To date, he has worked with over 65 schools and districts on differentiated instruction, the Understanding by Design curriculum framework, quality formative and summative assessment design, and other various educational best practices. Eric has authored numerous articles and book chapters and is also journal editor and board member for the Virginia ASCD chapter. Eric taught secondary school social studies as well as elementary language arts and history. He currently lives outside of Charlottesville, Virginia and can be reached at carbauem@jmu.edu.