www.ixl.com Roscommon is a rural district in the heart of northern Michigan, surrounded by lakes and national park land. Second grade teacher Scott Mayes turned to IXL in 2012 to give his students extra support in math and expose them to concepts that were not yet covered in their standardized math curriculum. A Standardized Curriculum, with Unstandardized Students Scott’s district uses a highly standardized curriculum that is comprehensive, but it does not allow much room for deviation from the daily plan. Differentiating for students with non-standardized needs was difficult. In addition, some concepts covered on state assessments and district benchmarks were not addressed by the curriculum until after the tests were over. Scott says, “Without IXL, differentiation was a real s

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