Amanda Knochenmus is a 2022-2023 Teach Plus Texas RISD Change Agent and a 2nd grade ESSER teacher and instructional leadership team member at Moss Haven Elementary in Dallas, Texas. She works with all of the grade level classes to help students rise past challenges and meet their academic goals. Before moving to Texas, Amanda spent several years teaching in Title I schools in Oklahoma City. She earned a BS in Early Childhood Education at the University of Central Oklahoma and is certified to teach English as a Second Language.