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Show and Tell: Gavin Brown

His middle name is Danger (really!) and he grew up on a llama farm. Meet Gavin Brown, a software engineer for IXL’s mobile apps! The Basics Name and title: Gavin Brown, Software Engineer, Mobile Has...

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IXL Volunteering: IXL Partners with Red Cross to Host Blood Drive

Earlier this month, IXLers rolled up their sleeves (literally!) to help the American Red Cross maintain a healthy and reliable blood supply. On May 8, the Red Cross set up a mobile donation center in...

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Study with IXL This Summer and Win Prizes!

Summer vacation is coming soon, but IXL fun doesn’t have to stop when school’s out! In fact, it’ll be double the sun and double the fun: to keep kids motivated to practice during the summer months,...

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Free summer printables!

Did you know that students lose an average one to two months of math and reading skills over the summer? Help your students and children combat this “summer brain drain” with IXL! We’ve created a...

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Our picks: Summer learning apps!

Looking for ways to keep the kids entertained over the summer? Download some child-friendly apps that are both fun and educational! From stargazing to coding, here are some of our recommendations:...

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Study in the Sun Usage Contest—FAQs

Have you entered our summer usage contest yet? The students who answer the most questions on IXL this summer will win a Samsung Galaxy tablet! Get the details on how to enter here. Have questions about...

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IXLers Perform Community Service at a Community Farm

In June, a group of IXL employees learned about organic farming and contributed to community food production during a volunteer day at Full Circle Farm in Sunnyvale, Calif., a nonprofit dedicated to...

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Hot New IXL Math Skills for Summer!

  School’s out and the sun’s out – and so are our newest math skills! We’ve added 33 brand-new ways for students to make a splash in math this summer. Check out some of our favorites below!   3rd...

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Summer Usage Contest – Leaderboard Update #1

We hope you’ve been practicing hard for our Study in the Sun summer usage contest! Here are our top students so far – did you make the list? If you haven’t registered for the contest yet, visit...

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Show and Tell: Jeremy Mejia

IXL is looking to hire a rockstar content QA analyst! What exactly does a content QA analyst do? Read our Q&A with IXLer Jeremy Mejia below to find out what he loves about the job, his favorite...

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7 Apps for Stress-Free Family Travel

Planning a family trip this summer or later this year? We’ve rounded up the essential—and free!—apps you need to make it a fun, stress-free journey! Check them out below:             PLAN Need to get...

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IXL Integrates with Google Classroom

We’re excited to let you know that we’ve been working with Google to test the Google Classroom share button. We’ve now launched and integrated the button throughout the IXL site, which allows teachers...

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Show and Tell: David Keyes

Meet David Keyes, the fearless leader of our flagship product, IXL Math, in this employee Q&A! The Basics Name and title: David Keyes, Program Manager—IXL Math Has been at IXL for: 3.5 years...

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Lesson Plan Inspiration on the IXL Community

Teachers: As you start developing your lesson plan for the new school year and thinking about fresh new ways to engage students with math and English, don’t forget to use the IXL Community for...

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Introducing IXL Language Arts for grades 11 and 12!

We’re excited to announce the release of IXL Language Arts for 11th and 12th grades! With the addition of hundreds of new skills, IXL now offers a full high school language arts curriculum – and just...

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Summer Usage Contest – Leaderboard Update #2

We’re two months into our Study in the Sun summer usage contest, and we hope you’ve been practicing hard! Check out the leaderboard below to see if you’re one of the top 20 in your grade band. If you...

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IXL Helps Clean Up The Coast

It was a beautiful Saturday morning in the month of July as a crowd started to gather around Stairwell 17 of San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. Among this crowd was a group of eleven IXLers who had just...

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IXL Volunteering: Feeding Families with the SF-Marin Food Bank

On August 2, a group of IXLers returned to the site of IXL’s very first volunteer event held in May 2014: the SF-Marin Food Bank. The Food Bank’s mission is to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin,...

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Summer Usage Contest – Leaderboard Update #3 Will Be Posted Tuesday

We’ll be posting our third and final leaderboard update for the Study in the Sun usage contest on Tuesday, August 18. Until then, keep practicing – the  contest ends August 31!     

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Back-to-School Pin-spiration

Teachers: Looking for ideas, tips, and resources for the first few months of the school year? Check out IXL’s Back to School board on Pinterest – we’ve curated great content from around the Web to...

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