Narrative Architect

A Teacher’s Toolkit for Bridging Learning, Meaning-Making, and Real-life Readiness

Course Mission

This course equips language educators and curriculum designers with the critical and practical tools to redesign curricula by embedding narrative-driven Habits of Mind (HoM), helping students transition from academic learners to agile, ethical, and innovative workplace performers.

Who This Course Is For

• Master’s students in TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Curriculum & Instruction, and Educational Innovation
• Experienced language educators (Grades 6–12)
• Curriculum designers and professional development facilitators

Course Format

Duration: 4 modules (two weeks per module)

Each module follows a 3-phase cycle:

• Learn – Engage with theory, concepts, and models
• Audit – Critically examine existing materials/practices
• Redesign – Apply learning to create new, narrative-rich curricula

5 Transformative Course Aims

• DECONSTRUCT power dynamics and biases in educational narratives
• INTEGRATE Habits of Mind to build 21st-century and workplace competencies
• DESIGN authentic assessments and rubrics for narrative transfer and meaning-making
• RECONFIGURE teacher identity as reflective co-storytellers and facilitators of voice
• BRIDGE classroom learning to real-world contexts and career readiness

Meet the Course Author

Hello! I’m an educator, a relentless learner, and a deeply curious human being.

My greatest teachers? My three incredible children—my wise-beyond-her-years daughter and my dynamic twin boys, whose vibrant neurodiversity has reshaped how I understand learning, perception, and human potential. They’ve taught me that intelligence manifests in many forms.

As an L&D consultant, I help organizations design transformative learning experiences that support not just skill-building, but confidence, purpose, and equity. I also run a small educational business focused on helping kids and teens develop language and soft skills for an increasingly complex world.

Currently, I’m pursuing my Doctorate in Education (EdD) at Webster University. My research explores the intersection of critical pedagogy, narrative inquiry, and workplace equity—especially how dominant and marginalized narratives shape young professionals’ sense of belonging and competence.

Storytelling isn’t just a method—it’s a tool for liberation, a way to surface silenced voices and challenge systemic assumptions about who is “capable” or “deserving.”

At my core, I’m driven by questions: Whose voices are missing? What stories are we overlooking? How can learning spaces become more inclusive, more alive, more just?

If this resonates with you, I’d love to connect—and hear your story too.