Our Impact

UCLA Curtis Center’s team has partnered with our district to understand our math departments’ needs. They have enhanced the level of math instruction our teachers are providing our students, and have been a pleasure to work with throughout.

I would highly recommend the UCLA Curtis Center for any district with a focus on equity and access to rigorous instruction for all students, high-quality professional development for math instructors, and for those seeking a district partner to provide school-site support.

The professional development that the UCLA Curtis Center provided our math teachers at Corning HS helped them identify the major work of each course and sequence the standards to teach all three levels of Integrated Math with a stronger emphasis on conceptual understanding over procedural protocols. These content priorities were made visible through the Course Overviews the Center co-created with our math teachers to provide a clearer flow of curriculum and instruction. Our teachers have also been able to develop stronger mastery quizzes that capture those mathematical concepts and practices.

I have extremely enjoyed and valued my time working with the Curtis Center. It has been educational and validating to be able to look at data across the district level and formulate a plan together as a team.

The UCLA Curtis Center professional development has increased our teachers’ math content knowledge and provided them with model lessons that increase equity in our classrooms by engaging students in low floor, high ceiling investigations.

The content today was very relevant and detailed. I appreciate the rigor and the higher-level thinking these strategies foster.

I love the activity – I think it makes the content easier for kids to access and be successful.

Just letting you know how much I appreciated being a part of the three-day kickoff event. It was a classy affair throughout. Enjoyed the collaboration and stimulating challenge to write interesting scenarios. Also the CC cup design is fabulous. Keep up the great work! (Phil would be proud.)

This has revolutionized my teaching. I am now confident teaching these concepts in my 5th grade class - an amazing feeling for me as a new teacher.