Sherry Norfolk,        
  Conference Presenter
  & Keynote Speaker

Sherry Norfolk is a sought-after conference presenter, whose dynamic and enthusiastic style energizes and inspires her audiences. She is a popular Keynote Speaker for professional association conferences throughout the United States.

In the spring of 2008, Sherry was featured at "The Schools and The Arts: A Class Act" conference for Bibb County teachers and Teaching Artists in Macon, Georgia. Her keynote, "Points of Entry: the Power of Arts Integration" dealt with the potential of arts integration to transform whole schools by reinvigorating teaching in core subjects and inspiring students to greater joy and achievement in learning. Sherry shared some of her own "minor miracles," examples of how arts-integrated instruction transforms teachers and students alike.

"Thank you so much for being the highlight of my conference experience! Your enthusiasm and genuine love of your topic was wonderful - I learned a great deal and enjoyed meeting you."

 -- Julie Hudson, Florida Library Association Conference participant, April 2007

Sample programs

Always a Story: The Impact of Storytelling on Literacy (Workshop or Keynote)
Stories and storytelling provide highly engaging tools for effectively achieving language arts educational standards. Techniques for learning the structure of stories, building vocabulary, encouraging creativity, stretching attention spans, and identifying other language standards will be demonstrated. Woven into this standards focus workshop will be a brief history of storytelling and how storytelling in the public library promotes literacy and library usage. Activities and handouts.

Planting Stories in a Child's Imagination (Workshop or Keynote)
Stories plant seeds of understanding -- of passion -- of curiosity -- of delight! Stories introduce kids to the joys of nature, connect them to their environment and lead them to appreciate and nurture their planet. As Sherry shares some tales, she will demonstrate how stories can be used to engage children's attention, motivate learning and teach important concepts. Join the fun as she leads us through a hands-on story-creation process that will get you ready to tell a tale or two yourself!

Prior clients: American Library Association Conference, American Horticultural Society Conference, Head Start Centers of Southeastern Georgia Training Conference, National Storytelling Conference, Macon Arts - a Community Alliance.

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