Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 5h

📢 Shoutout to Will Robinson, a 2025 Polypad Art and Music Contest winner!

Using fraction bars, Will built a song in Polypad, proving math is music to our ears.

🔍 Explore Polypad: polypad.amplify.com.

#MTBoS #ITeachMath

1

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 1d

🦇 In Amplify Classroom's "Batty Dilations," students create scaled copies of spooky bats! They'll learn not to "wing it," by discovering how helpful a grid can be for accurate scaling.

👀 Try it out: https://t.co/r47XoCvAcF

#MTBoS #ITeachMath

1 1 3

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 2d

Falling for sums. 🍂

Practice operations and equivalence with “Weighting for Fall” (grades 1–2), a free Amplify Classroom activity that gets students thinking and talking about comparison and weight.

🍁 Try it out: at.amplify.com/4nVRrVJ.

#ITeachMath #MTBoS

1 2

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 5d

🧑‍🏫 Proof that math inspiration lasts a lifetime.

Sara and Sean, interaction developers on Amplify Desmos Math, revisit one of Sean’s very first graphs and bring it to life again with a little Desmos magic.

📈 Watch the full video: at.amplify.com/485sKRH.

#MTBoS #ITeachMath

Making Graph Art, Graph Time with Sara and Sean: Episode 1

#desmos #graphart #iteachmath #amplifyMaking Desmos Graph ArtGraph Time with Sara and Sean: Episode 1-------------------------------------------------Sara a...

at.amplify.com

2

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 7d

🎨 Every year, we host the Polypad Art and Music Contest—where math meets creativity.

👋 Meet one of our winners, Astrid Jaziel Altahir. Using Polypad’s custom polygons, Astrid created a geometric dog—blending precision and expression in the classroom.

🔍 Try it out: at.amplify.com/45KafPY.

Low polygon art style illustration of a pug with a unicorn horn on a circular purple background.

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 9d

🧮 Build fluency with number paths.

In this activity students can see subtraction, build understanding, and grow their confidence.

✨ Explore it here: fluency.amplify.com.

1

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 12d

Algebra, but make it interactive.

⭐️ Try "Exploring Equations," a free Amplify Classroom 8–9 grade activity that links diagrams, tables, equations, and descriptions of the same relationship.

Give it a go: at.amplify.com/42OfY6t.

#FreeActivityFriday #FAF #iTeachMath #MTBoS

2

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 13d

🎙️ On the latest episode of the Math Ed Podcast, our own @ddmeyer.bsky.social reflects on his career in math education and what it means to make math learning more human, visual, and engaging.

🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3VF3Cdb

#MTBoS #ITeachMath

Dan Meyer - career thus far (math ed blogging, Desmos technology, Amplify)

Dan Meyer from Amplify discusses his career thus far in mathematics education, including his work as a teacher, as a graduate student and blogger at Stanford University, and with Desmos instructional technology.Dan's old dy/dan blogSet of Three-Act Math...

bit.ly

1

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 14d

🎨 The inspiration is endless with our annual Polypad Art + Music Contest!

👋 2025 winner Jolene Angelo brought a butterfly landing scene to life with custom polygons in Polypad.

🔍 Explore Polypad: at.amplify.com/45KafPY.

A graphic of two hands with blue nail polish, one hand is extended with a butterfly perched on the fingertip.

1

Reposted by Amplify Education

David Poras @davidporas.bsky.social · 16d

Heading to #NCTM? Come hang out with me at Amplify Arcade and Trivia Night on Oct 16 in Atlanta! Trivia, games, food, and fun! RSVP here: at.amplify.com/47W4OQK

Amplify Arcade and Trivia Night!

Heading to NCTM? Win prizes, mingle with math teachers, and maybe even bring home the new trivia champ title at our annual Amplify Arcade and Trivia Night on Oct. 16, 2025!

at.amplify.com

1 2

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 16d

🧮 Build fluency with 10-frames!

Students can move counters to visualize math facts while strengthening their understanding.

✨ Try it out: fluency.amplify.com

1

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 19d

✨ Math is everywhere—even in a kite’s flight!

In this Amplify Classroom geometry lesson, high school students explore angle bisectors through transformations and congruence.

Try out the activity: at.amplify.com/4pwMGDg.

#FreeActivityFriday #FAF #MTBoS #ITeachMath

1

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 20d

✨ Today’s date is a perfect square!

Celebrate with Amplify Classroom, where you’ll find ready-to-go practice on square roots.

Drop a "📆" below for the link!

Perfect square day image celebrating today's date 9/25/2025. Features an image from amplify classroom.

1

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 20d

💼 Join our team!

We're looking for people of all experience levels who are passionate about making high-quality education accessible to students.

🧡 View the full list of opportunities: amplify.com/careers.

Hiring post for Amplify Education. Shows an image of a skyline and bridge

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 21d

📚 Planning time is short and your to-do list is long.

That’s why we built Amplify Classroom—a free platform with over 1,000 ready-to-use lessons. From K–5 activities to middle school science explorations, there’s something for every classroom.

✨ Explore more: at.amplify.com/4m3TJAv.

Introducing Amplify Classroom

Introducing Amplify Classroom, a newly launched free platform that offers free teaching resources and interactive lessons for K–12 educators and students.

at.amplify.com

1

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 22d

No missing pieces. No incomplete sets. No mess.

From function machines to base-ten blocks, Amplify Classroom makes math learning engaging—and hassle-free.

🧡 Start exploring today: polypad.amplify.com/p.

#MTBoS #ITeachMath

1

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 22d

✨ Amplify Classroom is here—packed with amazing resources for teachers!

Explore our free lessons and activities: classroom.amplify.com/discover.

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 22d

🌟 Meet Katherine, a Desmos Fellow who embraces every challenge.

🧡 Learn more about our Desmos Fellows program: amplify.com/desmos-fellows

Amplify Fellows Feature of Katherine V. Features a white background and a photo of Katherine in the lower right hand corner.

1 1

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 23d

Our annual Math Trivia Happy Hour is BACK with a twist! Join us for Amplify Arcade and Trivia Night at NCTM—interactive math games, appetizers, drinks, and trivia with hosts Dan Meyer and Kelly Serpa Howe! 🏆

Register now: at.amplify.com/47W4OQK.

Amplify Education's annual Math Trivia Happy Hour is BACK with a twist! Join us for Amplify Arcade and Trivia Night at NCTM—interactive math games, appetizers, drinks, and trivia with hosts Dan Meyer and Kelly Serpa Howe!

1

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · 23d

Fluency grows with every practice.

In this Addition and Subtraction by Heart deck, students use tens frames to practice subtraction.

🧡 Explore this deck (and all 16 free decks) at fluency.amplify.com.

#MTBoS #ITeachMath

3

Reposted by Amplify Education

David Poras @davidporas.bsky.social · 29d

Heading to NCTM? Win prizes, mingle with math teachers, and maybe even bring home the new trivia champ title at the annual Amplify Arcade and Trivia Night on Oct. 16, 2025!

Sign up at go.info.amplify.com/fy25_amplify...

@amplifyeducation.bsky.social

1 4

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hi @carlblong.bsky.social, activities should be under "Stream" on your "Educator Home." You may have to select "See All" and scroll to see all classes and activities. Please let us know if you need further help! This article may assist you further: at.amplify.com/4nFPrR9.

Amplify Customer Portal

service.amplify.com

1 1

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · Sep 8

🛠️ Build confidence step by step.

Deck 3 of Addition and Subtraction by Heart 1 wraps up addition facts within 10 using number bars for an abstract view of the facts.

🧡 Explore Deck 3 (and all 16 free decks) at fluency.amplify.com.

#MTBoS #ITeachMath

2

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · Sep 5

Curious about Polypad?

Join Dave Poras live on Sept. 10 to see interactive math tools in action—from base-10 blocks to function machines and geometric shapes.

🌟 Save your seat: at.amplify.com/4goC4lX.

#iTeachMath #MTBoS

Amplify Classroom | Professional learning webinars

Discover how to implement interactive lessons and tools for math, literacy, and science with our upcoming free Amplify Classroom webinars.

at.amplify.com

1

Amplify Education @amplifyeducation.bsky.social · Sep 5

Learning to read is challenging—but it can be fun, too!

Try this Amplify Classroom lesson, "Switching Middle Sounds," where students apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Try the activity: at.amplify.com/45MezPY.

#FreeActivityFriday #FAF #iTeachMath #MTBoS

1