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ETS Praxis® and Study.com have now partnered to help boost America's teacher pipeline and provide increased support for the next generation of educators.We're proud to announce that Study.com is now a... ETS Praxis® and Study.com have now partnered to help boost America's teacher pipeline and provide increased support for the next generation of educators.We're proud to announce that Study.com is now an official test prep and research partner of ETS Praxis®. This partnership will support aspiring educators and help in boosting, strengthening, and diversifying the teacher pipeline.This initiative aims to improve Praxis pass rates, specifically for diverse teacher candidates who are under-represented relative to the student population.'We are incredibly excited to partner with ETS's Praxis program to elevate the standard of teacher preparation and open the door to the life-changing impact of education for aspiring teachers,' said Dana Bryson, Senior Vice President of Social Impact at Study.com.Study.com and ETS Praxis® will collaborate on research and impact initiatives to understand and address challenges aspiring educators face and to help them to prepare for and pass their teacher certification exams.Our integrated partnership brings Study.com to the ETS Praxis website and allows us to support more teacher candidates with high-quality test prep resources. This will grow ETS Praxis® official test prep coverage from four to eighty Praxis exams. 'By increasing the availability of our proven Praxis test preparation resources, we aim to help more aspiring teachers pass their licensure exams, particularly those from under-represented communities.' said Bryson.'We are thrilled to partner with Study.com, an organization that not only shares our commitment to help build a high-quality and diverse educator workforce but that also brings to bear several complementary capabilities that can advance our shared mission,' said Paul Gollash, Vice President of K12 Solutions at ETS. 'This partnership represents the first of many steps we're taking to give educators robust and research-backed solutions, all of which ensure that each year, we're bringing more qualified teachers into our classrooms.'Study.com users will be able to build the skills and confidence they need to succeed on and beyond test day. They'll have full access to test-aligned study materials for multiple Praxis exams, including Praxis Core: Math, Reading, and Writing, Principles of Learning & Teaching K-6, 5-9, & 7-12, Elementary Education: Content Knowledge, and Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction & Subject Assessment.92% of people pass their teacher certification exams with the help of Study.com. We're excited to present this opportunity to even more people through our partnership with ETS Praxis®

Tips from Study.com Tutoring Expert and Director, Rachel Mead, for Parents in light of recent data revealing lingering impact on student learning outcomesIn the post-COVID world, education's landscape... Tips from Study.com Tutoring Expert and Director, Rachel Mead, for Parents in light of recent data revealing lingering impact on student learning outcomesIn the post-COVID world, education's landscape has been forever changed. Recent data from NWEA, a K-12 assessment provider, reports that pandemic recovery has stalled for most students, particularly among upper elementary and middle school students who suffered setbacks in reading and math.On average, students need four more months of schooling to reach pre-pandemic levels, while this year's ninth graders face the prospect of an extra school year.First through third graders showed some improvement, but it only brought them back to an already unequal state.The data, gathered from 6.7 million students who took MAP Growth tests, emphasizes the pandemic's lasting impact on learning outcomes. The urgency is compounded by the recent decline in reading and math proficiency among 13-year-olds nationwide. To aid the most affected students, parents, educators and stakeholders must provide support for students during this critical time in education.Parents can make small changes at home to bolster their child's academic progress.Rachel Mead, Director of Tutoring at Study.com, provides a range of simple tips for parents to prepare their children for success during the upcoming 2023/2024 school year and beyond.Cater to your child's preferred learning modality.Parents can support their child's academic progress and make learning an enjoyable experience by tailoring their at-home educational approach to their child's strengths:For auditory learners, consider using audiobooks and encouraging active listening methods like notetaking, drawing visual representations, character mapping or Venn diagrams.Alternatively, if your child is a kinesthetic learner, you can provide them with a yoga ball-style desk chair or a standing desk and encourage movement during reading or listening sessions. Using colored highlighters is another easy way to practice active reading.Practice cycling review to help information transition from your child's short-term to long term-memory.Cycling review involves revisiting and relearning information at specific intervals, enhancing long-term retention and retrieval. Cycling review optimizes memory consolidation, strengthens neural connections, and promotes better knowledge retention, leading to more effective learning outcomes. To help optimize your child's learning outcomes, parents can easily implement cycling review into their family routine.Take notes throughout the week of what your child is working on. This process doesn't need to be intense; a voice or text note on your phone or a couple of sticky notes is sufficient.Once a week, come back and discuss concepts or information from earlier in the week and see how your child is processing the information. Repeat this cycle again at the end of the month.Tips for parents of K-6th gradersMath tips:Get your child in the kitchen cooking or baking, using measuring spoons and cupsWork with your child to use a tape measure and work on finding area and volumeIdentify and discuss patterns in your child's home environmentPlay Monopoly Jr.Reading tips:Consistency is key. Block 10-15 minutes every other day of dedicated reading time for kindergarten through second graders, and 20-30 minutes every other day for third through fifth graders.Provide younger children with a journal with their favorite character on it to encourage free-form writingFor middle-grade students, read with them and have the child and parent switch off reading aloud different chapters of the bookWith fiction, discuss with your child what they predict may happen nextEncourage children to draw pictures related to images generated in their head from the readingWriting tips:Get a journal with your child's favorite characters, sports team or musiciansAssign a theme for creative writing - a letter of the alphabet, a color, an animal, an emotionTips for parents of 6-12th gradersMath tips:Ask your child to estimate sales tax for a purchase, tip at a restaurant, or interest on a credit card or savings accountPlay Monopoly!Calculate change if something were to be paid in cashFind the new sales price based on a dollar amount or percentage discountReading tips:Read the same book with your child and then once a week at dinner, discuss the book as a family (similar to a book club)If struggling to find any books your child is interested in, try biographies of people they follow or idolizeFind books that have been turned into movies to compare & contrast. If it's not already a book, who would you cast in the movie and why?Writing tips:Ask your child to map out a dream vacation or write a parody of a song they loveCreate the back story for a character of a TV show you watchCreate a comic stripPractice the Pomodoro techniqueThe Pomodoro technique helps improve focus, productivity and time management skills, allowing students to maintain better concentration and avoid burnout during learning.Work with your child to identify a learning or studying taskSet a 25-minute timer and instruct your child to work on the task until the time is completeAfter the 25 minutes are complete, your child can take a 5-minute break. Every four pomodoros, take a longer break (15 to 30 minutes) to help your child stay mentally fresh

Learn how Study.com uses learning science research to design effective, efficient, and enjoyable learning experiences that help learners achieve educational breakthroughs.At Study.com, we design learn... Learn how Study.com uses learning science research to design effective, efficient, and enjoyable learning experiences that help learners achieve educational breakthroughs.At Study.com, we design learning experiences to help students and teachers achieve better educational outcomes. Our simple, individualized experiences enable learners to build confidence and redefine what it means to study.Our learning design process is driven by decades of learning science research examining how people learn best. We rely on evidence-based learning frameworks and principles to ensure learning on our platform is effective, efficient, and enjoyable.Keep reading to find out how we use multimedia microlessons, repeated practice, and built-in supports to help learners understand, remember, and apply their knowledge and skills.Multimedia Microlessons Help Learners Understand & RememberSince gaining and holding students' attention can be a challenge, we aim to make learning both engaging and approachable with fun, simple, and focused lessons that keep learners from feeling bored, confused, or overwhelmed.