Steve Rader, a teacher at Pillager Elementary School, was named to the IXL Learning Elite 100 List.
IXL Learning is the personalized K-12 learning program used by millions of students. The Elite 100 lists recognizes top teachers from around the world who have demonstrated the highest commitment to helping their students learn through IXL.
“Educators taught us lessons about resilience and dedication that we’ll never forget. They inspired us as they continued to serve their students despite unimaginable disruptions,” IXL Learning CEO Paul Mishkin said in a news release. “This year’s Elite 100 award winners are brilliant examples of how tenacious teachers utilize IXL to personalize learning, provide innovative instruction and nurture the innate talents of students no matter the circumstance.”
Elite 100 teachers implement IXL in numerous ways to personalize learning and guarantee every student receives a high-quality education regardless of where they are taught. To differentiate instruction and fill knowledge gaps arising from school closures, teachers turn to IXL’s comprehensive curriculum. Instructors use the Real-Time Diagnostic to accurately assess student knowledge levels and get personalized next steps to help each student grow. The Elite 100 also leveraged IXL Analytics, which provides detailed reports that help educators facilitate data-driven instruction, maintain a pulse on class activity and support learners at the perfect level.
Rader uses IXL in various ways to reinforce concepts, identify areas for reteaching and ultimately personalize instruction for his students no matter where they were learning from. He has been able to more effectively engage students, close achievement gaps, and create confident learners in the process during an unprecedented moment in education.
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After schools pivoted to a combination of remote and in-person learning, the Elite 100 reinvented instruction with IXL to improve student outcomes and empower classrooms to learn from anywhere. Many teachers used IXL for daily practice, resulting in notable improvements in standardized test scores and classroom performance, the company reported. Other educators turned skill practice into a lively game, where learners competed in teams to answer the most questions correctly before time ran out. The company reported teachers also used IXL to identify struggling students and offer targeted intervention so that no child slipped through the cracks while away from the physical classroom.
