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…
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Celebrate classroom successes with an IXL bulletin board
Bring your class’s IXL achievements to life with this bulletin board printable pack! It has everything you need to track your class’s progress in a fun and visual way. …
Start a friendly competition with IXL Leaderboards
Teachers have a new way to motivate students: IXL Leaderboards! Now, teachers can set up personalized competitions to compete over total questions answered, skills mastered, time spent on IXL, and more. Leaderboards are a fun…
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…
The power of “yet”: How to develop your child’s growth mindset
Today’s youth are faced with challenges that none of us had growing up. With the world at their fingertips and social media permeating their everyday lives, children can feel that their accomplishments are constantly being…
Motivate learning over the summer
When students use the summer months to practice concepts they learned during the school year, they are better prepared for school in the fall. But as parents, how can we motivate our kids to continue…
4 strategies to foster collaboration in the classroom
Long gone are the days where desks are lined up in perfect rows, classrooms are silent, and teachers lecture for the entire class period. Today’s classrooms are placing more emphasis on collaborative learning—giving students opportunities…
IXL’s 2019 Year in Review
It’s almost time to say hello to a new year and a new decade! Before the clock counts down, we want to spotlight some IXL highlights from 2019 and how you helped make them happen!…
Growth mindset and the IXL SmartScore
Thanks to Carol Dweck’s work, instilling a growth mindset in our students has become a goal of educators and parents around the world. In Mindset, Dweck uncovers the power of having a growth mindset, a…
5 classroom community & motivation ideas
Whether you have been using IXL for years, or only a couple of days, here are a few ways to get your entire class excited about practicing their skills on IXL!…
Need an easy fundraiser? Run an IXL Math-a-Thon!
Are you a teacher who wants to generate some more classroom funds? Or an administrator who wants to find a meaningful fundraising idea? As educators, you probably don’t have a lot of extra time on…
We’re all in this together: Sparking Classwide Engagement with Communal Goal Setting
A powerful way to foster enthusiasm and camaraderie among your students may be sitting right in front of you: the students themselves! Communal goal setting (also referred to as whole group or class goals), simply…
