Remote and In-Person Learning

Teachers (and some folks at Desmos Classroom) talk about using this curriculum:

When students are working face to face:

One of the best things I’ve done is have a pair only work on one laptop (and direct them to have the laptop in the middle of the pair). Fosters instant communication.
–Ben Herrman, Holland Christian Schools, Holland, MI
Create norms around using Desmos just like you would for collaboration or anything else you do in your class. Also, it’s helpful for students to have a notebook to refer to and under the snapshots tab you can pull in snapshots of their notebook work from your phone!
–Wendy Baty, Academy of Alameda, Alameda, CA
Consider pulling your manipulatives out of the closet; they can complement Desmos lessons! In addition, look for ways to integrate gallery walks or movement routines into your instruction.
–Birdette Scott, Mississippi Team at Amplify

Plan ahead for which slides you want to work on as a whole class and which ones you want to allow students to self-pace.
–Kimberly Macey, Acton-Boxborough Regional School District, Acton, MA
Identify 2–3 key screens in each lesson. Facilitate a class discussion on these screens..
–Lisa Bejarano, Lesson Developer
Honor students’ thinking by inviting them to share their screen and describe what they were thinking.
–Chris Nho, Lesson Developer

Consider recording a video of you highlighting and discussing students’ thinking to help students make connections between their thinking and each lesson’s learning goal(s).
–Lisa Bejarano, Lesson Developer

If [a lesson] included something that relied on other students' work to look for patterns, I would sometimes ask students to complete it in two sessions - do part of it before X time if able, then return and do the rest after Y time so they could see other students' work/responses or log in with my 2-3 "dummy" student accounts to pre-populate a few examples.
–Abigail Horsfall, Bellevue School District, Bellevue, WA