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Facilitating Teacher-Led Professional Development This Semester
No two words elicit quite the same reaction among teachers as “professional development.” To change that, try letting teachers take the lead: they often have unique areas of expertise, understand their...
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IXL Super Strategies: Get the Most Out of IXL Analytics
Looking for a powerful tool that helps you zero in on your students’ needs and take action in a snap? IXL Analytics translates student practice data into easy-to-understand reports—giving you insights...
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How to Help Your Child Maintain a School-Life Balance
After-school activities are important for your child’s development and teach valuable life lessons. However, too many activities could lead to stress, exhaustion, or a lack of motivation. Here are a...
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5 Indoor Activities to Beat Cabin Fever
Winter weather got you down? Too many snow days can lead to a family-wide case of cabin fever—but there are plenty of ways to stay active, entertained, and cozy! Check out these simple ideas the whole...
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Getting the Most out of Independent Learning with IXL A case study of Sanger...
Sanger Elementary in Hobbs, New Mexico, serves a diverse population of students—and Travis Fisher’s 5th grade class is no exception. His students come to him with a range of skill levels in math and...
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IXL Volunteers at the Millbrae Education Foundation Walk-A-Thon Walk for a...
On Saturday, February 4, IXL volunteered at the Millbrae Education Foundation (MEF) Walk-A-Thon for the second year in a row! The MEF is a non-profit, parent-run volunteer organization that raises...
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New Phonics and Reading Skills for Budding Bookworms! Plus new and updated...
Exciting news for young readers and writers: we’ve just released over 100 new phonics and reading skills to support early literacy development! And—we have new and revamped math skills for kindergarten...
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5 Strategies for Pleasing Picky Eaters
In a perfect world, kids and adults alike would eat nothing but nutritious and delicious brain food. In reality, sometimes it takes a bit of ingenuity to please picky palettes. If you want to remind...
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The Ins and Outs of Self-Directed Learning in the Classroom Part 1 of a...
The term “self-directed learning” has been flying around education circles, but what exactly is it and why is it important in the classroom? We tackle these questions and more below....
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How to Foster Self-Directed Learning in Your Classroom Part 2 of a two-part...
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...
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A Year with IXL: Voices Academies – Part 2 Mid-year IXL highlights from...
At Voices College-Bound Language Academies, the 2016-2017 school year started off with a bang: a school-wide implementation of IXL! We documented the beginning of the IXL journey at Voices here. Now...
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Celebrate Pi Day with IXL! A free download with activities to help your class...
The most irrational day of the year is fast approaching and we have lots of ideas for how you can celebrate 3/14 with your class. Bobbi Bear, an IXL Learning Resources Manager, is sharing activities...
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Show and Tell: Yaara Segal A Q&A with an IXL User Interface Designer
Say hello to Yaara Segal, senior UI Designer! We chatted about everything from what it takes to be a UI designer at IXL to Yaara’s music preferences. (Hint: There’s a Balkan singer you should add to...
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Spring into Ecosystems with a Free Lesson Plan for 6th Grade
Spring has officially sprung, so it’s the perfect season for some ecology-themed science lessons! Today, we’re bringing you a free lesson plan on ecosystems for 6th grade. Keep reading to get the...
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The 2017 IXL Spring Learning Showdown Is Here! Enter your class in our...
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 pizza...
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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 on...
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Spruce Up for Spring! 5 Tips for Cleaning with Kids
For many families, the arrival of spring inspires a whole host of spring cleaning goals. But how do you turn that urge to declutter into a household reality? To help you out, we’ve gathered up some...
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IXLers Do Some Spring Cleaning in a Bay Area Park IXL volunteers to pull...
On the last Saturday of the month, the rain clouds parted and the sun shone down on IXLers as we gathered to assist the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy in preserving Mori Point in Pacifica. Mori...
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Science for all! IXL at North Carolina’s Triangle SciTech Expo
On April 8, IXL’s science team headed to North Carolina’s most popular museum—the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science—to host a booth at the Triangle SciTech Expo. The science-centric event, which...
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IXL Spring Learning Showdown 2017: Leaderboard Update #1 The first results...
The competition has been fast and furious so far, and we’ve got the first update on who’s in the lead! We’ve ranked the top 20 classes in each grade band*, and we’re astounded at all the learning...
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