The following items are intended for those who want to learn more about using Storyline. Some of these works are included in Research and Theory, since the topics overlap. This page has only English-language resources; for resources in languages other than English, please see the appropriate linked pages.
Workshops are available for those wanting to learn more about using Storyline in classroom and community situations. These workshops provide time to experience Storylines as learners, and the workshops also provide time to plan and network with others. Please see the appropriate country websites linked at Storyline International for more information.
Brown, J. (n.d.) Focus on Storyline: Narrative as a Bridge to Learning. Shaker Heights, Ohio: Hathaway Brown School. Stretching Minds PDF
Kommnick, J. and de Buhr, B. (2009). Storyline. A European Comenius school project 2006 – 2009. Cuxhaven.
Krenicky-Albert, K. (2004). Project work, cross-curricular or interdisciplinary teaching and learning - Storyline as an approach to effective foreign language teaching. Seminar Paper. Freiburg: GRIN Verlag für akademische Texte.
Kindergartens experiment with Storyline with a focus in art.
http://www.storyline-scotland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/norway-article.pdf
General description, history of development, and examples of current use are available at http://www.storyline-scotland.com/what-is-storyline-2/ and at http://www.storyline.org/Storyline_Design/Articles_7.html
Ahlquist, Sharon. Storyline: Developing Communicative Competence in English. Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2013. Print.
Bell, S. and Harkness, S. (2006). Storyline: Promoting language across the curiculum. (UKLA Minibook series) United Kingdom Literacy Association: Royston.
This booklet is a concise introduction to the Storyline approach; it includes two example Storylines. (out of print)
Bell, S., Harkness, S., and White, G., (eds.). (2007). Storyline: Past, present and future. Glasgow: University of Strathclyde, Enterprising Careers.
This volume contains the proceedings from the 2007 Storyline International conference, Glasgow, Scotland. Articles on research, theory, and practice are all included. (out of print)
Creswell, J. (1997). Creating worlds, constructing meaning: The Scottish Storyline Method. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-435-07244-5
This book follows the development of the Storyline method in Jeff Creswell's elementary classroom over a period of four years. The author offers a history of the method and five specific examples of Storylines he and his students have created.... This book will be a valuable reference tool for teachers already familiar with the method as well as those who want to learn more about it. (Description from the publisher's website.)
Fifield, K., and Creswell, J. (1991). Storyline I: An introduction. A professional development course for educators. Portland, Oregon: Educational Resources Northwest.
Supplement to Storyline Design professional development courses.
Letschert, J. (1992). Topic work. A Storyline approach. With contributions of Barbara Frame, Steve Bell, Erik Vos and the participants of the third ‘Golden Circle Seminar’ in Viborg, Denmark. Enschede, The Netherlands: SLO Institute for Curriculum Development.
Letschert, J. (1999). The greater the differences, the better the chances: A pedagogical contribution to the Storyline approach to education. Enschede, The Netherlands: SLO Institute for Curriculum Development.
Letschert, J., Grabbe-Letschert, B., & Greven, J. (Eds.). (2006). Beyond Storyline. Features, principles and pedagogical profundity. Enschede, The Netherlands: SLO Institute for Curriculum Development.
Articles on both theory and practice are included, as well as the DVD The Villa Courses - two Storyline workshops and an interview with Steve Bell. Two example Storylines are also in this book. (out of print)
Omand, C. (2014). Storyline: Creative learning across the curriculum (Ideas in practice 7). Leicester: United Kingdom Literacy Association, c/o University of Leicester.
The purpose of this book is to provide background information to Storyline, its philosophy, approach and practical application. Planning grids are provided for Storyline topics. Four Storylines are included. (Description from the book)
Rendell, F. (1986). Topic study: How and why? Glasgow: Jordanhill College of Education.
The first monograph on Storyline – then called “topic study” – by one of the inventors of the approach.
Romano, R. (2000). Forging an educative community: The wisdom of love, the power of understanding, and the terror of it all. New York: Peter Lang Publishers. ISBN-10: 0820445657
Drawing on critical pedagogy and Deweyan principles of experiential learning and educative, Forging an Educative Community tells the story of a public school heterogeneous class of students who develop a critical conscience about homelessness but in their focus on others become an educative community. (Description from Academia.edu)
Many Storylines are available on the Storyline International website. For these, go to Storyline International, http://www.storyline-scotland.com/ Once on this website and at "blog," scroll down; on the right near the bottom is a header "Topics/Ideas." Another (The Great Bus Trip) is available on the Facebook Storyline Forum site at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/storylineforum/
Storyline Design has published several Storylines.
Please see http://www.storyline.org/Storyline_Design/Resources.html for more information.
Storylines written by Storyline consultants are available for purchase at http://www.storylineresources.com/. This site also contains many helps for Storyline teachers and excellent considerations for ensuring high quality.
Several English-language Storylines are available on the Dutch Storyline site http://www.storylinegent.be/verhalenkast_en. One Storyline plan is linked at http://flandersfields.weebly.com/; this site contains interviews with children learning about World War I in Belgium.
Videos and Multimedia
Education Scotland. (n.d.). Sharing Practice: Storyline topics - The Enchanted Forest. Available at http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/sharingpractice/e/enchantedforest/enchantedforestbackground.asp
This resource leads the viewer through the development and evaluation of a Storyline at a primary school in Scotland. In addition to video clips from the classroom, this set of short videos contains commentary from the teacher and the school head. Transcripts are provided on the website, as are short descriptions and PowerPoint slides.
De Baecke, G. (2015). One World, Many Stories [Prezi]. Summary of the 2015 Storyline International Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Contains photographs from schools as well as excerpts from interviews with the conference organizers and excerpts from keynote speakers.
Available at https://prezi.com/xdjbm5tqezmm/one-world-many-stories/
SLO Institute for Curriculum Development. (Producer). (2006). The Villa Courses [DVD]. Interview with Steve Bell and documentation of two professional development courses in The Netherlands. Attached to the book Letschert, J., Grabbe-Letschert, B., & Greven, J. (Eds.). (2006). Beyond Storyline: Features, principles and pedagogical profundity. Enschede, The Netherlands: SLO Institue for Curriculum Development.
Snoball Films. (Producer). (2009). Storyline [DVD and streaming].
Available at http://www.skoleipraksis.no/en/storyline/
Available in Norwegian and with English subtitles on the linked website, this video showcases Storyline use in a Norwegian middle school classroom where students are learning German. Clips from the classroom and interviews are included.
Global Storylines.
"Global Storylines combine traditional interdisciplinary methods of Storyline, with values-based research, process dramaand deep reflection. Learners “become” characters within a community affected by a particular global issue. How will they work together to tackle the problems they face?" (Description for the Global Storylines website.)http://www.globalstorylines.org.uk/
Storyline International.
This is the main Storyline site intended for world-wide users interested in Storyline. This site includes news about Storyline events around the world, archives of events and news, examples of Storyline use, links to articles, and links to Storyline websites in many languages. http://www.storyline-scotland.com/
Storyline Design.
This site includes dates and locations for professional development courses regularly scheduled in the United States of America. Some English-language resources are also on this site. http://storyline.org/Storyline_Design/Welcome.html
Hathaway Brown: Storyline
This site includes student examples and teacher interviews. http://www.hb.edu/page.cfm?p=3302