Ideas, insights, and inspiration from the
Authentic Education Team

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.
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.
AE delivers engaging, consequential, and enriching professional development for educators & we are excited to announce our Summer 2025 PD series.
Despite questions on homework 1 thing is certain: it must be structured with the same intention as classroom learning (in our case, UbD) if it's to be of value.
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.