Pearson and UbD

Pearson has made a commitment to include a defined and integrated UbD strand when building new curriculum. An exclusive partnership with Grant Wiggins, coauthor of UbD with Jay McTighe, and considered two of the country's top preeminent experts in curriculum design, is at the heart of this commitment. Wiggins will serve as an author and consultant for Pearson across all disciplines and grade levels.

Grant Wiggins Biography

Grant Wiggins is the President of Authentic Education in Hopewell, New Jersey. He earned his Ed.D. from Harvard University and his B. A. from St. John's College in Annapolis. Grant consults with schools, districts and state education departments on a variety of reform matters; organizes conferences and workshops; and develops print materials and Web resources on curricular change. He is the co-author, with Jay McTighe, of Understanding By Design and The Understanding By Design Handbook, the award-winning and highly successful materials on curriculum published by ASCD. His work has been supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and the National Science Foundation.

Critics of UBD - *New!	An Overview of UbD
His Background	Why He's Working for Pearson
Pearson's Daring (his connection to Pearson)