IXL document dump

Profile & Settings

• Logging into IXL: Access your account and adjust settings to improve student experience.

• Assigning Grade-Level Skills:

  • Access thousands of skills to support lessons.

  • Use ready-made skill plans tailored to textbooks and high-stakes assessments.

Group Jam

• Overview: All students engage with the same IXL question simultaneously, promoting collaboration.

• Implementation Ideas:

  • Direct Instruction: Teach concepts to all students or small groups at once.

  • Bell Ringer: As students log in, they engage with an initial question immediately.

  • Pre-assessment: Assess prior knowledge before instruction.

  • Exit Ticket: Evaluate understanding at the end of a lesson to inform next-day planning.

  • Review: Incorporate fun activities into test preparations.

  • Competition: Implement motivational incentives linked to performance.

  • Transition to Practice: After Group Jam, students move directly to practicing skills.

• PISD Goal: Students should answer at least 15 questions each week and achieve proficiency (SmartScore 80) in at least 2 skills per week (for each subject).

Skill Plans

• Available Plans:

  • TEKS RLA Skill Plan

  • TEKS Math Skill Plan

  • TELPAS Skill Plan

  • STAAR RLA Skill Plan

  • STAAR Math Skill Plan

  • NWEA MAP Skill Plans for Math, Reading, Language, and Personalized Study.

• Student Support: Encourage the use of in-skill recommendations and video tutorials to enhance understanding before assessments.

Live Classroom

• Functionality: Gives alerts when students need help, ensuring immediate support.

• Group Jam Summary: Analyze group performance data, focusing on struggling students and challenging questions.

Reports

• Types of Reports:

  • Trouble Spots Report: Identifies groups of students facing similar challenges.

  • Student Summary Report: Tracks individual student growth, useful for progress discussions with parents.

  • Skills Practiced Report: Indicates recent skills worked on by students and their progress in different areas.

IXL School Analytics

• Purpose: Provides insights through school-level reports to inform educational decisions.

• Available Reports:

  • LevelUp Benchmark Results: Assesses overall performance.

  • LevelUp Universal Screener Results: Spots students at risk of falling behind.

  • Diagnostic Results: Provides an overview of current knowledge levels.

  • Diagnostic Tier Analysis: Evaluates student performance according to grade level.

  • Diagnostic Strands: Breaks down results by educational categories.

  • Snapshot Growth: Displays progress over time.

• Key Questions: Are students meeting grade-level expectations? Is the school prepared for state assessments?

Skill Analysis and Engagement

• Skill Usage and Time Spent:

  • Skill Usage: Measures if students hit the target of 15 questions weekly and effects on performance.

  • Time Spent: Tracks engagement with IXL resources.

• Skill Proficiency: Focus on achieving proficiency (SmartScore 80+) and mastery (SmartScore 100).

Teacher Engagement and Analytics

• Reports: Tracks teacher utilization of IXL to improve instruction and collaboration.

• Live School: Offers real-time data on student performance, allowing immediate assistance.

Integrating IXL into Daily Instruction

• Starting with IXL: Choose skills that align with lessons.

• Skill Availability:

  • Over 8,000 skills across various subjects.

  • Grades View: Overview of skills per grade.

  • Topics View & Skill Plan: Organizes skills by specific topics and aligns them with textbooks.

• Class Implementation:

  • Introduce IXL skills during lessons or as homework, aiming for a minimum SmartScore of 80 for proficiency.

Adaptive Learning with IXL

• Automatic Adaptation: The platform adjusts question difficulty based on student performance to enhance learning.

Assessing Understanding and Planning Next Steps

• Utilizing IXL Analytics: Provides key data for evaluating understanding after lessons.

• Skill Analysis Report: Highlights individual performance, goal achievement, and identifies students needing re-teaching.

Conclusion

• Benefits of IXL: Enhances daily classroom instruction and offers actionable insights for future planning.