October 2026 Updates

Teachers can now customize how AI evaluates open-ended responses in Create Your Own Problems! Add an optional grading prompt to describe what a complete answer should include, and set the maximum points students can earn. AI can also award partial credit based on student responses.

Sharing your books, folders, and assignments is now more flexible! Teachers can share content with an entire school, grade, or district, or search for a specific teacher by name or email. You can also see who already has access, making it easier to collaborate and share resources.

Teachers can now hover over problem numbers in the Heatmap to see a quick preview, including the problem text, image, standards, and level! Discussion opportunities are also easier to spot with a lightbulb icon, a short explanation, and a direct link to the discussion.

Keeping your content organized is now easier! In My Drive, click Organize to drag and drop books, folders, and assignments into your preferred order. Click Done to save your changes or Cancel to discard them, giving you more control over how your materials are arranged.

Before submitting a quiz, students now see a visual overview of which questions they've answered and which are still blank. This makes it easier to review their progress, identify unanswered questions, and make sure they're ready to hand in their quiz. Available on web and iPad.

We've improved the reliability of grading for open-ended questions! If the primary grading system encounters an issue, a backup system helps ensure students' responses can still be evaluated. This improvement provides a more consistent experience when students submit open-ended answers.

Teachers now have access to the same math tools as their students when using Solve Mode! This makes it easier to demonstrate strategies, model mathematical thinking, and provide guidance using the tools students see while completing their work.

We've made several smaller improvements to make the student experience smoother and more consistent!

Add 3 Attempts in Practice once it launches.Students now have up to three attempts to solve each problem in Practice Mode. After their third attempt, the correct answer is displayed so they can review their work and continue practicing.

Lava now provides more interactive, personalized hints to support students as they work through math problems! Students can request a hint after making changes to their work, rather than waiting until they submit an answer. Hints are more direct, provide actionable next steps, and encourage students to show their mathematical thinking. Some hints now include a quick multiple-choice question with three answer options, helping students actively engage with the problem and check their understanding. Lava also uses clearer mathematical notation and student-friendly language to make guidance easier to follow.

Instead of moving students to an unrelated easier problem, Magma identifies the foundational skill needed to build understanding. Students can practice that prerequisite skill and then return to the original skill once they're ready.

Note: Teacher-recommended Practice activities continue to work as before.

Assignments are organized into Latest and Earlier sections, with completed assignments grouped together. This makes it easier for students to find recent assignments, keep track of their work, and navigate their assignment history.

Available on web and iPad.

New improvements include:

These updates provide students with more flexibility when representing and exploring mathematical relationships. Available on web and iPad.

The Open Number Line tool now includes an option to hide number labels with a single tap! This gives students more flexibility to explore number relationships, estimate values, and demonstrate their mathematical thinking without relying on prefilled numbers. Available on web and iPad.

Teachers can now drag and drop or copy and paste images directly into the problem editor. Images can be added as either a problem image or a canvas image, making custom problem creation faster and easier.

Students now complete a short, one-time diagnostic when first accessing Fact Fluency. This identifies facts they already know and personalizes their practice to focus on skills that need improvement.

The student toolbox now features organized tabs, refreshed manipulatives, and an expanded workspace. New features include decimal fraction models, pattern blocks, additional graphing options, and open number lines. No setup required! All existing tools are still available, now organized into tabs.

Students can now enter answers with remainders (e.g., 17 ÷ 5 = 3 r 2) using the r key or handwriting. Available on web and iPad for problems configured with the new Remainders answer type.

When students submit a correct answer with minimal work or scribbles, Lava now prompts them to show their thinking before moving on. Students add more work and select Verify to continue. Automatically enabled for eligible Grade 3+ assignments with Show work and Allow hints turned on.