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Steps to Certification

Getting certified as a teacher is an important career move. Our commitment is to help you through the process of getting certified. Follow these 6 simple steps and you will achieve your certification goals!

1. Identify the certification you are pursuing. Every state has its own certification exams, and most education programs provide you with information about the process. You should learn more about the certifications you will need, the required exams, and the objectives of these exams.

2. Create an exam timeline. Get the calendar out and decide when you want to complete your certification. Depending on the certification, it may take a year or two to complete all of the required exams. Once you've decided the completion date, decide when you will take each exam. Making this personal commitment to complete each exam by a specific date will make the entire process less stressful and easier to achieve.

3. Gather information. Once you've chosen the certification you are pursuing, review the exams that are required to earn this certification. The objectives, question types and psychometrics of each exam are unique. Your state education certification website will help with some of this information.

4. Purchase the Self Test product for the exam for which you are preparing. In some cases, we offer multi-product bundles that will save you money over the course of your certification process. Certification can be an expensive process, so when available take advantage of these money-saving bundle opportunities.

5. Review our study plan and begin preparing. With over 10 years of insight into certification exams, we've created a study plan that will help you maximize your test preparation and eliminate any of your test-taking anxiety. In conjunction with our product, work through the study plan. As exam day draws closer you will find each tool in our product will focus your test preparation on your weak areas until...

6. You're Ready! It's time to take the Exam.

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