Access to high-quality test prep is crucial for students seeking higher education acceptance, merit-based aid, and course credits. With courses/tools from The Princeton Review and 1-to-1 tutoring from Tutor.com, this award-winning solution helps institutional partners scale equitable support for students.

Tutor.com and The Princeton Review provide many features and benefits.  

Instructor-led in-person/LiveOnline test prep. Interactive instruction, proctored/self-administered practice tests, personalized score reports, practice questions/drills, TPR books.

Self-paced courses. Video lessons, online drills, practice tests.

Teacher Professional Development. Live instruction, ongoing support, and books/resources for educators to provide TPR’s test prep to their students.

Exams. (Digital) SAT®, PSAT™, ACT®, AP®, TOEFL®, SSAT®, GRE®, GMAT®, LSAT®, MCAT®, NCLEX-RN®, TSI.

College Admissions Self-Paced program. College-goals tracking for students.

Administrator Dashboard. Course information, student scores/progress, test response analyses.

Tutor.com test prep is: 

Anytime, anywhere support. 24/7, 1-to-1, on-demand/scheduled tutoring in 200+ subjects, including 25 AP and 27 IB subjects, plus PSAT, SAT, ACT target topic areas;

Devices. Computer, tablet, mobile;

Self-paced resources. TPR SAT/ACT Essentials (video lessons, practice tests/score reports, drills); ASVAB practice; NCLEX-RN QBank; GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT practice tests; and other tools;

Client portal. On-demand reports, real-time analytics, and early intervention alerts to address curricular challenges and provide just-in-time student support;

Teacher dashboard. Teacher-Referred Tutoring and student engagement information.

For decades, they have been catalysts for student achievement. Their commitment is demonstrated through partnerships that make high-quality test prep available for all students. They promote college and career readiness, help millions of students achieve their next-step educational goals, and support the important work of our nation’s educators. For these reasons and more, Tutor.com & The Princeton Review is a Cool Tool Award Winner for “Best Test Prep Solution” as part of The EdTech Awards 2024 from EdTech Digest. Learn more.

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A comprehensive K-12 Project-Based Learning (PBL) solution serving over 120,000 teachers in over 7,500 schools nationwide, Defined Learning engages students in high-quality projects that are based on careers to deepen understanding, enhance engagement, and build necessary future-ready skills.

The platform provides teachers with the essential curriculum and assessment tools they need to engage students in PBL, including a library of standards-aligned projects, career-focused videos, research resources, editable rubrics, and more. Defined Learning’s interdisciplinary projects are based on careers and provide opportunities for students to apply their knowledge and skills to real-world challenges. It excites students about their future and empower them to build the critical future-ready skills they need to succeed in college, careers, and life.

It is the mission of the company to drive student engagement and achievement through real-world PBL. Through career exploration and experiences coupled with hands-on, real-world PBL, they want to ensure that all students have visibility into the limitless world of opportunities ahead of them. Their content leads to enhanced student skills such as: 21st Century & Workplace Skills, College & Career Readiness, Social Emotional Learning & Standards Mastery.

Research by Mida Learning Technologies showed that after utilizing PBL through Defined Learning for one year, teachers saw improvements in students’ engagement and motivation. In addition, students who used Defined Learning outperformed their peers in critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Defined Learning gives educators all they need to facilitate deeper, career-connected learning through high-quality PBL instruction that engages students and empowers them to build future-ready skills. For these reasons and more, Defined Learning is a Cool Tool Award Winner for “Best Skills Solution” as part of The EdTech Awards 2024 from EdTech Digest. Learn more. 

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SkillRise, an ISTE initiative, examined job seekers’ perceptions of digital skills and skills-based technologies, focusing on their potential career impacts, from initial hiring to advancement. The findings from this 2024 research confirmed job seekers’ need for digital skills training and increased awareness about how skills-based tools can be used to thrive in school and at work.

Recommended Resources

• Read the full ISTE research report: Job Seeker Pathway Needs
• Learn more about this topic through a micro-learning experience: Explore Skills-based Technologies

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