Given the challenge of an overpacked curriculum and relentless demands on teachers and school leaders, streamlining the curriculum has become a necessity. But there is more. If we want true engagement, curriculum design needs to be refreshed and reimagined as narrative so that the learners are literally the audience. Allison Zmuda and Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs propose a storyboard approach to curriculum layout, language, imagery, and style that deliberately engages students and their families.
The following questions were the basis of the webinar:
- What is storyboarding and why do we need it?
- Who is the audience for storyboarding?
- What are the components?
- What do sample storyboards look like?
- How can Eduplanet21 support storyboarding in your school?
If you are interested in speaking with Eduplanet21 about how we can help you streamline and storyboard curriculum, please contact us!
About the Presenters:
Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs
Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs is internationally recognized for her seminal work in contemporary curriculum design, vertical mapping and modernizing responsive school environments. She prizes her work directly with schools in all settings of every kind, whether public, private, secular, sectarian, on-site, or virtual. Dr. Jacobs’s models on curriculum mapping are the basis for software solutions used throughout the world. Dr. Jacobs is engaged in projects with a wide array of both national and international organizations and companies. The author of thirteen books including the best-selling Bold Moves for Schools: How We Create Remarkable Learning Environments (ASCD) with co-author, Marie Alcock. Dr. Jacobs is fully engaged in how professionals, learners, and families can make choices to best prepare students for the future.
Allison Zmuda
Allison Zmuda is an international education consultant specializing in long-term projects on curriculum, assessment, and instructional designs. She works with her clients to imagine learning experiences that are worthy of the pursuit for both students and educators, designing work that is relevant, meaningful, challenging, and appropriate. In addition to her consulting work, she has co-authored 11 books and has written numerous articles on curriculum design and personalized learning. She is co-director of the Institute for Habits of Mind with Bena Kallick and Art Costa as well as generating fresh ideas and amplifying voices on Learning Personalized.
