Desmos Design 201
Take your math activities to the next level with the Desmos Activity Builder and Computation Layer.
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Design With Desmos
We'll help you swap multiple choice for mathematical creativity and turn number crunching into connected experiences between students, teachers, and math itself.
Who This Course Is For
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You love math, math students, and math technology.
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You've built Desmos activities and want to take them to the next level.
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You learn best in a community.
Topics We'll Cover
Enriched math.
You'll design math activities that ask students to do more than just calculate and compute.
Interpretive feedback.
You'll create digital feedback that interprets student thinking in context rather than evaluating it as simply right or wrong.
Engaging animations.
You'll use the Desmos Graphing Calculator to create dynamic animations that support and interact with student thinking.
Connecting students to each other and themselves.
You'll use Computation Layer to help students learn from each other and also build on their existing knowledge.
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Course Participant
Course Participant
Your Instructors
Dan Meyer
Dan Meyer
Co-author of the Desmos Activity Design Guide.
Suzanne von Oy
Suzanne von Oy
Graph specialist who adds animation and graph magic to every Desmos activity.
Jay Chow
Jay Chow
The first Desmos Computation Layer specialist.
John Rowe
John Rowe
The first Desmos Computation Layer specialist (from Australia).
Course syllabus
7 live sessions • 7 lessons
Week 1
Aug
1
Session 1
Aug
3
Session 2
Aug
4
Session 3
Week 2
Aug
8
Session 4
Aug
10
Session 5
Aug
11
Session 6
Week 3
Aug
15
Optional: Session 7
Bonus
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Session Video
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Session Video
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Session Video
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The Computation Layer You Need
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Fix the Broken Computation Layer Activity
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Session Video
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Session Video
Give Math More Verbs
On one large online math education website, over 2/3 of the verbs students engaged in during 8th grade math were "calculate" and "select multiple choice." That's boring and doesn't give teachers a good window into a student's learning. Participants will choose a math topic and then think about how to apply verbs to it like, "estimate," "compare," "argue," "evaluate," etc. – for a more engaging & effective student experience.
Envision More Effective Feedback
Connect Student Ideas to a World
Connect Students to Each Other and Themselves
Our thinking evolves, but too often in math activities we take a snapshot of student thinking, grade it, and don't return to it, no matter what they might have learned since. We'll share opportunities and technologies for taking student thinking from one moment and bringing it back to students for reflection in another moment.
Create an Insightful Teacher Dashboard
Choice Day
Show and Tell
Learning is better with cohorts
Active Learning, Not Passive Watching
This course includes seven live workshops taught by engaging educators.
Learn With Community
You'll learn with a small group, both on Zoom and on Slack, facilitated by your own Desmos coach through the entire experience.
Create a Project
You'll leave the course with lots of new knowledge but also the best activity you've ever created!
Exclusive Office Hours
Our Desmos coaches are offering drop-in office hours—an exclusive offer for students of this course.