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Canyons district proposes Amplify Desmos for elementary, Reveal Math for secondary in K–12 adoption
Summary
The Canyons Board of Education reviewed a K–12 math curriculum adoption proposal Nov. 11, 2025. Dr. Amber Roderick presented Amplify Desmos for K–5 and Reveal Math for secondary grades, citing a shift toward inquiry-based instruction; costs and implementation details will be provided at the second reading.
The Canyons Board of Education on Nov. 11 heard a proposal to adopt new K–12 math curricula, with Dr. Amber Roderick presenting Amplify Desmos for elementary grades and Reveal Math (McGraw Hill) for middle and high school.
Roderick told the board the district’s adoption follows the board’s instructional materials selection policy and that the district is currently on step 18 of a 25-step adoption process. "We are again looking at three different curricula, but they are all in the same content area for math," she said, describing the process the committee used to vet materials.
Why it matters: Roderick said Utah’s core standards are being revised and that growing research and practitioner consensus favor inquiry‑based, problem‑solving approaches over strictly procedural instruction. "We're really trying to move away from our students just plugging algorithms and mimicking whatever…
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