We believe that better learning begins with understanding.

We are Authentic Education.

Teacher Appreciation Week Promo!

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we celebrate the teachers and educators who give so much to their students, schools, and communities each day. Register by 5:00 p.m. PST this Friday, 5/8.

This offer applies to both our San Francisco (6/29-7/1) and Boston (7/13-7/15) workshops. To receive the complimentary registration, please register first. Then reply to your confirmation email with your colleague’s name and email address, and we’ll add them to the same workshop.

* Space is limited. This offer applies to registrations received by Friday, May 8, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. PST . To help us reach teachers from a range of schools, this offer is limited to one complimentary registration per school. If you’re interested in having a third colleague join, please reach out to us directly at events@authenticeducation.org and we’d be happy to discuss options.

Welcome to Authentic Education.

What brings you here today?

Learn about UbD ®

Learn more about the Understanding by Design®  framework, co-authored by Grant Wiggins, the founder of AE.

Learn about AE

Learn about Mike Matthews, Grant Wiggins, and Authentic Education’s team of talented and accomplished consultants.

Learn about what we do

Authentic Education has a wide range of workshop and other offerings.

Work with AE

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At AE, we do PD the way PD should be.

We deliver highly effective professional development that:

Models the types of learning we value in our classroom.
Leverages the expertise and meets the needs of those in the room.
Equips and empowers attendees to immediately apply what they’ve learned.
Fosters meaningful collaboration.
Supports teachers as they apply what they’ve learned.

Authentic Education Blog

Check out posts from Mike Matthews, the late Grant Wiggins, and other members of the AE Team.

If we're intentional about our read-aloud choices, we can maintain this time as one of both a regenerative calm period and as a tool for intentional learning.
By integrating the UbD model into your curriculum, and applying it to field trips, both student success and logistical ease can be accomplished.
Education as a whole can better create belonging through school-based neurodiversity affirming practices.
Mike and Monique share why they have chosen to come together to develop their Inclusive Curriculum Design: Backwards Planning for Equity and Belonging workshop.