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.
Benefits
Curricula
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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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Maura Langan – P.S. 169 Baychester Academy, NYC, NY
“All students are getting access to complex texts.”
06/05/2023
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Bethany Nightingale – Saratoga Springs City School District, Saratoga Springs, NY
“This program provides the layers that all students get that knowledge base despite the level of learning and abilities that they demonstrate.”
05/17/2023
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Dan Packard – Saratoga Springs City School District, Saratoga Springs, NY
“Kids are building a knowledge base, but they’re also getting a lot of application.”
05/17/2023
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Melissa Pecora – Saratoga Springs City School District, Saratoga Springs, NY
“I have yet to have a seven or eight year old telling me that they can’t read or they don’t read. Not one.”
05/17/2023
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Melissa Pecora – Saratoga Springs City School District, Saratoga Springs, NY
“They just keep going for it. And I think that that has been probably the most valuable for my emerging and struggling readers.”
05/17/2023
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Michele Whitley – Saratoga Springs City School District, Saratoga Springs, NY
“Across content areas in science and social studies, this is going to help our children build knowledge and be independent learners.”
05/17/2023
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Nancy Cooke – Saratoga Springs City School District, Saratoga Springs, NY
“He sees himself as a reader. He’s fully engaged. He’s using it as a chosen activity and I was like, ‘yes!'”
05/17/2023
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Pamela Cooper – Saratoga Springs City School District, Saratoga Springs, NY
“I feel good when I go home at night, and I know my students feel good. I’m not leaving someone out or making someone feel left out.”
05/17/2023
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Tina Davis – Saratoga Springs City School District, Saratoga Springs, NY
“Good writing begets good readers. The more they write, the more they read. The more they want to do it. And we have kids soaring.”
05/17/2023
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Tina Davis – Saratoga Springs City School District, Saratoga Springs, NY
“Every lesson that we observed in the last few days had high level questioning and lots of discussion.”
05/17/2023
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Paul Schram – Saratoga Springs City School District, Saratoga Springs, NY
“he kids want to read, they want to write, and I think if that starts in kindergarten, it’s an overall love for school.”
05/16/2023
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Tina Davis – Saratoga Springs City School District, Saratoga Springs, NY
“The teachers in fifth grade came out of the state assessment saying to me, they actually understood the paired passage question.”
05/16/2023
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Ina Holmes – Rio Rancho Public Schools, Rio Rancho, NM
“I love how Eureka always applies to the real world and has that real world connection.”
04/25/2023
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Misty Hunter – Rio Rancho Public Schools, Rio Rancho, NM
“Once I got over the fact that it was uncomfortable, it was fantastic to see all the different strategies.”
04/25/2023
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Misty Hunter – Rio Rancho Public Schools, Rio Rancho, NM
“Putting that ‘why’ behind the various operations and how our number system works was really key for me.”
04/25/2023
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Curricula
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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
Press Release
National Campaign to Visit New Mexico to Spotlight Districts Implementing High-Quality Math Curricula
New Mexico is part of a network of 13 states being supported by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
04/07/2023
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Lafourche teacher details her shift to high-quality science instructional materials
Teacher Michelle Ordoyne noticed changes in her students right away as her district made the shift to high-quality science instruction.
04/06/2023
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Students and district leaders reflect on implementing OpenSciEd in West Feliciana Parish
"Their questioning has gotten tremendously better. I see their metacognition improve. And you need high quality instructional materials to do that.”
03/29/2023
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Hear from teachers about their high-quality science instructional materials
Principal Nicky Scott details the teacher response to adopting high-quality science instructional materials in San Marcos Unified School District.
02/16/2023
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Tipton County Schools, Covington, TN
Using High-Quality Curriculum Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Still Have Fun Learning
02/07/2023
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Hamilton County Schools, Chattanooga, TN
New Curriculum Adoption Helps Tennessee District Achieve Joy in Classrooms
01/24/2023
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Melissa and Lori Love Literacy Podcast featuring Barbara Davidson
Episode 139: Knowledge and Comprehension with Daniel Willingham and Barbara Davidson
01/14/2023
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Murfreesboro City Schools, Murfreesboro, TN
Students in This Tennessee District Are More Literacy-Proficient Post-Pandemic
01/10/2023
Press Release
National Campaign to Visit Schools Transforming Science Instruction with the Help of High-Quality Science Curricula
Visits seek to shine a light on the role science can play in the effort to build students’ background knowledge.
01/05/2023
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National Campaign to Visit Tennessee Schools to Highlight Exemplary Literacy Instruction
“Our continued spotlight on Tennessee is absolutely warranted."
09/26/2022