IXL is more than just a learning platform—it’s a trusted companion for educators worldwide. From our innovative approach to personalized learning to our unwavering commitment to student success, IXL has become an indispensable tool in classrooms everywhere.
As we celebrate IXL Learning’s 25th anniversary, let’s explore 25 reasons our IXL Ambassadors love IXL!
Student growth
1. “I have seen incredible growth by using the program. Students can complete grade-level practice, seek remediation through the data collected in the diagnostic, and work with classmates in Group Jams.” – Alison Richman, Special Education and ELL administrator
2. “IXL has improved my students’ test scores. It has also allowed me to build a community of students excited about learning.” – Darlene Burks, High school teacher
3. “IXL has, without a doubt, made a difference in my English EOC scores!”- Kimberly Whaley, High school teacher
4. “I have witnessed growth in my state ACT Aspire scores which resulted in my entire high school using IXL for our intervention time to help boost all scores!” – Madeline Gill, High school teacher
5. “IXL is a powerful tool that has allowed me to offer advanced math to help my students grow two years and test out of 9th-grade math.” – Allison Johnson, Middle school teacher
6. “This year we have achieved a 6% increase in our state testing proficiency scores. In one of my classes, I achieved an 80% proficiency rate. I have seen incredible growth by using IXL with my students.” – Heidi Stone, Middle school teacher
Personalized learning
7. “I love that IXL is geared towards student mastery of various skills within standards! It allows for differentiation within my classroom and my students love it!” – Mary Gore, High school teacher
8. “IXL enables our teachers to scaffold their lessons in a time-efficient way. It enables our students to get the extra challenge needed when they are above grade-level benchmarks.” – Marino Metcalf, School administrator
9. “Not only is IXL an easy and amazing way to differentiate, but it’s also a fantastic progress monitoring tool. It lets you so easily hone in on skills that students need to focus on but also allows acceleration for students who are ready.” – Emma Dryjanski, Lead coach
Diagnostic
10. “I LOVE using IXL in my classroom. The diagnostic and the recommendations are the KEY to ensuring that my students are improving on skills that they are struggling with that are outside of what I teach in the 3rd grade.” – Chelsea Williams, Elementary school teacher
11. “I use the Real-Time Diagnostic to help identify what students are ready to learn. This helped me determine which students needed to be pulled for Tier II and Tier III instruction.” – Kylie Dawkins, Instructional coach
12. “The diagnostic is an excellent way to make goals for students. The data is easy to read and students love being rewarded for their growth.” – Jessica Whylly, School administrator
Intervention and IEPs
13. “As an education specialist, I can set recommendations for students to support growth in their IEP goal areas, and then easily collect data on those goals.” – Ashley Cox, Elementary school teacher
14. “As a Special Education teacher and interventionist, I can continuously adapt and implement a curriculum that is responsive to student needs. IXL also allows me to make data-informed instructional decisions that catalyze student improvement in core academic areas.” – Dominic Repucci, Middle school teacher
15. “I use IXL data to help me create small groups for targeted instruction and intervention. Students track their progress toward their goals and celebrate when it is achieved.” – Shannon Garrison, Elementary school teacher
Summer learning
16. “I taught summer school last year and IXL allowed me to gain valuable information on students I was not familiar with. I was able to identify strengths and weaknesses so I could design lessons around data. The Real-Time Diagnostic allowed me to show progress and growth over the summer.” – Kylie Dawkins, Instructional coach
17. “I have been using IXL for the past 5 years and have been able to see years of growth within the school year. I always suggest IXL to my summer tutoring kids!” – Brittany Stone, Middle school teacher
Analytics
18. “The amount of data is amazing! I thoroughly enjoy the specifics that are provided about each student and each skill. It makes my choices more objective and simple.” – Andrew Oak, Elementary school teacher
19. “IXL provides me with meaningful, ongoing assessment data to help me make key instructional decisions so that students receive the support they need to be successful.” – Shannon Garrison, Elementary school teacher
20. “The diagnostic report is a simple yet breathtakingly effective tool that can be shared directly with a student to aid progress and development.” – Daniel Wright, Middle school teacher
21. “We love the data and customization that IXL brings as it allows us to best meet the needs of our students in real time.” – Sara Hunt, Instructional Technology Coach
22. “In my 26 years of teaching and using many programs, IXL has been my favorite. The analytics help me guide my instruction to differentiate appropriately. My students are showing tremendous growth.” – Jennifer Goffena, Middle school teacher
Teachers can’t get enough of IXL!
23. “I’m obsessed with IXL. My coworkers may be tired of hearing me go on and on about the amazing data that IXL provides our team. I love many of the features including Quizzes, diagnostic, and skill plans.” – Allison Coulter, Elementary school teacher
24. “IXL is hands down the best progress monitoring tool I have ever used as an educator.” – Danielle Luedke, Elementary reading specialist
25. “I love IXL! I believe it is an incredibly useful tool to differentiate and help students learn!” – Heidi Stone, Middle school teacher
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