It’s back-to-school week!  This week, we will be releasing two episodes featuring educator storytellers as they begin another year, helping our students grow.  Our first set of guests is a couple of good friends and fellow teachers in the state of Iowa, Kari Straube and Nicole Lenius!  Join us as we discuss how we build the next generation of storytellers, how we help students become vulnerable and open to improvement, and how we build their confidence through feedback. We hope you enjoy our peek behind the curtain into some classrooms this week as many schools everywhere start up their fall semester.     Storytime: The Puppy Barfing Story   *As a small side note, Charlie, the star of Kari’s story, crossed the rainbow bridge between the time of recording and the time of this episode’s release.  We’re sorry for Kari’s loss, and we hope Charlie is now somewhere where his food bowl is always full.     Special Thanks to: Kari Straube Nicole Lenius English Teachers Everywhere Alex (my sound guru) Helena and Weston Fantz (of the band Not Jupiter) for the music My Wife and Daughter  You Instagram:  Oncetherewasapod Facebook: Once There Was a Podcast Podcast Email: oncetherewasapod@gmail.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/oncetherewasapod  Storytime Submission Link (requires a sign-in for security reasons): https://forms.gle/Qd4XCkrBxtBnJeRp9   Additional Audio and Music: Music by Helena and Weston Fantz (Not Jupiter) High School Crowd 1/Courtesy of Epidemic Sound