News and updates for March 2022:

• New Spanish Language Learning Tool for GED Prep: Aztec Software’s Spanish GED Prep Series was written by Spanish instructors for Spanish learners and contextualized for the Spanish GED test. Learn more about the program here.
• Resources for NY GED Educators: A flyer about the GED test program is available for download to share with your students. You can also use this demo link to create an account that will show you the GED.com student account experience.
• March Tuesday for Teachers Webinar: Join us March 22 at 3:30 pm ET for Trends in Students’ Knowledge and Skills Gaps – RLA, Part 1. This is part one of a two-part series that will include instructional strategies and provide some new ideas for the classroom. Register today!

News and updates for March 2022:

• New Spanish Language Learning Tool for GED Prep: Aztec Software’s Spanish GED Prep Series was written by Spanish instructors for Spanish learners and contextualized for the Spanish GED test. Learn more about the program here.
• Resources for NY GED Educators: A flyer about the GED test program is available for download to share with your students. You can also use this demo link to create an account that will show you the GED.com student account experience.
• March Tuesday for Teachers Webinar: Join us March 22 at 3:30 pm ET for Trends in Students’ Knowledge and Skills Gaps – RLA, Part 1. This is part one of a two-part series that will include instructional strategies and provide some new ideas for the classroom. Register today!

News and updates for March 2022:

• New Spanish Language Learning Tool for GED Prep: Aztec Software’s Spanish GED Prep Series was written by Spanish instructors for Spanish learners and contextualized for the Spanish GED test. Learn more about the program here.
• Resources for NY GED Educators: A flyer about the GED test program is available for download to share with your students. You can also use this demo link to create an account that will show you the GED.com student account experience.
• March Tuesday for Teachers Webinar: Join us March 22 at 3:30 pm ET for Trends in Students’ Knowledge and Skills Gaps – RLA, Part 1. This is part one of a two-part series that will include instructional strategies and provide some new ideas for the classroom. Register today!

GED Testing Service has been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees access to the GED program at no cost. U.S.-based Amazon employees will have access to the all-inclusive program that provides employees everything they need to prepare and earn their GED credential through the GEDWorks program.

On January 1, 2022, Amazon’s Career Choice program expanded to the U.S. and will pay full college tuition and fund associate and bachelor’s degrees for their employees. This program will also fund high school completion, GED credentials, and ESL proficiency certifications. Hourly employees who have been employed for at least 90 days will be eligible for the Career Choice program.

Through the GEDWorks program, employees will have access to a bilingual personal advisor, online GED study materials in English and Spanish, practice tests, one-to-one tutoring, and free GED tests

Amazon’s Career Choice program is an education benefit that empowers employees to learn new skills for career success at Amazon or elsewhere. In the U.S., Amazon is investing $1.2 billion to upskill more than 300,000 employees by 2025 to help move them into higher-paying, in-demand jobs.

Amazon’s program has a rigorous selection process for third-party partner educators, choosing partners that are focused on helping their employees through their education programs while assisting them with job placements and offering education that leads to career success.

Amazon’s announcement about the Career Choice Program is available here, you can read more about GED Testing Service’s partnership here.

Amazon employees can sign up for the program and learn more here.

We’re offering multiple sessions covering GED program updates, professional development and the latest study tools at COABE’s annual conference.

Here’s a look at what we’re offering:

Addressing Students’ Struggles in Math, Part 1 – Computational Problem Solving
Presenters: Debi Faucette and Susan Pittman
Summary: The GED Testing Service™ has conducted extensive research to identify students’ knowledge and skills gaps in mathematical reasoning. This session will provide a content-based approach to understanding these skills gaps and how to address those issues in the classroom. Participants will explore: • specific skills and GED® indicators where students have the most difficulty. • reasons why students and test takers are having difficulty. • new ideas for addressing these knowledge and skills gaps.

Addressing Students’ Struggles in Math, Part 2 – Algebraic Problem Solving
Presenters: Susan Pittman and Debi Faucette
Summary: The GED Testing Service™ has conducted extensive research to identify students’ knowledge and skills gaps in mathematical reasoning. This session will provide a content-based approach to understanding these skills gaps and how to address those issues in the classroom. · • specific skills and GED® indicators in algebraic problem solving where students have the most difficulty. • reasons why students and test takers are having difficulty • new ideas for addressing these knowledge and skills gap.

Addressing Students’ Knowledge and Skills Gaps in Science and Social Studies
Presenters: Debi Faucette and Thomas Ross
Summary: The GED Testing Service™ has conducted extensive research to identify specific skills and content knowledge where students exhibit the greatest challenges. Adult educators have limited time to cover science and social studies content, so this session will focus on areas that provide the greatest return on their instructional investment. Participants will learn how to incorporate mini-lessons that help students build content while addressing their reading analysis and evaluation skills – essential to passing these tests.

Knowledge and Skills Gaps in Reasoning through Language Arts
Presenters: Susan Pittman and Jonna Forsyth
Summary: Some students have gaps in their knowledge and skills that may prevent them from being successful on the GED® Reasoning through Language Arts test. This session will focus on what the research tells us about skills gaps and what adult educators can do to include more coverage in these areas to better prepare students for the test. Instructors will explore sample items and identify the reasons why students struggle in these areas.

Committing to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belongingness in the Classroom and Beyond
Presenters: Danielle Wilson and Adora Beard
Summary: This presentation will share how GED Testing Service, adult ed programs, and partner organizations collaborate to create equitable learning opportunities for adult learners. In addition, this discussion will look at how community and national level organizations can further their commitment to and advocacy for historically marginalized learners, including those from Black, Latinx/Hispanic, and Indigenous communities.

Essential Tools and Resources for GED Student Success
Presenters: Brian Smith and Chris Blaisdell
Summary: In this session we will share the various resources available to educators. We will cover GED Manager, PrepConnect, GED Ready Direct, teaching tools, products, study materials for students, resources available and where to find them.

Growth Mindset + Grit = GED Success
Presenter: Susan Pittman
Summary: The past 18-months have presented endless challenges for adult learners. They’ve struggled with personal issues. Dreams have been put on hold. This session will focus on ways that teachers can help students overcome the emotional turmoil they have encountered and get restarted on the path to a high school credential. Today, students need more than academics in the classroom. They need social and emotional support that will help them persevere and build a growth mindset.

The Online Proctored GED® Test: How to Help Your Students Succeed
Presenters: Scott Salesses and Chris Blaisdell
Summary: Participants will get the latest information on the Online Proctored (OP) GED Test in order to help advise their students on the best method of GED testing for each individual. Attendees will receive key information to be in the best position to understand the OP testing experience and in turn guide their students to success.

You can still register for this year’s conference here: https://coabe.org/2022-coabe-national-conference/

We’ve added three new payment methods to improve the purchase process.

GED Testing Service is continually working to improve our offerings and meet the needs of adult educators. We know those of you with GED Manager access appreciate the ease of purchasing, sharing, and assigning GED Ready tests without voucher codes through GED Ready Direct. We added tiered pricing so you can take advantage of cost savings when stocking up on tests for your program.

We also heard you say that paying by credit card doesn’t always work for you, so we have added three new payment methods to GED Ready Direct. You can now pay via Check, ACH, or Pearson VUE Line of Credit when purchasing a minimum of 175 Ready tests. Since these GED Ready tests don’t expire, it may be time to stock up for your classroom!

More information about GED Ready and GED Ready Direct is available here: https://ged.com/faqs/ged-ready/

Our GED prep programs, and study tools are designed to help all learners succeed. The options cover a variety of needs to support adult learners and educators throughout the GED test journey.

GED Live
Details: Live teacher-led, interactive learning and GED preparation for students studying for the GED test.
Benefits & Features: Offers students convenient access to a live instructor through a computer, tablet or smartphone. Adult education programs can use it to incorporate online instruction into their curriculums. This is also helpful for independent learners, working adults or adults in more rural communities.
Target Test Subjects: All (Math, Science, RLA, Social Studies)
More information: https://ged.com/study/online-classes/

GED+
Details: An all-inclusive, flexible program that helps learners earn their GED credential. Includes a bilingual GED advisor to guide and motivate learners, access to English and Spanish study materials, GED Ready practice tests, access to online tutors for tough topics, and GED tests.
Benefits & Features: Educators can use this program to supplement instruction, helping learners that need additional assistance with one or more GED test subjects.
Target Test Subjects: All (Math, Science, RLA, Social Studies)
More information: https://ged.com/study/ged-plus/

Aztec Software’s Spanish GED Prep Series
Details: An interactive digital series written by Spanish instructors for Spanish learners and contextualized for the Spanish GED test. Aztec Software, the only preferred publisher partner for the Spanish GED test, designed this management system program allowing for data collection of student progress and evidence of student growth. You can monitor student learning in each academic area and individual sub-skill in addition to providing remediation plans to guide instruction.
Benefits & Features: Specifically developed for the Spanish GED test blueprint. Authentically developed in Spanish going beyond mere translation. Complete Spanish audio support. Digital delivery for access anytime, anyplace, and on any device, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. Scaffolded curriculum supporting targeted, self-paced instruction, and individualized learning plans. The series is also available to justice-involved/ supervised/ correctional communities through secure online or offline delivery.
Target Test Subjects: All Spanish GED test subjects (Math, Science, RLA, Social Studies)
More information: https://www.aztecsoftware.com/spanish-series/digital-learning/ged-series/ or email sales@aztecsoftware.com

GED Flash
Details: Online, interactive tool that functions like traditional flashcards, giving users the option to test their knowledge of GED test subjects with instant feedback. It offers thousands of practice questions in each of the four GED test subjects, and it was created to be easily used on students’ mobile devices.
Benefits & Features: Provides instant feedback on which questions students got right or wrong, giving the information they need to develop study plans and identify the skills they need to improve to pass the test. Questions are randomized and students have access to more than 6,000 practice items.
Target Test Subjects: All (Math, Science, RLA, Social Studies)
More information: https://ged.com/study/practice_questions/