Integrating Teaching and Learning

Larry Ainsworth is the author or co-author of more than 20 books, including his most popular titles: Rigorous Curriculum Design; Common Formative Assessments 2.0; Prioritizing Common Core State Standards; Power Standards; "Unwrapping" Common Core State Standards, and "Unwrapping" the Standards. Larry's comprehensive new book series, Integrating Teaching and Learning: "Timeless Essentials" for Creating Integrated Units of Study(c) (2024), explains and illustrates in detail how PK-12 educators can develop quality units of study that intentionally align standards, assessments, instruction, and data analysis to positively impact teaching and student learning. After 24 years as an upper elementary and middle school classroom teacher in demographically diverse schools, Larry served as the Executive Director of Professional Development at The Leadership and Learning Center in Englewood, Colorado, from 1999 to 2013. Throughout his career as an education consultant, Larry has delivered keynote addresses and breakout sessions across North America and in Argentina and Switzerland, and regularly worked on-site and virtually to assist leaders and educators in understanding and implementing "timeless" education practices in all content areas, pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Currently an independent author-consultant, Larry continues to present to educators and leaders across the U.S. a series of virtual workshops based on his Integrated Teaching and Learning System(c), a dynamic unit-design framework. If you would like more information about his workshops, please visit Larry's website at www.larryainsworth.com or contact him directly at larry@larryainsworth.com.