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Favorite teacher tools:

I like that students can practice the same skills at their individual level, which allows for more differentiation in the classroom. I use the Score Grid, Real-Time Center, and Student Details reports to monitor student progress with each skill.

Making it fun:

I reward students with a Skittle for each objective they master. I challenge students to complete all of the language arts objectives and then I will buy them lunch. I have had to buy a few lunches in the past!

Strategies for success:

I use IXL to reinforce standards-driven curriculum. IXL is the best tool for differentiating instruction from the highest of learners to those who need more practice at different levels. I am not a huge proponent of homework but if a child needs extra practice, this is the perfect tool. I have even encouraged parents to get a subscription over the summer so their child can continue to gain momentum. The kids love it!

Favorite teacher tools:

I appreciate the skill plans and the reports. I really appreciate that the kids love it! I love that they have instant feedback and can earn rewards. I love the certificates they can see at the end of each module. I use the Score Grid reports and the Trouble Spots reports to see who is struggling and needs help. I like to see how much time students are spending on each skill. I love all the analytics features and how you can break them down by skill to assess your students and target interventions. I have been using IXL for about 5 years but not as intensely as I do now. I have worked with under-served students and it was a huge push to gain their attention and acceptance but they loved it and asked to use it everyday. Currently, I work in a very affluent school with an extremely gifted population, and IXL is just as widely accepted and challenging for them. IXL is always my first choice when it comes to digital platforms.

Strategies for success:

IXL is used in the classroom and at home to build foundational knowledge and target individual and whole class needs. Students always get excited about having time to answer and learn various math skills. They appreciate getting immediate feedback and challenge themselves to master different skills by keeping an eye on the number of questions they can answer correctly in a set amount of time. Students also feel pride and build their self-confidence upon receiving individual certificates and awards on IXL.

Favorite teacher tools:

The features that I use often on IXL can all be found under Analytics. This area makes it super easy to track students’ progress, time spent on each skill, skill mastery, and skills that need additional focus and reteaching. The ability to analyze data by class, subject, and date range also makes it easy to review student success and plan for future instruction. Last but definitely not least, the Real-Time Center allows you to see results as students are entering their responses, which allows you to distinguish between those that are on track, struggling, or not on task. I absolutely love the Real-Time Center because it encourages students to take their practice time more seriously and allows me to provide immediate one-on-one instruction for students that need it.

Making it fun:

To help motivate students I set up class challenges by skills and levels, and even have the girls compete against the boys in a friendly battle of who can master specific skills first. These challenges all help students focus on a goal and they encourage students to converse with each other about what they can do to improve their results.

Strategies for success:

I use IXL as part of my everyday teaching. The students use IXL in different ways, for example: during centers to practice previous knowledge, practicing diagnostic recommendations for homework, during small groups to practice for Common Core tests and alignments from modules, and in one-on-one sessions so I can get an idea of their skills and areas to reinforce.

Favorite teacher tools:

The features I appreciate the most in IXL are the Continuous Diagnostic, skill alignments and IXL Recommendations. All of them work together to help students master their abilities and skills in different areas.

Making it fun:

I used charts to motivate my students. I printed out certificates from IXL and used Class Dojo.

Strategies for success:

I use IXL to support the skills that we are learning in the classroom. The students have an in-class/homework IXL assignment daily. The students love the program on their iPads. I have only used the program one year and our math scores increased on the standardized test.

Favorite teacher tools:

I love how the grading is done for me. What a time saver for busy teachers! I like how I can view sample problems before giving the assignments to my students. I use the Score Grid to grade my students often.

Making it fun:

My students love to use this program. When I tell them they may use the time during the class period to work on their IXL assignment, they are excited. I have 100% engagement by my students!

Strategies for success:

I use IXL for homework and usually assign the specific skill that was covered in class that day. I also like to differentiate and assign certain skills to students that need a little extra practice. Using IXL, I have seen students dramatically improve their math ability in a span of only a few months. The detailed explanations for incorrectly answered problems are a great help to students. There have been many students over the years that initially disliked math and were struggling but after using IXL for a few months began to love math and improve drastically.

Favorite teacher tools:

I really like the diagnostic as it allows me to see my students' strengths and weaknesses. Also, it lets my students take charge of their own journeys to math mastery. I look at all of the reports, but I focus on the Skills Practiced report most often. This report allows me to see at a glance which students are struggling and which students have mastered the skill.

Making it fun:

I like to do weekly prizes for top performing students on IXL, and have now started to incorporate monthly prizes, "milestone" prizes, and certificates.

Strategies for success:

I use IXL as small group work for interventions. We are 1-1 on iPads, so students also use it to practice skills that I have taught and for extension of these skills. I also use it as review as it gets closer to our state tests.

Favorite teacher tools:

I like the reports that show which skills the students have mastered and what they are struggling with. I appreciate how it shows if several students are struggling with the same skill and the types of questions they are struggling with. It is so easy to tell the kids which skills I want them to be working on. I like that you do not have to just stick to your grade level. I also like getting the emails that show how many skills my class has mastered and how many questions they have answered. I have seen great improvement in students that are below grade level because I can assign other skills. This helps them practice on their level, working towards grade level skills. For all students I have seen especially big improvement in the grammar skills and in learning their math facts.

Making it fun:

My class enjoys working on IXL. They are usually on it when I am pulling small groups for reading or math. We have a tracker where they can track some of our essential objectives. They color it in as they master each skill.

Strategies for success:

I use IXL for morning work, small group instruction, homework, and whole class instruction. The morning work and small group assignments are used primarily for review and are based on individual needs in combination with an intervention plan. Sometimes, I use IXL as a pre-assessment tool for the whole class to determine how to structure my math groups. I also use IXL as a quick check as part of my formal teacher observation with administration and/or as an exit ticket.

Favorite teacher tools:

I love the Real-Time Center! I project IXL on the Apple TV so that I can see the trouble spots while I am circulating throughout the classroom. The Trouble Spots report is a bonus and time saver! Some students have earned the title “Math Whiz” so they can view the Trouble Spots screen and help students if I am in a small group. I use the Score Grid daily to track progress as it allows me to spend time with specific students on specific skills. It is the BEST tool! When you click the score, you can see the actual questions and what answer the student entered. I encourage my students to read the explanation of any question that they miss before moving on to the next question. I love the IXL skill plan for Go Math! I can also easily see which IXL skills correlate to the state standardsfor ELA, math, and science. I love the Skill Analysis because it gives you a class breakdown of skills they’ve mastered and skills they haven’t. It also shows the level of the questions. The Student Progress report keeps me up to date with successes at a glance. It lists all of the assignments that a student has attempted or completed with their score. At the end of each quarter, you can print the data to share with the parents and plan for future lessons. The Diagnostic Overview shows you the math levels at a glance. When you click a specific strand and toggle over the bar, you are able to see how the students are grouped (1-3) and the top recommended skills for small group instruction. I have seen improvement in my students after using IXL. My students scored very well on last year’s state test. I attribute some of that success to using IXL daily. Also, memorizing multiplication facts is difficult for some students, but last year the majority of my students knew their multiplication facts with ease by the end of the year. Our goal was to be able to answer a problem within 3 seconds. Amazing success!! For differentiation purposes, I require my students to complete the recommendations which are based on what they’ve been working on.

Making it fun:

We play the Speed Round Game. The directions are simple. Option 1: Set the timer for 2-5 minutes and the student that correctly answers the most questions in that time frame with 85% or more accuracy is the winner. Option 2: Set the timer for 2-5 minutes. The first three students to score 100% on a specific skill win! The students receive a small treat or item. I love to show my students the skill progress summary to motivate them to want to do better as a class. As an incentive, I give weekly prizes or treats for the most questions answered and time spent on IXL. I also print the individual student and class certificates and display them in the classroom and hall. I believe last year’s class of third graders answered over 240,000 questions. What better motivation is there to continue to use IXL every day? At the end of October, this year’s class had already answered over 34,000 questions!

Favorite teacher tools:

I love using IXL to supplement the lessons I'm already teaching in class. It's a great tool for assessment, as well as reinforcing all the strategies we teach everyday! I really enjoy the Real-Time Center report. As a busy teacher, it makes multi-tasking so much easier. I love being able to help students one-on-one and keep an eye on the whole class at the same time. I also like the Questions Log for tracking individual student errors, so I can fine tune how I need to help them. The Score Grid and Student Score Chart are particularly helpful. I use IXL as part of my grading requirements, so both of those reports are extremely useful for keeping me organized.

Making it fun:

I often tell my students, it's not called "Mrs. SittnerXL. It's called I-XL because it's there to help YOU excel at what you're working on!"

Strategies for success:

We use IXL in a myriad of ways. After first recess, we usually work on IXL for around 30-40 minutes. Our focus is on individual needs, so students might be on different topics. I use it in small groups to reteach and also assign some homework as needed.

Favorite teacher tools:

IXL has many great features and is very user friendly. The Students Quickview is beneficial to me. This helps me monitor the areas of success and the ones that need more focus for each student. Student Progress is an essential report that I discuss with the students and also their parents.

Strategies for success:

My students have grown tremendously by using IXL. The questions contain the same type of rigor that students see when taking standardized tests. For the past three years, my students have scored at grade level or above grade level. Many of the students I have come to me learning below a fourth grade level because of learning gaps. IXL gives the opportunity for students to fill in those gaps.

Favorite teacher tools:

I really love the Continuous Diagnostic feature. I have my students complete the diagnostic within the first two weeks of school. This allows for me to see what skills my students are ready to learn and/or need extra support with. I am able to begin teaching students at their level. The Trouble Spots report is great because I can see what students need reteaching or support with a certain skill. I love that it gives a small group of students names. I use this report to create small groups when I am teaching/reteaching specific standards.

Strategies for success:

I use it mainly for whole-class instruction. I follow the pacing set forth by the math series we use and the pacing of our district and match the IXL lessons with that. Then the lessons are presented each day to each grade level for them to complete.

Favorite teacher tools:

I appreciate the Continuous Diagnostic feature to keep track of student growth and achievements. I also like starring the IXL skills so students know what lessons to complete. I use the Students Quickview report the most. Each morning I update students and homeroom teachers as to the progress of each student. Then, if I see a student struggling, I can let the homeroom teacher know and that student can get some individual help.

Strategies for success:

I use IXL for whole class instruction. After explaining a skill I ask my students to answer a question on IXL and from there we can address some misconceptions. I'm a bilingual teacher. My students are acquiring the English language and the fact that they can click on the speaker and listen to the math word problems helps them a lot. The last two years I have had a 100% passing rate on the math STAAR test in my three math classes that I teach daily. IXL gives my students a variety of ways to answer questions from the TEKS, and that gets them ready for the STAAR test.

Favorite teacher tools:

My favorite teacher tool is the Real-Time Center. I can monitor my students and see their responses to instruction. When their name turns red they come to my table for help. I also like the Students Quickview because I can print a student's report to show to their parents how they are performing every day. When I ask my students to get 100 on a skill, I use the Score Grid to get a grade for everyone.

Making it fun:

Last year our math coach had a pizza party when my classes reached 300,000 questions and another party when they answered 500,000 questions. Also, on Friday we have extra recess for all students who have done what is expected on IXL. I have great communication with parents and about 40% of the total questions is done at home and 60% is done in class.

Strategies for success:

I do an assignment of 5-10 language arts skills and 5-10 math skills every two weeks. Then I incorporate class time into my literacy and math rotations for students to work on their assignments. I always choose skills that match what I am teaching to the whole group so my students are getting practice on the skills as we are learning!

Favorite teacher tools:

I most appreciate the audio support! I have several students who are reading below grade level. Thanks to the audio support, my students can have the problem read to them. This gives me a much more accurate view of who is succeeding or struggling with the concept. I like to pull up the Real-Time Center while my students are working during our rotations. It’s such an easy way to quickly pull a small group for reteaching! I also love to pull up the Score Grid to track students’ progress towards completing an entire skill section.

Making it fun:

I do table races with review skill sets. My table groups would race each other to see which table could have every member finish the review skill set first. It was a great way to get a little competition and a lot of review! One of my favorite things to do when introducing a new skill (especially in math) is to project IXL onto my whiteboard. It really helps engage the kids to see us working together on the skills first before they work on them individually!

Strategies for success:

I use IXL for all subjects. I use the math for practice skills that are to be completed during our station time. I also give each student a personal math data book to strengthen their skills based off of our STAR data. I send home extra math skills that can be done at home as well. I use language arts to practice reading skills that match the standard we are working on. I use the spelling skills to go along with our spelling words. I use grammar skills weekly that go along with the standard we are working on. I also use science and social studies when it goes along with our reading unit. My students absolutely love IXL and are self-motivated to complete their work. I love that I can create "challenge levels" that push students that need to be challenged.

Favorite teacher tools:

As a teacher, I love that I can correlate all subjects and almost all standards to IXL. I love that I can access multiple grade levels to match my students’ abilities.

Strategies for success:

In our 1st-3rd grade classroom, I use IXL for whole-class instruction, small group work, using the rotation model of learning, and using a 1:1 philosophy. The IXL learning system really is quite adaptive to the hybrid type of dynamic that we have in our multi-grade environment.

Favorite teacher tools:

Since students are often involved in a variety of tasks at the same time, I really appreciate the Real-Time Center feature for monitoring when students need a "mini-workshop" to intercept aspects of a math or ELA process that they are confused by. With this aspect of IXL, students are less likely to practice a skill in the wrong way and solidify an inaccurate process. I use most of the report options in IXL Analytics. They are helpful in tracking assignment completion, how long it took a student to complete an assignment and what their trouble spots are, how much work is done at home vs. at school, overall student progress, and which standards have been mastered.

Making it fun:

I especially appreciated the IXL Study in the Sun Challenge over the summer months. Inviting the current and newly enrolled students to this challenge, and overlapping it with our annual 1-3 Summer Reading Challenge, was a great way to prevent the "summer slide," but it also got the newly enrolled students familiar with the IXL platform prior to joining our classroom in the fall.

Strategies for success:

For math, IXL is my "workbook." I teach my lessons through guided instruction, hands-on activities, and note-taking in an interactive notebook. Then the daily practice assignment consists of the corresponding IXL skills. For reading, language arts, and social studies, IXL is a supplement to the textbooks we use. I also use the IXL skill recommendations as interventions for students.

Favorite teacher tools:

The motivation it provides to students is incredible! No worksheet or workbook could ever entice kids to want to answer more questions, but IXL does. My students know they have to achieve a SmartScore of at least 80 for the gradebook, but that they may improve that score anytime until the end of the quarter. Often my students will complete as many questions as necessary to get their SmartScore to 100. I use the Real-Time Center to help monitor my students' activity. At conferences, I share growth reports with parents. I also use the diagnostic reports to individualize instruction. Through IXL, I've seen improvement in academic skills, confidence, and motivation. They are as enthusiastic about the program as I am!

Making it fun:

My students are able to increase their scores in the grade book any time until the end of the marking period. It's common to have a majority of my students working to get their smart scores to 100. We also make class goals for getting to the next certificate. The kids will often create their own little competitions with classmates as well. Through IXL, I've seen improvement in academic skills, confidence, and motivation. Students are as enthusiastic about the program as I am!

Strategies for success:

To have personalized learning, my students spend a week in the Diagnostic and then use IXL at their own instructional levels, which range from PK through fifth grade.

Favorite teacher tools:

The Real-Time Center is a wonderful tool to allow me to see which "silent" students are struggling. IXL’s diagnostics allows for completely personalized learning. At the end of math and language arts each day, I display from the Students Quickview report the amount of time each student spent on task. Students are very proud to have spent a full 50 minutes on task during the allotted hour of time and to be recognized as part of the gritty "50's Club." When a student is on task for a full hour, the class gasps, asking, "How?" Of course, that "60 Club" student opted to begin working before school just to receive that moment of glory! Parents love being able to see exactly how problems need to be done and having access to assignments that students otherwise say they can't complete at home. Every student in my class, even the very lowest student working at preschool level, enjoys being successful while working in IXL.

Making it fun:

When any student completes a full level in IXL with SmartScores of 85 or higher, we have a class ice-cream party. We already had two this year by the beginning of November! Our quarterly class auction money comes primarily from the amount of time on task in IXL. We have an IXL wall of fame in our class that students can get on only if they complete a full level of IXL with SmartScores of 85 or higher.

Strategies for success:

I use IXL as whole group instruction. If I'm working on a certain subject, I will assign an IXL skill that corresponds with that subject area. If students complete the assignments given, I usually assign a 6th grade assignment to challenge them.

Favorite teacher tools:

I use reports to see how often my students go on, what they might be struggling with, and how I can help them with it.

Making it fun:

Our school usually offers a movie and popcorn day. After each trimester, the class with the highest score gets a movie. Usually we are competing with another class.

Strategies for success:

I use IXL for my primary math instruction as I am able to differentiate to each student's individual level and pacing. I assign skills and spend a few minutes with each student providing initial instruction on the skill. Instructional support assistants then help students stay on track and monitor progress throughout the class period. I also display the "Real-Time Center" on the board so all staff can see when students need additional support or redirection. Students also know that they can raise their hand and ask for help when they have a red triangle on their name. For homework, students can complete any of the recommended skills generated by the Diagnostic Arena. Students are encouraged to spend 20 minutes two days per week working independently at home on recommended skills. Most students spend this time reviewing skills from previous grade levels to help boost their diagnostic scores.

Favorite teacher tools:

My favorite tools are the Continuous Diagnostic and the Real-Time Center. Using the Continuous Diagnostic in addition to a benchmark assessment our district uses 3 times per year, I am able to pinpoint the students' current level of functioning and provide targeted instruction to their areas of weakness. The students in my program are significantly behind grade level, but using the Continuous Diagnostic, I am able to scaffold lessons to expose them to grade-level material. The Real-Time Center allows all of the staff in the room to identify students who need additional support, reteaching, or redirecting. This allows me to provide direct instruction to each individual student over the course of the period

Making it fun:

On days where our class period is shortened (half-days, delayed opening, assemblies, etc.) we do a contest we call "Points Palooza," where students compete to see how many ribbons/medals they can earn in one class period. Students typically pick review skills below grade level but are very focused on practicing the basic math skills and compete for a prize that changes each time we play.

Strategies for success:

I use IXL in a variety of ways in my classroom. One group of students are 9th graders taking algebra earlier in the day. I use IXL with this group to work on deficit areas and to supplement and reinforce their current algebra lessons. The second group of students that I use IXL with are students who did not score high enough to take high school algebra. I use the 8th grade IXL math skills to have students work independently through my pre-algebra program. At the end of the school year students strive to take my pre-algebra final so that they can take high school algebra in a regular classroom. The third set of students are students that have not been able to reach Algebra. I use the consumer math objectives to supplement a real-life math skills curriculum for them.

Favorite teacher tools:

The Real-Time Center allows me to immediately see which students are struggling and which ones are having success. The Continuous Diagnostic allows me to show parents what grade level their students are at and the progress that they have made throughout the year and their high school career. The Students Quickview report allows me to see how many problems have been completed during any time frame - daily, weekly, monthly, or any period I want to look at.

Strategies for success:

In my classroom, I use IXL to reinforce topics we've discussed either as a class or in small groups. I've found this really helps to improve student understanding and also gives them more time to further develop a skill in order to achieve mastery. I absolutely LOVE using IXL as one of my daily stations in literacy and math to reinforce the skills we've learned!

Favorite teacher tools:

As a teacher the features I appreciate most are the Real-Time Center and standards alignments. The Real-Time Center allows me to see who is excelling at a particular skill and who might be struggling. I can also see exactly what skills students are working on and how many questions they've recently missed or gotten correct. The second feature I really appreciate is the standards alignments. This feature makes it super easy to find skills that are specifically targeted towards the standards I am teaching, as well as to locate other standards and skills to differentiate as needed for students I use the Real-Time Center daily to monitor student understanding of content. I also use the Student Score Grid to monitor their completion of assignments and their final scores. Another report I use is the Student Progress report, which allows me to analyze student growth and be able to provide support or enrichment where needed for students.

Strategies for success:

I've been using IXL in a variety of ways. I've used it for my mini-lessons, whole-class instruction, homework, free choice, and for guided math groups.

Favorite teacher tools:

I appreciate the Diagnostic feature the most. It's given me the ability to put my students in differentiated groups just by clicking on a button! My students seem to be learning skills at a quicker rate because of the practice that they are doing on IXL. They are taking responsibility for their own success and are inspired by others that are doing well. I review the IXL Analytics reports on a daily basis. The Trouble Spots, Skills Analysis, Questions Log, and Progress and Growth reports are very helpful in guiding my instruction. I love that students get instant feedback on how they are doing and clear explanations of what they did incorrectly and how they can move forward.

Making it fun:

We have mini daily, weekly, and monthly celebrations based on the number of problems, time, and growth that the students have made. The students do such a great job complimenting and celebrating others!

Strategies for success:

As a teacher, I use a variety of tools and strategies to ensure my students learn. Out of all the tools and strategies, IXL is the program I would recommend to any teacher, regardless of what grade they teach. When using IXL during whole class instruction, I am able to bring my classroom together as one large group. This allows me to introduce new topics or concepts while encouraging large-scale discussion. I also use IXL during small group time. This allows students to take a risk and step out of their comfort zone. I believe in the power of balanced instruction. IXL provides a rich environment where every child feels curious, engaged, and ready to learn more at their own pace. This is also why I encourage my students to use IXL at home and after school during tutorials. I honestly can't think of a single aspect of our day when we are not using IXL.

Favorite teacher tools:

I really appreciate how IXL breaks down the areas my students need help in, giving me suggestions of what they need to work on. I also like that I can highlight the skills I want students to work on so students and parents know the clear expectations. I especially like the Analytics dashboard. I like how everything is right at your fingertips. Everything is broken down for you. I use it all - the Progress and Growth, Real-Time Center, and Trouble Spots reports. I like how it is teacher friendly and does most of the work for you. It saves me so much time.

Making it fun:

This is my fifth year using IXL. I use the weekly report as a contest. My kids know the top five students answering the most problems will get 15 minutes of center time. We set goals and when we reach our goals students are rewarded with different prizes such as lunch in the classroom, slipper day or getting to sit anywhere in the class. We also use a sticker chart to hold ourselves accountable. We are good at encouraging each other. My favorite thing they say to each other is "You got this!"

Strategies for success:

I use IXL as an additional resource to practice the concepts taught in class. This is done as homework and in rotations.

Favorite teacher tools:

I really enjoy being able to differentiate by assigning certain skills to individuals at different grade levels.I track student activities to see which skills are completed, when the students are logged in, and how long they are working at home and school on IXL. As a staff, we have seen improved standardized test scores based on assigning skills to enhance low areas.

Strategies for success:

I use data from the beginning-of-the-year testing to successfully implement IXL as a gap filler for my lower students and as an enrichment for my higher level students within my class. I also use IXL as part of my daily classroom teaching and assessing material. I teach my daily lesson and then the students use IXL as an assessment tool for their learning.

Favorite teacher tools:

IXL’s Real-Time Center helps me see where my students are and how they are doing—all without leaving my teaching area. I use the Skills Practiced and Skill Analysis reports to see student progress. I can also see the breakdown of students’ questions and what they missed. I use the diagnostic to match up with my Star360 to implement successfully IXL gap and enrichment learning.

Making it fun:

My students love to peer tutor. IXL is challenging for them, so when they master a skill they are eager to teach what they have learned.

Strategies for success:

I use IXL as an extension of my classroom for homework (independent practice to help with retention) in my Algebra 2, Pre-Adv class and Algebra 1 class. My students are asked to work up to a SmartScore of 90+ for each IXL skill assigned for their course. Students have become better at being organized and meeting deadlines. They learn that the road to mastery in mathematics starts with practice.

Favorite teacher tools:

The IXL features that I appreciate the most are the quick view of Student Trouble Spots (it lets me know immediately what student I need to see 1-on-1 during tutoring), Real-Time Center (when I am off campus at a teacher meeting, I can still monitor my students and ensure students are being productive with their class time when given computer lab time), and sorting IXL skills by Texas TEKS Algebra 1 standards (this helps with review activities prior to the students' end-of-course state exam). I also like that I am able to download my students’ data in an excel spreadsheet that is easy to sort and arrange by Texas standards or IXL categories. I love all the reports available in IXL Analytics. The reports that I use the most are Student Progress (students learn to pace themselves and meet scheduled deadlines) and Question Log (during student-to-student peer tutorials or teacher-student tutorials). I also filter the Score Grid by Texas standards, which helps with review for district semester exams and state end of course exams. The Students Quickview and Student Details report reflect students’ effort and investment in going from "bad to good" or "good to great" in mathematics.

Strategies for success:

I am using IXL to support the objectives that I am teaching, and that are aligned to the standards. Students are assigned a skill and they use IXL to practice and master the skills. The students work individually and in small groups to complete assignments. Our students have 1 to 1 iPads and maximize learning. The students can use the program at home, or throughout the school day, never wasting a minute to improve their skills. I can assign skills above or below 3rd grade to meet the individual needs of all students.

Favorite teacher tools:

I love that you are able to align the practice based on standards. The program is easy to use and the students love the award board, and can see their progress. I can see how many questions each student has answered and any problems they are experiencing. I can look at student results from the day, week, month, or school year. I love the skill reports. These reports allow me to see how the students performed on a specific standards. This is great to be able to use this data to determine student performance on meeting the state standards. There are so many reports to choose from. The program is so easy to use and a great way to keep track of student progress.

Making it fun:

We have challenges with other classes to see who has answered the most questions for the day or the week. Students are given an award for the “IXL champion” at the award ceremony for each semester. We display the number of questions that the class has answered and the students get excited to see the clicker turn with the number of questions the class has answered.

Strategies for success:

I use IXL as a supplement to our school's curriculum. After instruction, I assign the IXL skill for additional practice and reinforcement of the lesson's concept. The immediate explanation of an item which was answered incorrectly is very helpful to the student.

Favorite teacher tools:

I appreciate IXL's skill alignment to core curriculum standards. IXL has greatly assisted in building and reinforcing foundational skills. The student's individual analysis reports provide me with information to intervene and reteach concepts/skills for which a student may be having difficulty.