A new way to make the most of suggested skills
Teachers, lesson planning on IXL just got even easier! You can now schedule your suggested skills so that they automatically appear on your students’ dashboards exactly when you want them to. …
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What’s new on IXL – April 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…
Set SmartScore goals for your suggested skills
This just in: an exciting new way to tailor skill practice to your students’ needs. You can now set SmartScore goals for your suggested skills directly in IXL! You’ll be able to choose whether you…
How IXL prepares learners for life after school
Jennifer Deabler is an IXL Professional Learning Specialist with over 12 years of an experience as a primary- and secondary-level educator, interventionist, and math department chair. Through her work she used her pedagogical skills to…
Simplify substitute planning with IXL
Keep your class on track while you’re away with an IXL substitute plan! IXL takes the heavy lifting out of preparing for your absences, streamlines substitute duties, and makes it easy to catch up on…
How much time should my child spend on IXL?
An IXL family membership provides endless opportunities to learn and grow, with a comprehensive K-12 curriculum, video tutorials, learning games, and much more. Whether you use IXL to supplement your child’s learning or as a…
How IXL supports competency-based learning
Education has never been one-size-fits-all. Every student’s path to understanding a concept looks different, and it’s only natural—and necessary—that classroom strategies support a more personalized learning process. From elementary to high school, teachers are changing…
Resetting SmartScores for teachers
IXL’s SmartScore is designed to give teachers the best possible information on students’ current understanding of skills. Now, teachers have a valuable tool to help make SmartScores work better for them: resetting SmartScores for their…
IXL SmartScore: The key to mastery-based learning
IXL is designed to guide students toward authentic skill mastery. And a big part of that is the IXL SmartScore! When students work on skills in IXL’s curriculum, the IXL SmartScore accurately measures their current…