Today on the podcast we’re exploring the stories we tell, and how we can create a classroom community that builds space for everyone’s story. We're joined today by Susan Harris MacKay. Susan is a national speaker, former classroom teacher and Pedagogical Director the Portland Children’s Museum and Opal School, and recently established the Center for Playful Inquiry. Her new book is called Story Workshop: New Possibilities for Young Writers, where she lays the framework for a structure that honors students’ stories as part of their literary lives.We began our conversation by asking, What is the connection between literacy and the arts?