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What’s new on IXL – November 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…

December 17, 2025 IXL Updates

Become an IXL Minis student creator!

We’re excited to reopen our casting call for the next group of IXL Minis student creators! This is a unique chance for students to share their voices, spotlight their learning journeys, and show peers how…

December 16, 2025 IXL Updates

IXL’s Year in Review: 2025

2025 was an incredible year for the IXL community! We’re amazed at the many achievements of hardworking students and educators. Join us in celebrating everything we’ve accomplished together this year!…

December 15, 2025 At Home

Empowering All Learners to Reach Their Full Potential

Each year, new students arrive at Old Greenwich School from around the globe—often midyear, and with widely varied educational backgrounds. Yet this small shoreline school consistently ranks among Connecticut’s top performers. Principal Jennifer Bencivengo says…

December 5, 2025 In the Classroom

What’s new on IXL – November 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…

December 17, 2025 IXL Updates

Become an IXL Minis student creator!

We’re excited to reopen our casting call for the next group of IXL Minis student creators! This is a unique chance for students to share their voices, spotlight their learning journeys, and show peers how…

December 16, 2025 IXL Updates

IXL’s Year in Review: 2025

2025 was an incredible year for the IXL community! We’re amazed at the many achievements of hardworking students and educators. Join us in celebrating everything we’ve accomplished together this year!…

December 15, 2025 At Home

Empowering All Learners to Reach Their Full Potential

Each year, new students arrive at Old Greenwich School from around the globe—often midyear, and with widely varied educational backgrounds. Yet this small shoreline school consistently ranks among Connecticut’s top performers. Principal Jennifer Bencivengo says…

December 5, 2025 In the Classroom

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IXL Study in the Sun Contest 2021: Leaderboard Update #1

The 2021 Study in the Sun contest is in full swing, and students from all over the world are practicing up a storm! Let’s take a look at the first leaderboard to see who’s in…

July 2, 2021 At Home

The benefits of teaching different text types

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…

June 29, 2021 In the Classroom

IXL Employee Spotlight: William Smalls

A Q&A with IXL Lead Account Manager, William Smalls….

June 24, 2021 Life at IXL

Fun family activities for summer learning

Whether your child is learning from the beach or at home, these resources will help them excel for the summer and beyond!…

June 22, 2021 At Home

How to talk to kids about summer school

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…

June 17, 2021 In the Classroom

How to use IXL in your summer school classroom

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…

June 16, 2021 In the Classroom

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
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