She tells folktales from around the world in all the K-4 classrooms, and teaches students to tell stories. She believes there should be a storytelling teacher in every school. It is a vital art form that creates human connection and develops the imagination and public speaking skills, especially needed in the age of digital entertainment. Her students have been featured at the Hans Christian Andersen Statue and two of her students have been Torchbearers in the National Youth Storytelling Showcase. Peninnah Schram, storyteller, is Professor of Speech and Drama at Yeshiva University and author of twelve books of Jewish folktales. Peninnah is a recipient of the prestigious Covenant Award for Outstanding Jewish Educator and the National Storytelling Network's 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award "for sustained and exemplary contributions to storytelling in America."