Announcing the New IXL Elite 100!
Congratulations to the 2017 IXL Elite 100! We’re excited to celebrate our fourth annual Elite 100 list, which honors the top teachers from around the world who have shown the highest commitment to using IXL….
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Introducing ELA Recommendations!
IXL Recommendations are now available for language arts! Just like our math recommendations, this personalized feature suggests skills for students to learn in order to target their trouble spots, challenge themselves, and explore new topics….
Closing the Confidence Gap and Building Skills in ELA and Social Studies
How do you close the confidence gap for disadvantaged students? For Kathy Dizon’s 6th grade class, IXL was the key to accelerating academic achievement and boosting motivation. An inner city, Title I school in downtown…
IXL Study in the Sun Contest 2017 Winners
Drumroll, please! The Study in the Sun contest has officially come to a close. We’re so impressed by all the hard work of this year’s participants. Your dedication to learning was off-the-charts amazing and you…
IXL Study in the Sun Contest 2017: Leaderboard Update #3
You’re in the home stretch now! Summer’s drawing to a close and so is the Study in the Sun contest. Once again, we’re in awe of the number of questions students have answered and the…
IXL Study in the Sun Contest 2017: Leaderboard Update #2
The midway point of the Study in the Sun contest has arrived, and with a whopping 60,000+ participants, things are really heating up. Congratulations to everyone on your hard work so far. We’re amazed by…
IXL Study in the Sun Contest 2017: Leaderboard Update #1
It’s official: the Study in the Sun contest is off and running, and it’s time for our first leaderboard update! We’re blown away by all the hard work from kids all over the world—and we…
Stay sharp with IXL this summer!
The long days of summer are finally here—the perfect time for exploring and learning new things. We’ve created a bunch of fun, free resources to help your students take advantage of the break and become…
Win Prizes in the 2017 Study in the Sun Summer Contest!
Is it summer yet? If you’re looking forward to summer break, here’s one more thing to get excited about: IXL’s highly-anticipated Summer in the Sun contest! Join in on the fun and challenge yourself to…
4 Ways to Celebrate Linguistic Diversity
There are over 7,000 languages spoken in the world today, and over 300 of those are spoken in the U.S., so chances are your students speak some of them. Strategies for teaching ELLs often focus…
The 2017 IXL Spring Learning Showdown Is Here!
Get ready! The annual IXL Spring Learning Showdown begins April 1st. Prepare for a month of learning by challenging your class to answer as many questions as they can for the chance to win a…
How to Foster Self-Directed Learning in Your Classroom
Socrates said that “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” It’s an apt metaphor for learning, but how exactly do you go about kindling those flames? Encouraging student agency…
