Ideas, insights, and inspiration from the
Authentic Education Team

Taking time to reflect on the year ahead means thinking deeply about what’s working in our educational spaces and what needs to shift.
A curriculum review is illuminating and well worth the time. What we do with that information can have a huge impact on student learning and outcomes.
Sample UbD Units That Empower Learners and Promote Equity. All backwards designed with inclusivity, equity, & belonging front of mind.
Register now to expand your thinking about best practices for including underrepresented voices, untold stories, and broader perspectives into your curriculum.
Registration is now open for AE's Summer 2026 professional development UbD workshops. Early bird and group discounted registration rates are available.
UbD Gardening
Developing nature-based curricula through the UbD framework takes outdoor learning from an exciting bonus to a meaningful practice.
AE delivers engaging, consequential, and enriching professional development for educators & we are excited to announce our Summer 2025 PD series.
Resolutions provide a perfect model to bring reflection into the classroom through the backwards-planning framework of Understanding by Design (UbD).
Supporting exploration and knowledge building rather than rushing to adopt a new curriculum is leading to better results for students.
Materials, resources, tools & training providing effective, research-based instruction to develop all aspects of literacy for many kinds of students.