Amplify Acquires Curriculum and Instructional Technology of Desmos.

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US-based curriculum and assessment publisher Amplify has acquired the curriculum and instructional technology of digital math tools and curriculum developer Desmos, the company said.

The deal is the culmination of a close partnership between Amplify and Desmos over the past two years.

Desmos' world-renowned calculators will remain independent as part of a separate Public Benefit Corp. called Desmos Studio that will focus on the development of free, best-in-class online calculators and other tools.

The Amplify and Desmos curriculum teams will now deeply integrate the technology and content they've both been developing and piloting for several years.

The resulting combined program, based on IM K--12 Math, will bring together Amplify's proven ability to deliver the highest quality STEM curriculum to millions of students, and the groundbreaking digital tools and instructional approach of Desmos.

Desmos technology will also power new modes of creative, collaborative learning in the next generation of Amplify's science and literacy core programs.

Now a part of Amplify, teacher.desmos.com will be called Desmos Classroom and will continue to provide free lesson-building tools and lessons to teachers around the world.

Users can expect more instructional content, professional learning resources, and classroom learning tools, continuing to...

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