Add ongoing professional development and increased support for EL students when implementing IXL Math¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

Based on teacher feedback from the implementation survey, the page identifies two improvement areas for IXL Math implementations: "adding ongoing professional development and increased support for EL students." IXL's Professional Learning Group already offers virtual and on-site sessions, targeted coaching, and administrator guidance customized to each school or district's implementation goals, so the strategy is to extend this support continuously rather than only at launch, with particular attention to English learners.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Schools need access to IXL's Professional Learning Group offerings and a dedicated IXL Account Manager to deliver ongoing guidance.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• elementary students, including English learners

Target Learning Goals¶

• mathematics achievement

Related Strategies¶

• Combine summer professional development with school-year on-site coaching and provision of complete instructional materials
• Sustained teacher professional development with coaching and professional learning communities
• Layered implementation support for teachers adopting a new science curriculum: preservice training, follow-up training, and a science coach
• Pair program adoption with two days of initial training and weekly coaching meetings

Examples¶

-

Key Sources¶

• IXL Math. (2023). IXL Math. https://www.ixl.com/help-center/article/1850087/what_are_the_technical_requirements_for_ixl