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Re-Storying Education
Who It’s For: New Educators, Educators Seeking Renewal, Cultural Arts Education Staff
This session supports educators and facilitators in reframing curriculum as structure rather than content overload. Participants examine where design—not effort—is creating strain and learn how to build curriculum that holds learning over time.
Workshop Objectives
Description:
This session supports educators and facilitators in reframing curriculum as structure rather than content overload. Participants examine where design—not effort—is creating strain and learn how to build curriculum that holds learning over time.
Key Concepts
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Curriculum vs pedagogy vs instruction
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Curriculum as long-term design
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Why overload creates burnout
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Architecture vs activity
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Vocabulary, key ideas, outcomes
Workshop Outcomes
Participants will:
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Distinguish curriculum from instruction
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Identify where design—not effort—is creating strain
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Reframe curriculum as a holding structure
Time Frame
⏱ 90–120 minutes
Core Focus
Reframing curriculum as structure rather than content overload.
HANDS-ON LEARNING
Participants will engage in hands-on activities and discussions to apply the concepts learned during the session
Workshop Benefits
By participating in this professional development session, educators will gain valuable insights and skills to enhance their curriculum and pedagogy practices:
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Gain clarity about how inherited systems shape teaching, learning, and expectations
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Understand why education is not neutral—and how culture and power show up in curriculum
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Shift from replicating old models to designing intentional, values-aligned learning
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Learn a practical Restorying Lens to revisit lessons, units, or programs with purpose
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Reduce burnout by strengthening curriculum instead of overworking instruction
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Recenter learners as whole people whose identities and experiences matter
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Reconnect with their educator voice and sense of purpose
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Leave with practical reflection tools they can immediately apply