In addition to commemorating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month this May, we’re also continuing the celebration of Teacher Appreciation Month!
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In addition to observing Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month this May, we’re also continuing the celebration of Teacher Appreciation Month! We don’t think a week is enough time to say how much we appreciate you and all that you’ve done this school year. Check out start.amplify.com to access and enjoy the downloadable cards and virtual stickers (under the Bonus tab) that recognize your valuable work. And congratulations to all of our giveaway winners! Review the daily tabs to see if you or someone you know was selected to win one of the many prizes we were giving away earlier this month.

Do you have tips you’d like us or your fellow educators to know? Submit your teacher tips here and we’ll send you a small gift to thank you! Stay tuned each month in upcoming newsletters and our Facebook groups to see if your tip is featured.

Announcements

We want to hear from you!

Amplify is committed to continuous improvement. Can we have less than ten minutes of your time to complete this survey regarding your experience with Amplify? Take the survey.

Quest completion certificates

If you have students that have made it through their quest narrative, celebrate their success with our completion certificates (K–3 and 4–5)!

Once students have completed their final quest narrative, they will continue to progress in their skill development in our personalized adaptive program through Challenge Quests.
Challenge Mode 1 Challenge Mode 2

Curious about what’s in store for next school year?

Just in case you missed it: Visit our Coming Soon site, then select your program to see what’s new!


Playtesting at Amplify

We're looking to recruit students as Junior Designers into our playtesting program! If you know a child that'd be interested in playing through early prototypes of our new releases, you can sign them up here! All participants receive a $20 Amazon gift card after completing each session.


Feedback on math anxiety

We’re interested in learning more about how educators like you approach your students' math anxiety in the classroom. Please fill out this survey to share your experience with us!


A chance to offer your feedback!

Amplify teachers and students directly impact new product development and existing product improvements. If you're interested in participating in a one-on-one user research call and sharing your thoughts and ideas, please fill out this form and our team will be in touch! All research participants will receive their choice of a DonorsChoose or Amazon gift card.


Are you looking for a creative end-of-the-year activity?

Our friends at Mathigon have announced their Polypad art contest. Student entries are due by May 26. Check out this website for all the details and even some inspiration to get started!

Calendar
Back to Basics webinar series

Back by popular demand: Back to Basics series

At the end of the summer, we’ll host a three-part series offering a fresh look at the Amplify Reading fundamentals. As you return to school, our Amplify experts will walk you through the key things you need to know to start your year successfully. More details coming soon—stay tuned!
 

Celebrating Biliteracy: Realizing a Better Future for Our Spanish Speakers
Event details

Thursday, May 19
Event location

Virtual symposium

There’s still time to register for our free virtual symposium! Join us to celebrate and honor the unique skills, strengths, and needs multilingual learners bring to the classroom and learn how to accelerate literacy development for your English language learners.

We are so excited to be joined by esteemed biliteracy experts Dr. Pedro Noguera, Dr. Lillian Durán, Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, Dr. Desirée Pallais, and so many others as we work to build a better future for English language learners—we’d love for you to join us!

Spotlight
Lyneice Catalan

Lyneice Catalan

Spring ISD, Texas

“I find fulfillment in assisting other educators [to] find success in their implementation of the Amplify curriculum. I have begun assisting my 3–5 co-teachers on our school campus in doing so, as well as helping the school district find true value in the Amplify program, through demonstrating what it has done for my students in my very own classroom.”

We want to spotlight you next!

Each featured educator will receive a special gift from us.

Advice and answers
Laura Eicher
Teacher tip

Insight from an Amplify Ambassador

Want to hear from a fellow educator? Laura Eicher is an Amplify Ambassador and principal. She shared the following reminder: “Trust the curriculum! It works!”

Let's connect

Thank you for being a great teacher! We invite you to join other great educators on Facebook in our Amplify Reading & mCLASS community. This is the perfect place to connect with other Amplify teachers from across the country to support each other, share creative ideas and helpful tips, and be social!

Are you receiving more than one newsletter?

If so, it’s because we have the pleasure of providing you with more than one Amplify program. Each month we’ll share the most important information you need to know based on the program(s) you use.