Math that motivates: Amplify Desmos Math success stories

It’s no secret that student engagement and the prevalence of math anxiety are real problems in math classrooms. Incorporating more problem-based learning can help, but it can feel intimidating and difficult to know where to start. That’s why we’re here!

Amplify Desmos Math is a curiosity-driven K–12 math program that introduces a structured approach to problem-based learning and builds students’ lifelong math proficiency. Teachers help students build off of each other’s ideas and find confidence in their math identities, creating a community of math learners.

But don’t take our word for it—see how real teachers and students are unlocking new levels of engagement and comprehension, proving that everyone can be a math person.

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“With Amplify Desmos Math, I’ve noticed a huge shift of engagement because there’s so much interaction. Yes, there is pencil and paper, but there’s so much more. They’re getting immediate feedback and motivation to continue on. So if they don’t get something right the first time, they want to! ”

—Kristi Melick

Sixth-grade teacher, San Diego Unified School District, CA

School spotlight: Decatur Classical Elementary School

See how Amplify Desmos Math is making an impact in Chicago, Illinois, with our latest case study.

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A structured approach to problem-based learning

Witness teachers and students working together and see how Amplify Desmos Math revolutionizes K–12 math education through a structured approach to problem-based learning that fosters a collaborative math community.

The power of the pause

See what happens when teachers use the pause–one of the teacher facilitation tools and core differentiators in Amplify Desmos Math. You won’t believe how students react!

Everyone’s a math person.

See how Amplify Desmos Math helps every student see themselves as a math person.

What educators say about Amplify Desmos Math

Shifting to this problem-based curriculum now is allowing students to open up. I think they’re taking control and ownership. They’re coming up with the strategies, they’re sharing the strategies. It offers an opportunity for the students to look around the classroom to see what their friends are doing. And in turn, if they’re stuck, they’re comfortable turning to other students and problem-solving through sharing.

Joseph Croce

Seaford School District, DE

What educators say about Amplify Desmos Math

When we went district-wide with our Amplify Desmos Math curriculum our teachers became the facilitators of learning. And our students are the doers of mathematics. And what we’ve seen, what I’ve seen in the classroom, is kids are engaged in a problem, they’re collaborative, and they’re having fun. And it’s like they’re not even realizing that they’re really doing math.

Jessica Walsh

San Diego Unified School District, CA

What educators say about Amplify Desmos Math

So many kids have stated, ‘Oh, I’m not a math person.’ Or they’re scared of getting the answer incorrect. And I think with this curriculum, they feel safe.

Brendan Simon

Assistant Principal, San Diego Unified School District, CA

Best practices from real educators like you

Learn tried and true strategies for leveling up math instruction from Beyond My Years podcast guests like Amplify’s own Dan Meyer, teacher and My Kindergarten Math Workbook author Keri Brown, educator and speaker Mike Flynn, teacher and I Hate Math author Ian Brown, and more!

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Program efficacy

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