Welcome to your Amplify Science pilot!
We’re thrilled to welcome you to the Amplify family, and we look forward to making your experience with Amplify Science successful from day one.
On this site, you’ll find resources, tips, videos, and other helpful information designed to support you throughout your pilot experience.
Tips for getting started successfully
It takes time to learn any new program and get used to its patterns and flow—time that you aren’t always afforded in a pilot situation. Based on our work with thousands of pilot teachers who are now happy users, we can tell you with 100% confidence that it gets easier. In no time, you’ll be preparing and delivering all your lessons with ease.
Until you become comfortable with the organization of each unit and how one lesson flows into the next, the following resources will be key in helping you prepare to teach your first unit.
Lesson Overview
Reading this short summary is a great way to get a quick snapshot of the learning that will take place during the day ahead. It includes a short description of the lesson, student learning objectives, and an at-a-glance list of activities.
Where to find it? Log into the digital Teacher’s Guide and navigate to the lesson you want to teach by following this click path: Grade Level > Unit > Chapter > Lesson. Next, scroll to the Lesson Brief section and click Overview. This same information is also found in your printed Teacher’s Reference Guide.
Material and preparation tips
Also found in the Lesson Brief section of your digital Teacher’s Guide and printed Teacher’s Reference Guide is a complete list of materials that you’ll need to gather as well as step-by-step lesson preparation tips organized by:
- Before the Day of the Lesson
- Immediately Before the Lesson
- At the End of the Day
3-D Statements
Color-coded for easy readability and quick scanning, our 3-D Statements can be found at point-of-use for every unit and lesson, making it easy to pinpoint the exact SEPs, DCIs, and CCCs that will be targeted on any given day.
Where to find them? Log into the digital Teacher’s Guide and navigate to any Unit Guide or Lesson Brief and click the expandable box called 3-D Statements. A complete list of 3-D Statements can also be found in the back of any printed Teacher’s Reference Guide.
Coherence Flowcharts
These are another great tool for helping you visualize the flow of a unit and the connections between the questions that drive students’ experiences and:
- The evidence they gather
- The solutions they figure out
- The new questions they generate
Where to find them? Log into the digital Teacher’s Guide, navigate to your desired unit, scroll to the Unit Guide, and look in the Printable Resources section.
Support is always within reach
Your role as a pilot teacher is important. Your district is counting on you not only to evaluate how Amplify Science works in your classroom, but also to pick a reliable and supportive long-term partner. We feel confident that we’re that partner, and we look forward to proving that to you during your pilot experience.
Just as it will be when you become a customer, support during your pilot will always be within reach through the following channels.
Pilot support coordinator
Your dedicated pilot support coordinator has extensive experience delivering training, rostering students, answering both pedagogical and technical questions, and delivering demonstration lessons. Said another way, he or she is here to help. So, don’t hesitate to reach out.
Who is my pilot support coordinator? Look for his or her contact information in the pilot support brochure that you received during your pilot implementation training.
Intercom chat
In addition to traditional lines of communication, our Intercom feature gives you the ability to chat with our customer support, technical support, and pedagogical support teams in real time directly from the digital platform. This ensures that issues that arise in the classroom can be addressed as quickly as possible.
Support teams can be reached from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST, Monday through Friday.
Our customer support, technical support, and pedagogical support teams can also be reached by email at help@amplify.com.
Support teams can be reached from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday.
