-14, 2002 Denver, CO.

Youth Tellabration Projects, Rocky Mountain Storytellers Conference, Denver, CO, April 26, 2002.

“Storytelling Projects for Kids,” Rocky Mountain Book Festival, Denver, CO, March 2001, April 9, 2002.

"Storytelling for Kids," Colorado Folk Arts Heritage Festival, June, 1997, Arvada, CO.

Wyoming Territorial Prison and Old West Park, Laramie, Wyoming, Storytelling Festival, July, 1999. Vivian Dubrovin was one of four featured storytellers. She told "Doralee's Doll" (with a topsy-turvy doll/puppet), "Grandpa's Magic Box," "One Smart Cookie," and Annie's Welcomer's Club. She also presented two sessions of a workshop on Helping Kids Become Storytellers.

Stories Kids Can Tell, Rocky Mountain Storyteller's Conference, Lakewood, CO April 28, 2000.


Intergenerational Storytelling

Intergenerational Storytelling class, Fort Collins (CO) Senior Center, February, 1998. A series of 4 workshops co-presented with Marian Blauer.


For Writers and Publishers

Creating Books for Young Readers, Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA) Denver, CO, September 18, 1999.

Exploring Your Options in Writing for Children, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) fall conference, Denver, CO, September, 1999.

Seminar on Independent Publishing of Children's Books, Centennial Pens and Publishers, Ft. Collins, CO, March 31 & April 7, 2001


Scheduled for year, 2005

Teaching Storytelling Skills with Puppets, a 3-hour intensive workshop, National Storytelling Network annual conference, Oklahoma City, OK, July, 13-17, 2005

A complete list of Vivian's 30-year history of lectures and workshops is available on request. 


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