Visit Classrooms

Our Knowledge Matters School Tour has had the honor of visiting top districts to see inspiring work with knowledge-building curriculum.

These classroom stories highlight the many benefits of this powerful approach to teaching and learning.

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Benefits

Curricula

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Jacqueline Costales – Roswell Independent School District, Roswell, NM

“The grade level standard is not the ceiling for some, but it needs to be the floor for everybody. All students need to sit at that grade level.”

10/26/2024

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Karla Stinehart – Roswell Independent School District, Roswell, NM

“You had your high group, middle group, and low group. And there was not a common body of knowledge that the students had in their classroom.”

10/26/2024

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Karla Stinehart – Roswell Independent School District, Roswell, NM

“We had students who never saw grade level rigor ever in a day.”

10/26/2024

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Travis Ackerman – Roswell Independent School District, Roswell, NM

“My daughter was on the swing telling me to push her as high as Machu Picchu. She’s in second grade.”

10/26/2024

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Cynthia Sanchez – Roswell Independent School District, Roswell, NM

“I feel like it’s really allowing them to flourish within themselves equally.”

10/25/2024

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Heather Vigil – Roswell Independent School District, Roswell, NM

“I’m like, ‘These are huge words how are these kids going to understand?’ But they they rise to the occasion.”

10/25/2024

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Mary Geldert – Roswell Independent School District, Roswell, NM

“I asked the kids, ‘Did they know what an ancient civilization was?’ ‘Yes, we learned about Mesopotamia in first grade.’ I was blown away.”

10/25/2024

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Teachers – Roswell Independent School District, Roswell, NM

“I’m able to just build on what they already know, I’m not responsible for all of the background knowledge, because they already have it.”

10/25/2024

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Bianca Deliberto – Central Community School System, Central, LA

“When they take the assessment, they can make that cognitive lift and apply the science information that they’ve learned in a different setting.”

09/28/2023

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Brittany Lavergne – Central Community School System, Central, LA

“I have been very impressed with their writing through the years, it’s just seems like every group we get, they’re just better writers.”

09/28/2023

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Jason Fountain – Central Community School System, Central, LA

“This absolutely gives every kid the opportunity to access the same tier one curriculum, whether they come from an affluent family or a poor family.”

09/28/2023

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Rhondi Kennedy – Central Community School System, Central, LA

“The biggest difference is the application. It’s really no memorization. They have to have the knowledge.”

09/28/2023

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Erin Bonaventure – Central Community School System, Central, LA

“Once we went through the PLC process, we started looking at data together. It really changed the way you interacted with people in your grade level.”

09/27/2023

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Julie Stevens – Central Community School System, Central, LA

“I did not want teachers having to go out and search for things. I did not want them to have to go and pull video clips from somewhere else.”

09/27/2023

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Skylar – Central Community School System, Central, LA

“If you don’t know how people can affect the environment, people are going to keep affecting the environment in a bad way.”

09/27/2023

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Dylan – P.S. 169 Baychester Academy, NYC, NY

“The EL curriculum is great for enhancing creativity, because there’s so many projects that with other curricula you wouldn’t have thought of doing.”

06/07/2023

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Lilliana – P.S. 169 Baychester Academy, NYC, NY

“It’s teaching us ELA skills, but it’s also teaching us life skills, things that we need to know for the future.”

06/07/2023

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Lilliana – P.S. 169 Baychester Academy, NYC, NY

“Our old ELA curriculum didn’t really focus on collaboration with the people in your class, which is obviously incredibly important for us.”

06/07/2023

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Casey – P.S. 325 Fresh Creek Elementary, NYC, NY

“If I just take the easy one, I’m not really pushing myself to learn harder.”

06/06/2023

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Erica Raucci – P.S. 325 Fresh Creek Elementary, NYC, NY

“You can see that they’re more comfortable and confident in their writing and in their conversations.”

06/06/2023

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Jamar – P.S. 325 Fresh Creek Elementary, NYC, NY

“I can say that I have grown with reading understanding. So now, if I read somebody asked me what I learned from the story, I can say a lot.”

06/06/2023

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Jessie Fields – P.S. 325 Fresh Creek Elementary, NYC, NY

“You see the students engage in conversations that wouldn’t necessarily happened if the curriculum was different across the classrooms.”

06/06/2023

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Keisha Douglas – P.S. 325 Fresh Creek Elementary, NYC, NY

“I’ve learned to step back and give the students more of the torch.”

06/06/2023

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Christina Glynn – P.S. 169 Baychester Academy, NYC, NY

“What excites me is seeing the fifth graders in these deep conversations.”

06/05/2023



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Curricula

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Roswell Independent School District, Roswell, NM
Building Oral Language Skills and Equity Through High-Quality Reading Curriculum

02/07/2024

Press Release
National Campaign Celebrates Rigorous, Knowledge-Rich Literacy Instruction in Aldine ISD
Knowledge Matters School Tour Visits with Dr. LaTonya Goffney, Superintendent at Aldine ISD

12/07/2023

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Central Community School System, Central, LA
Hands-On Learning: At One Louisiana School, ‘Phenomenon-Driven’ Curriculum Is Boosting Students’ Confidence & Learning Skills

12/06/2023

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ASCD Blog: A Common Math Curriculum Adds Up to Better Learning
Adopting the same curriculum across a district makes training, teaching, and learning easier for all.

11/08/2023

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Chalkbeat: We changed how our NYC school districts teach reading. It’s working.
Schools across the cities are adopting new reading curriculums. The transition won’t be easy, but it will be worth it.

11/07/2023

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Albuquerque Journal: Finding right math teaching technique shows results for NM schools
Two school districts are showing what’s possible when teachers and students are working with innovative, research-based mathematics curriculum.

10/30/2023

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National Campaign Celebrates Rigorous, Knowledge-Rich Literacy Instruction in New Mexico 
Knowledge Matters School Tour Makes Third Visit to State to Celebrate Use of High-Quality Curricula

10/26/2023

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Knowledge Matters Campaign Endorses Two ELA Curricula for Building Content Knowledge
Reading Reconsidered and Louisiana ELA Guidebooks (Grades 3-5) were recognized.

10/03/2023

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National Campaign Celebrates Science Instruction in Central Community School System, Outside of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Central Community School System, in Central, Louisiana, uses PhD Science, a knowledge-building curriculum from GreatMinds.

09/28/2023

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Farmington Municipal Schools, Farmington, NM
New Mexico Teacher, Once a Lab Scientist, Applies Real Science to Lessons

06/21/2023

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West Feliciana Parish Schools, St. Francisville, LA
Louisiana Grad Returns to Old Middle School: ‘I Wish I Had Been Taught This Way’

05/31/2023

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National Campaign to Celebrate High-Quality Curriculum Selection by NYC Schools as District Embarks on Historic Improvements
The Knowledge Matters Campaign will visit two districts: Bronx 11 and Brooklyn 19.

05/30/2023

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Saratoga Today Newspaper: Knowledge Matters Campaign Visits SSCSD
"Members of the Knowledge Matters campaign sat in on classes, and held roundtable discussions with both teachers and students about the impacts of the district’s new ELA curriculum, ARC Core."

05/25/2023

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Graves County teachers and leaders unpack how OpenSciEd transformed classrooms
Phenomena-based science instruction encourages students to collaborate, think critically, and develop skills that go beyond the science classroom.

05/15/2023

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OpenSciEd lessons in Graves County infuse literacy into science instruction
High-quality science instructional materials help students develop critical scientific literacy skills and communicate ideas more effectively.

05/15/2023

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Graves County Schools, Mayfield, KY
Kentucky District Devastated by Tornado Is a National Model for Science Teaching

05/12/2023

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Rio Rancho Observer: New Math Materials All Add Up At Vista Grande Elementary
"I am blown away by the quality of instruction here.”

04/29/2023

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A glimpse of Eureka Math lesson in a third grade class in Rio Rancho
In Eureka Math, teachers facilitate learning of new concepts and these third graders respond masterfully.

04/25/2023

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A phenomenal fifth grade introduction to number bonds using Zearn Math lessons
See students engaged in high-quality math instruction in New Mexico.

04/19/2023

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Lafourche Parish School District, Thibodaux, LA
Louisiana District Ravaged by Hurricane & COVID is Bouncing Back with Science

04/18/2023

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See a kindergarten lesson number bonds using high-quality math instructional materials
Watch this Mesa Vista teacher foster strong student engagement.

04/18/2023

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San Marcos Unified School District, San Marcos, CA
In California, ‘Slow and Steady’ Is Winning With a Tougher Science Curriculum

04/11/2023

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A glimpse of OpenSciEd lessons in Farmington Municipal Schools
See high-quality science instructional materials in action in New Mexico.

04/11/2023

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Powerful student responses to high-quality science instructional materials
From building future skills to solving real life problems, Lafourche student reflect on Amplify Science lessons.

04/07/2023