"How educators can break free of cumbersome curriculum and lesson planning processes by embracing a streamlined, narrative-based approach that promotes deeper and more engaging learning experiences"--Provided by publisher.

Breaking Free from the Tyranny of Templates -- Using Modern Learner Roles to Streamline the Curriculum -- What to Cut Out, Cut Back, Consolidate, and Create -- The Power of a Storyline -- Using the Setting to Streamline the Narrative -- Genre Selection: Sketching a Course and Unit Narrative -- How Authentic Assessments Bolster the Curriculum Narrative -- Generating a Curriculum Storyboard -- Implementing Storyboards: For the Student, System, and Teacher -- Emergent Narratives -- Student-Initiated Storyboards -- Sharing Curriculum Narratives with Families -- Epilogue.