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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

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

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

3 ways to create an equitable classroom with IXL

As educators, we are responsible for teaching all of our students, not just some of them. The challenge, then, is how to teach all learners in an educational system with an uneven playing field—one that…

April 22, 2021 In the Classroom

How IXL helps kids bounce back from mistakes

As much as we all love to be right in life, mistakes are an important part of the learning process. Errors will eventually happen, and it’s important to help students learn from their mistakes so…

April 20, 2021 At Home

How IXL eases the transition to in-person learning

The long-awaited transition back to in-person learning is underway! And with it, new questions are cropping up for teachers: What will my students’ knowledge levels look like? How should I tailor instruction? Will my students…

April 9, 2021 In the Classroom

IXL implementation guides for every classroom format

IXL is designed to be flexible. This means there are many different ways that IXL can be used to meet student needs—whether they’re learning in person or at home. These implementation guides lay out a…

April 7, 2021 In the Classroom

What’s new on IXL – March 2021

Read on for a roundup of recent releases, including additional Spanish-language support, new pages full of state-specific resources and information, and updates to the curriculum….

March 23, 2021 IXL Updates

Enter the 2021 IXL Spring Learning Showdown!

From April 1 through April 30, students attending school online and in person will compete on behalf of their classrooms to boost their knowledge. The nine classrooms with the highest average number of questions answered…

March 17, 2021 In the Classroom

Science skill plans are now available on IXL!

In addition to our popular math and language arts skill plans, IXL now offers skill plans for science! …

March 9, 2021 IXL Updates

Educating with empathy in the classroom

As students and teachers navigate remote and hybrid learning environments, it’s more important than ever to effectively incorporate SEL into daily instruction. Here are a few things you can do today….

March 3, 2021 In the Classroom

What’s new on IXL – February 2021

Read on for a roundup of recent releases, including the addition of Schoology and Canvas single sign-on (SSO) for mobile apps, Spanish support on iPad and iPhone apps, new math and ELA skill plans, and…

February 19, 2021 IXL Updates
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