Knowledge Matters Campaign
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We promote excellent instructional practices in schools and raise awareness of the importance of content knowledge to reading comprehension & critical thinking.
Joined April 2016
🎧 Season 3 of the #KnowledgeMatters Podcast drops June 24! This season, we’re diving deep into Literacy + the Science of Learning! Our hosts are three powerhouse voices: 🧠 @dylanwiliam 📘 @Doug_Lemov ✍️ @natwexler 📅 New episodes drop here: https://t.co/FxOR1PhOEx
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📘 “Truly accelerating student literacy means grounding instructional practices in both the science of reading and the science of learning.” A powerful reminder from @ELEMELA_SUP on how our brains learn best. #KnowledgeMatters #ScienceOfLearning
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🚨 New Blog Alert! @ElemELA_Sup shows what happens when the Science of Reading meets the Science of Learning. 👉 https://t.co/PG1aUP7Dcz 📚🧑🎓With knowledge-rich content, just-right challenges, and smart assessments, students thrive. #HistoryMatters
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Official Announcement: $UOMI is Now Live and Tradable on Uniswap and MEXC CA: 0x3628d69aa2d66e9efe95ab1267d440dec24389b6 We are excited to announce that $UOMI, the token powering the first Layer 1 built for true on-chain AI Agents, capable of owning wallets, transacting
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Great things happening in 8th grade @MeadMS_AISD! Dr. Ligon taught students to color code their essay so they can notice the essay #ECR structure. Mr. Alford used #Quilbot to teach students how to edit their essay. Students were able to show what they learned about #JoshBell
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When we bring #WitWisdom Grade 7 to life, ALL kids learn! One of our neurodivergent students said & curtsied to Ms. Grimes. She is the noble, Ms. Curry is the peasant, and Mr. Landeros is the knight @MeadMS_AISD #TheCanteburyTales @GreatMindsEd @CurriculumMatrs
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Maps become meaning when students create with them. 🗺️✍️ Designing brochures on U.S. regions turns geography into knowledge, vocabulary, and storytelling. Clearly demonstrating how social studies grows both literacy and imagination. #HistoryMatters
In social studies we’ve been learning about the physical geography, natural resources, and climate of different places in the United States. Students chose one of the places we learned about to create a brochure on that location! Creative artists are at work!
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Managing your finances, no matter how much you make, is key to financial success. No one knows this better than @teyanataylor. The recent culinary school grad was given $300 to create a 🔥fit for Chime’s Ball on A Budget. See how she pulled it off. Powered by @Chime
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Zach Groshell describes how a struggling school with 18% proficiency and rampant violence was transformed when a district team implemented strict supervision and clear rules. Test scores doubled and school culture improved under the intensive intervention. Success relied on
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🎯 "only teachers with deep pedagogical knowledge can recognize what's really happening during instruction."
Interesting session on Instructional illusions by @DrJimHeal @P_A_Kirschner @C_Hendrick to end @researchED1 today including curse of the expert. #researchEd25
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What if we told you that we don't learn words by memorizing? And reading isn't natural? Check out this Back to School Blog Busting Reading Myths for more! 💡 Experts Holly Lane and Carolyn Strom BUST myths and misconceptions! 🔮 https://t.co/SoeY4jiPYr
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This is such a great question...we spend a lot of time lamenting the loss/lack of books in school (as we should), but we don't talk about the hardest part: rebuilding student stamina so they can read full-length novels. What do folks think? What resources do you recommend?
Thinking about this❓as I begin the @goyenfoundation #literacy fellowship—how do we teach a novel (or whole books) effectively in the 21st century? Seems like a lot is working against this from a lack of whole texts in ELA curricula to declines in attention & reading stamina.
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Can’t wait for this on Monday night! Register to watch online!!!
Honored to join the distinguished @ReadingShanahan, @ColleenDriggs & @rpondiscio for a convo on Tim’s new book. It challenges us to see how instructional practices play out in real classrooms—humbled to share some of what I've seen. I hope you’ll join us!
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🚨 New on the Blog! Guest author Malaika Brown shows how our brains learn best—linking cognitive science to classroom practice. She highlights assessment’s role + celebrates high-quality instructional materials in action.
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Did my homework on #BudNotBuddy to support @MeadMS_AISD 6th Gr PBL project. Refreshing to read authentic text & notice Curtis's author's craft. Lead stds to this work will increase not only their comprehension, but also their analytical skills. Exciting #WitWisdom @GreatMindsEd
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Pres. @realDonaldTrump is reportedly on the verge of declaring a national housing emergency, and with good reason… the homeownership rate fell to 65% in the second quarter, the lowest level since 2019 and well below the 2004 peak of 69%. Affordability is at a multidecade low.
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Can students describe the #MiddleAges in The Canterbury Tales? How did its hierarchy affect the Pardoner & other characters? How did the era influence the story plot? Ms. Phillips is monitoring these key questions for TEKS 7.7D! #TheCanterburyTales #ExemplarsNeeded @GreatMindsEd
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Excited to see @MeadMS_AISD #Grade6 Language Arts teachers creating a #printrich environment for ALL students! Let's keep bringing #WitWisdom to life to increase ALL students' comprehension. If you want to see more, click here! https://t.co/ou9cVyJush
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Visiting classrooms & excited to see these 7th graders were prompted to add text evidence & they were able to do without hesitation. ❤️ the kids' awareness using Google to spell words correctly & no prompt needed. They are coming ready for @MeadMS_AISD #witwisdom @GreatMindsEd
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Just in case you missed it: @natwexler’s latest Substack highlights what New Zealand is getting right in reading reform. They’ve ensured a knowledge-rich curriculum—a critical step toward building proficient readers & writers. Knowledge matters. 👉 https://t.co/QucRHLoQQm
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“It seems like the habits of sustained reading are not being taught in the first place, in some cases, and they're just being replaced with nothing.” Make sure you read @gtoppo latest in @The74 which deep dives into why kids aren’t reading for pleasure!
A deep dive from @gtoppo on why kids aren't reading for pleasure
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Visiting 6th grade classrooms @MeadMS_AISD! Enjoyed observing the print rich classrooms and the 9reference to the anchor chart while teaching & students engaged in #ClassMojo #witWisdom @GreatMindsEd
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Chicago English teacher Kelsey Clodfelter on why kids aren't reading 4 pleasure: “When reading is hard 4 you, when it is literally difficult for you to decode words at 16 or 17, reading is a very painful experience. It’s also really embarrassing.” @The74
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Doomscrolling. Poor literacy instruction. Overscheduling. These are some of the reasons cited for a generational decline in students reading for fun.
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By popular demand, here is the full interview of “Miss Peaches” a Chicago mom at Chicago Hope Academy. She confronted JB Pritzker - in person - about defunding schools like hers! You will be educated and inspired by this interview!
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