Ideas, insights, and inspiration from the
Authentic Education Team

By integrating the UbD model into your curriculum, and applying it to field trips, both student success and logistical ease can be accomplished.
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.
Practical considerations for helping students understand how AI works and ethical considerations for this technology and leveraging it to level up my classroom.
UbD Gardening
Developing nature-based curricula through the UbD framework takes outdoor learning from an exciting bonus to a meaningful practice.
How can we apply an Understanding by Design mindset to lunch? Social connections are integral to development and a huge part of the learning that takes place within the school day.
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.
Materials, resources, tools & training providing effective, research-based instruction to develop all aspects of literacy for many kinds of students.