Alexis S. Wiggins has taught English, Spanish, and humanities in the U.S., SE Asia, and the Middle East. She currently teaches IB and high-school English at the American International School in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Her education writing has appeared in Education Week, Independent School Magazine, ASCD Express and Kappan Magazine and she teaches workshops for educators in the US and abroad. In addition to teaching, she does consulting work through Authentic Education, helping schools with curriculum development, Understanding by Design, Models by Design, and SPIDER Web Discussion. You can follow her on her blog www.modelsbydesign.wordpress.com and on Twitter at the handle alexiswiggins.