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Introducing Student-Created IXL Minis for High School

We’re excited to share a brand-new collection of IXL Minis, created by high school students! These engaging videos offer authentic insights into how students can use IXL to succeed academically, stay motivated, and build skills…

October 20, 2025 In the Classroom

What’s new on IXL – September 2025

At IXL, we never stop adding new features and skills to our award-winning teaching and learning platform, so you can always trust we’re on pace with students’ evolving needs. That’s why we compile a list…

October 15, 2025 IXL Updates

Now on IXL: High school physics

IXL is adding a new course to its science offerings. Get ready to explore matter, energy, and force with high school physics! IXL’s high school science curriculum already offers biology and chemistry material. With the…

October 7, 2025 IXL Updates

Fluency Zone and Raceway: The fast track to math fluency

Exciting news: IXL has just released the ultimate go-to spot to help students build the key skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Welcome to IXL’s Fluency Zone, an all-in-one hub dedicated to helping learners…

September 24, 2025 IXL Updates

Introducing Student-Created IXL Minis for High School

We’re excited to share a brand-new collection of IXL Minis, created by high school students! These engaging videos offer authentic insights into how students can use IXL to succeed academically, stay motivated, and build skills…

October 20, 2025 In the Classroom

What’s new on IXL – September 2025

At IXL, we never stop adding new features and skills to our award-winning teaching and learning platform, so you can always trust we’re on pace with students’ evolving needs. That’s why we compile a list…

October 15, 2025 IXL Updates

Now on IXL: High school physics

IXL is adding a new course to its science offerings. Get ready to explore matter, energy, and force with high school physics! IXL’s high school science curriculum already offers biology and chemistry material. With the…

October 7, 2025 IXL Updates

Fluency Zone and Raceway: The fast track to math fluency

Exciting news: IXL has just released the ultimate go-to spot to help students build the key skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Welcome to IXL’s Fluency Zone, an all-in-one hub dedicated to helping learners…

September 24, 2025 IXL Updates

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Make instruction seamless with IXL’s integrations!

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…

June 11, 2021 IXL Updates

5 ways IXL makes ESSER funds more impactful

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)…

June 10, 2021 In the Classroom

Summer self-care ideas for teachers

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 matter…

June 4, 2021 In the Classroom

Beyond ‘Drill and Kill’: How students develop mastery with IXL

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…

June 2, 2021 In the Classroom

Enter IXL’s 2021 Study in the Sun Contest!

The weather is warming up, which means it’s almost time for our Study in the Sun Contest! This annual competition is a great opportunity for students to refresh their knowledge and explore new skills over…

May 28, 2021 At Home

New to the IXL family: Vocabulary.com and Wyzant!

Over the past year, IXL took important steps to continue meeting the evolving needs of all learners. To expand personalized language arts instruction, we acquired Vocabulary.com, the leading educational destination for improving literacy through vocabulary…

May 27, 2021 IXL Updates

IXL Employee Spotlight: Meghan Thompson

The Basics Name and title: Meghan Thompson, District Partnership Specialist Has been at IXL for: 2 years Hometown and current city: Roanoke, VA, currently living on the road in my RV!   Life at IXL…

May 24, 2021 Life at IXL

What’s new on IXL – May 2021

At IXL, we strive to keep our personalized learning platform in line and up to date with students’ evolving needs. Each month, we compile a list of our top new features to help you—as a…

May 20, 2021 IXL Updates

Helping San Juan High School students succeed in integrated math

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…

May 19, 2021 In the Classroom

Middle School Girls Excel in Math with IXL

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…

May 13, 2021 In the Classroom

IXL Spring Learning Showdown 2021: Winners!

This year more than 26,000 classes around the world registered for the 2021 Spring Learning Showdown! We are so impressed by the hard work and dedication students put into learning and answering questions, and we…

May 7, 2021 In the Classroom

Get benchmark data with IXL’s Diagnostic Snapshot

IXL’s Diagnostic is flexible and can be used in two ways: Real-Time mode and Snapshot mode. While teachers can use the Real-Time Diagnostic at any time to assess students, the Diagnostic Snapshot allows administrators to…

May 5, 2021 In the Classroom
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