Bio

Education:

Ph.D. – Curriculum and Instruction, University of Connecticut
M.Ed. – Aesthetics in Education, University of Massachusetts
M.A. – Theatre and Speech, University of Massachusetts
B.A. – Elementary Education, Paterson State College

Teaching Experience:

Dr. Herman was a primary grade teacher, a teacher of gifted K-8 students, and an early childhood teacher for over thirteen years. She taught in the New Jersey, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Maryland public schools.
She was a regular classroom teacher, a Helping Teacher, and an Enrichment Teacher.
She has taught learning disabled, underachieving, as well as gifted students. Dr. Herman taught at WVU as Visiting Assistant Professor, and presently teaches at three colleges and universities* in her specialized fields of education, storytelling, visual arts and movement in learning, gifted education, school & community relations, and early childhood.
*(Lesley University, Garrett College, Buffalo State- SUNY, and the University of Connecticut’s Confratute)

Performances (A complete list upon request):

Organic Storytelling
Creatures of Our Minds’ Eye
Folktales from Around the World
Stories for Environmental and Global Awareness
Stories from China and Japan
Stories from Africa
Family stories

Grants:

Laurel Arts Grant,
Bluemont Concert Series,
Local Arts Council Grants, MD and
WV Humanities Council grants,
A Garrett Reading Council grant,
Maryland State Arts Council Residency and Performing Artist in Education (AIE) grants.
Maryland Humanities Grant – Dialogues with Western Maryland Coal Communities, fondly called Coal Talk Oral Histories.
Most recently she received a grant from MBEC to collect stories in the Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Workshops:

Teachers and Librarians as Storytellers: Tips and Hints
Promoting Creativity, Kindness, and Concern Through Storytelling
Art Appreciation: Through Movement, Sound, and Stories
Math, Social Studies, and Science Stories for Teachers
The History and Significance of Storytelling
Collecting and Telling Family and Folk stories
Writing and Telling Tall Tales or Family stories
Organic Storytelling: Children participate with ideas, movements, and music

Festivals:

Dr. Herman was an invited speaker at
New Ways Of Learning: Spotlight on the Multiple Intelligences Conference sponsored by Zephyr Press in Tucson, AZ.
She performed at the Albert Schweitzer Symposium at the United Nations in NYC
Chautauqua Institute in Chautauqua, NY
WV Storytelling Festival
Harvest Moon Festival in WV
Northeast Storytelling Festival in Historic Gettysburg
Starry Telling Festival in Kensington, MD.