Tennessee’s review of Amplify ELA for middle school
Thank you for taking the time to review Amplify ELA for middle school. The items below will allow you to experience our blended program with access to our print materials, digital curriculum, and resources to support your review.
Amplify ELA’s blended model enables teachers to design instruction based on their classroom needs and resources. Our engaging print edition highlights the many digital experiences teachers can share with students through classroom projections. Teachers can make choices about when their students use devices while providing 100% standards coverage and without compromising learning.
Digital Program
The content and instruction in Amplify ELA’s digital program mirrors the content provided in the print Teacher Edition and Student Edition. However, the digital program offers more opportunity to engage students through the use of multimedia and a variety of learning apps. Teachers will also find embedded apps to help with scoring, providing student feedback, and reporting.
To review the digital program, visit learning.amplify.com and enter the credentials that were provided on the cover of your Getting Started guide.
Grade 6 materials
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Grade 7 materials
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Grade 8 materials
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Resources
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Louisiana’s review of Amplify ELA for middle school
Beyond My Years
Welcome to Amplify ELA!
Deer Valley Unified Schools, welcome to Amplify ELA!
Welcome to the Amplify ELA community review site for Deer Valley Unified School District. This site is designed to help you learn about Amplify ELA—a core English Language Arts curriculum for Grades 6-8.
Overview Presentation
After watching the video to the right, scroll down to learn even more, download resources, and access a demo.
What is Amplify ELA?
Amplify ELA is a core program for grades 6–8 that delivers:
- A unique research-based approach designed to get all students reading grade-level text together.
- An instructional design that inspires students to read more deeply, write more vividly, and think more critically.
- A rich combination of dynamic texts, lively discussions, and interactive Quests that truly engages middle schoolers and inspires them to participate in learning.
How does it work?
Amplify ELA lessons follow a structure that is grounded in regular routines, but that is flexible enough to allow for a variety of learning experiences for your student. To see the structure of the program at each grade level, please click below.
What do students explore?
Amplify ELA provides everything teachers need to deliver a full year’s worth of standards-based instruction.
Each grade level of Amplify ELA consists of six multimedia units. Four or five of the units are focused on complex literary texts and one or two are collections based on primary source documents and research. Each grade also provides two or three immersive learning experiences called Quests, a dedicated story writing unit, and a poetry unit.
Download the unit overviews below to learn more.
How does it engage all students?
Watching students mature into adolescents: inspiring. Knowing how to engage and motivate their changing brains: science.
The middle school years are marked by a period of tremendous growth and change for students – physically, emotionally, and socially. Amplify ELA understands and embraces these changes, and delivers instruction specifically designed to tap into adolescents’ natural inclinations toward collaboration, exploration, and autonomy.
Differentiation
Amplify believes all students are capable of reading grade level text together.
Amplify ELA ensures all students have access to the same text. With six distinct levels of differentiation, your student is supported or challenged in a way that meets their unique needs. This includes ELLs at the Developing, Expanding, and Bridging levels as well as students needing substantial support or an extra challenge.
Assessment
Not only does Amplify ELA include captivating content. It also provides clear and actionable measurement data about student performance.
Our embedded formative and summative assessment tools maximize teaching time, while allowing teachers to make confident, data driven decisions about the instruction and supports students need to grow continually as readers and writers.
Access demo
Ready to explore on your own? Follow the instructions below to access your demo account.
Explore as a teacher
First, watch the quick teacher navigation video to the right. Then, follow the instructions below to access your demo account.
- Click this link: Amplify ELA Online Demo Access
- Select Teacher
- Select Get Started
- Select the desired grade level once logged in.
Explore as a student
First, watch the quick student navigation video to the right. Then, follow the instructions below to access your demo account.
- Click this link: Amplify ELA Online Demo Access
- Select Student
- Select Get Started
- Select the desired grade level once logged in.
S5.E6. Why skepticism is essential to the Science of Reading, with Dr. Claude Goldenberg
Teaching with heart, starring Joyce Abbott
Meet Our Guest(s):
Joyce Abbott
Joyce Abbott is a dynamic retired educator from the School District of Philadelphia. Her journey began with a ten-year service in the U.S. Army, earning her the rank of Staff Sergeant. Following her honorable discharge and numerous awards, her pathway to education was paved through the nationally acclaimed Troops to Teachers program. Joyce commanded respect and admiration for her instructional practices and classroom management, leading to multiple awards and features in the Philadelphia Daily News.
In her role as Climate Manager at Andrew Hamilton School, Joyce made commendable strides in improving the school’s climate and culture. She was also the inspiration behind the Emmy-winning show “Abbott Elementary,” created by her former student Quinta Brunson. She recently received recognition for her work from the city of Philadelphia, which proclaimed Sept. 26 Joyce Abbott Day. Joyce holds a Bachelor of Science in business and economics from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and a Master of Education from Cheyney University.
Meet our host, Ana Torres.
Ana has been an educator for 30 years, working in both the K–8 and higher education sectors. She served as an administrator and instructor at various public and private colleges and universities and as a bilingual and dual language teacher, dual language math and reading interventionist, dual language instructional coach, assistant principal, and principal in K–8 schools. Ana is currently the Senior Biliteracy and Multilingual Product Specialist on Amplify’s Product Specialist team, and delivers literacy and biliteracy presentations across the nation. Ana’s passion and advocacy for biliteracy and multiculturalism has led her to educate leaders, teachers, and parents about the positive impact of bilingualism and biliteracy in our world.
Meet our Classroom Insider, Eric Cross.
Eric Cross is a middle school science teacher who hopes to someday be a lifelong educator, like the guests on Beyond My Years! In each episode, Eric connects with host Ana Torres to discuss her guests’ best insights gleaned from their long and rewarding careers in the classroom. Then, Eric talks about bringing some of their wisdom into his current classroom and busy life.
Transcripts and additional resources:
Quotes
“Sometimes your bad days are going to outweigh your good days, but when you … remain focused and see what your goal is, and you look at those students and say, ‘This is my main focus,’ that can be the greatest motivator.”
“A lot of times they are dependent upon you to teach them in every aspect of their life. When you understand the community, you can serve.”
“Me and my military buddies definitely had respect for each other. And we operated as a team, regardless of our differences, because sometimes you may not agree with every teacher on your team, which many times I did not. But you have to keep your focus toward our mission, [which] is to move a certain child or do this for the student body.”
“They know when you care. And they will have a whole different level of respect for you when they know you care. And you set the bar high for them. That shows that you care, because you know that they can do it and you believe in them.” —Joyce Abbott
“I think it’s so important in the schools that they embrace the younger teachers, because you only get better through learning and through support.”
“When you’re passionate about a profession and committed to the goal of the whole school, you’re going to do what you can to help these new teachers because they have to learn. So many leave because they’re encountering so many problems and they don’t feel that they’re supported effectively.”