IXL’s SmartScore is designed to give teachers the best possible information on students’ true understanding of skills. Now, teachers have a new way to make SmartScores work for them: resetting SmartScores for their classes. This…
Pinellas County Schools prides itself on its commitment to “growing greatness in each and every child,” with a strong emphasis on preparing students for college and career success. As part of this mission, they ensure…
Student knowledge levels are likely to vary even more widely this fall, following a year of disrupted learning, so effectively differentiating instruction will be key to student success. If you have learners who have fallen…
People write for a variety of purposes, such as to inform, persuade, or elicit emotion. To make sure students understand the versatility of writing, teachers in English language arts courses should expose students to different…
After a year stuck inside, kids may not jump at the opportunity to spend their long awaited summer break in school. But summer school is more than just a last resort for those who have…
IXL makes your summer school planning a breeze! With these simple steps, you can easily identify and close knowledge gaps in your summer school classroom. You’ll see how to assess student needs, personalize learning, pick…
Time is a precious resource in education, and managing many different digital tools often interrupts teachers’ days. Instead of getting bogged down with maintaining sign-in information or keeping track of student assignments, teachers should be…
Summer is here—which means fall is right around the corner! If your school or district is taking this time to refine classroom learning for the coming school year, ESSER funds (granted under the CARES Act)…
During the school year, most of a teacher’s time and energy is dedicated to nurturing others. The summer presents the perfect opportunity to practice some much-deserved self-care! At the end of the day, it doesn’t…
Note: This article first appeared on TeachThought on April 27, 2021. In 1956, a team led by an educational psychologist at the University of Chicago created a framework for categorizing educational goals, called the Taxonomy…
At San Juan High School, all students take a three-year Integrated Math sequence—but many of them have not mastered the prerequisite skills at the middle school level to succeed with high school math. IXL Math…
Seventh and 8th-grade students at the all-girls Excel Academy are making strong gains in math thanks to IXL. Math teacher Jerry Dudley says IXL Math is helping his students fill learning gaps and master grade-level…
