Teachers and school leaders share how LDC and MDC are helping students learn more and perform better on exams. 

Literacy Design Collaborative

     “My students read with a purpose… My standardized test scores have improved greatly.”
— Social Studies Teacher, Georgia

“Students are learning how to think and not just brush the surface of the material.”
— Chemistry Teacher, Arkansas

“Ultimately our writing program is better preparing students to transition to college and careers.”
— High School Principal, Kentucky

“While teaching LDC modules, I’ve seen my students not only understand concepts but apply them.”
— Teacher, Florida

     “I know that I will always use this way of learning. It has already helped me in other classes. It will help me get through college. It will help me in life.”
— Chemistry Student, Arkansas

“Our reading scores have risen each year. Our writing scores are above state average for the second year.”
— Middle Grades Principal, Kentucky

Mathematics Design Collaborative

“We need MDC throughout our schools. These are the strategies that everyone should be using.” 
— District Curriculum Director, Arkansas

“I realized that my students were capable of a much higher level of thinking than I was giving them credit for. They were reasoning in ways that I had never imagined. I had been robbing them of that opportunity.”
— Geometry Teacher, Arkansas

“FALs foster productive struggle. MDC is the first real resource I’ve found for this.”
— Math Teacher, Arkansas

 ”Our classrooms have moved from traditional math instruction to a collaborative environment where students are completely engaged in learning.”
— High School Principal, Arkansas

“FALs can transform the way we teach at this school… They will guide instruction.”
— Principal, Arkansas