President, Educational Research in Action, LLC, an internationally recognized leader in applying cognitive rigor, depth of knowledge, and the design of competency-based and school-based curriculum and assessment systems; Technical Advisor to EL Education,  Renaissance Learning, and to more than thirty state departments of education on NH’s model competencies in ELA, math, and science; Author, Rigor by Design, Not Chance: Deeper Thinking Through Actionable Instruction and Assessment (2023) and A Local Assessment Toolkit to Promote Deeper Learning: Transforming Research Into Practice (2018); Co-Author, Applying Depth of Knowledge and Cognitive Rigor: An Educator’s Guide to Supporting Deeper Learning (2025), Elevating Competency-Based Learning in a PLC at Work®: Actionable Assessment, Defensible Evidence, and Equitable Grading (2024), and Deeper Competency-Based Learning: Making Equitable, Student-Centered, Sustainable Shifts (2020)