Amplify Desmos Math for Baltimore County Public Schools

Welcome, Baltimore City community!

Amplify Desmos Math is a new, curiosity-driven program that supports teachers in building their students’ math proficiency for life. On this site, you’ll find a variety of resources to guide you in learning more about what Amplify Desmos Math has to offer.

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About the program

Amplify Desmos Math makes it easy for both teachers and students to make the shift to a problem-based approach by providing captivating activities, powerful teacher-facilitation tools, and lots of support for differentiation and practice.

We’ve combined interactive problem-based lessons with explicit instruction, reinforcement, and practice to enable students to develop math proficiency that lasts. Lessons set a strong foundation in procedural and fact fluency, deepen understanding of concepts, and enable students to apply learning to real-world tasks.

Amplify Desmos Math will be available for 2025–26 school year implementation. Interested districts can pilot the Beta release starting fall 2024.

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Interactive digital math lesson interface with colorful graphics showing parabola exploration and plotting tools on screen, enhanced by the New York math curriculum.

Structured approach to problem-based learning

  • Differentiation and personalized practice
  • Easy-to-follow instructional guidance
  • Robust assessments and reports
  • Spanish student materials
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Math that motivates

  • Powerful teacher-facilitation supports and tools
  • Students talking and building from each other’s ideas 
  • Every lesson has fully compatible print and digital materials for a collaborative classroom
Illustration of an Amplify Desmos math learning tool on a student screen showing abacus representations for the sums 8+7, 7+4+5, 3+8+4

Student thinking is made evident

  • Curiosity-driven lessons that motivate students with interesting problems they are eager to solve
  • Explicit guidance for teachers on what to look for and how to respond
  • Technology that provides Responsive Feedback and is designed to reveal mathematical thinking

Figuring out Problem-Based Learning

Figuring out how to implement a problem-based learning approach to mathematics can be fun and challenging. Rest assured that you will not be alone on this journey. Amplify will be by your side every step of the way.

In the short videos below, Fawn Nguyen (Math Teaching and Learning Team, Former Math Coach and Teacher) and John Hoogestraat (Math Product Specialist, Former Math Coach and Teacher) share their thoughts about the power of Amplify Desmos Math.

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Illustration of a New York math curriculum map for grade 6-algebra 1, divided into 8 units with topics and a cartoon snail next to it.

Scope and sequence

Click the links below to view the program scope and sequence for grades K–5 and for grade 6–Algebra 1.

Grades K-5 Grades 6-A1

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Amplify Desmos Math expands on Desmos Math 6–A1 (which received all-green ratings from EdReports) with beautiful print resources, and robust practice, differentiation supports, assessment and reporting. Read the review on EdReports.

To review Desmos Math 6–A1 lessons click the orange button below, then click “Sign In” and use the following login credentials:

Email: desmos-program+BCPS@amplify.com
Password: Desmos1

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Preview lessons

Check out the links below to explore our interactive digital lessons, as well as preview pages from the Teacher Editions and Student Editions. Watch our quick walkthrough video for tips on navigating our lesson resources.

In addition to the sample lessons below, you can view a sampler of Amplify Desmos Math mini-lessons. Amplify Desmos Math mini-lessons are 15-minute lessons aligned to the most critical topics throughout a unit. Teacher-led mini-lessons are used to provide targeted intervention to small groups of students who need additional support or to re-engage students with content that they may need more time on.

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Grade 1, Unit 3, Lesson 15: 10-frames and Towers

A stylized orange bug illustration appears above colorful rectangles and squares on a light blue background.

Grade 2, Unit 1, Lesson 3: Ways to Make 10

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Grade 5, Unit 1, Lesson 3: Cube Figures

A series of concentric circles in orange, blue, and purple on a blue square background with small geometric accents on the left side.

Grade 5, Unit 7, Lesson 7: Bullseye!

Illustration of a train ticket on a green background, featuring an icon of a train and blank lines representing ticket information.

Grade 6, Unit 6, Lesson 16: Subway Fares

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Grade 7, Unit 6, Lesson 14: Unbalanced Hangers

A clipboard with math equations and blue boxes is shown, along with a blue pen. The board displays addition equations with the number 4.

Grade 8, Unit 4, Lesson 4: More Balanced Moves

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Algebra 1, Unit 2, Lesson 6: Shelley the Snail

Looking for help?

Support is always within reach. Our team is dedicated to supporting you throughout your review and can be reached at any time by emailing or calling us directly.

  • Live chat: Click the orange icon while logged in to get immediate help.
  • Phone: Call our toll-free number: (800) 823-1969.
  • Email: Send an email to help@amplify.com. In the message body, please include your name and question. Provide as much detail as possible, so we can more quickly help you find a solution.
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