Supplemental Learning.How it works

Start small.
Build big.

PushPad helps educators create focused lesson pads that reinforce what learners are already learning — from a single micro-lesson to a full set of supporting materials.

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From $39/month · No contracts · Learners pay nothing

How it works

Adaptable lessons

Every lesson pad covers a single concept and reinforces what learners are studying. Stack them, swap them, or reassign any piece at any time to support each learner where they are.

Lesson Pad

1 concept · 7 sections

The atomic building block

Lesson

3–5 pads on a topic

Stack related pads

Unit

A group of lessons

A chapter or theme

Course

A full set of pads

A supplemental course path

Assign at any level. Change your mind anytime. Nothing is locked in.

The science

Why most learning doesn't stick

The gap isn't effort — it's structure. Traditional delivery and active retrieval produce very different outcomes.

Traditional approach

Teach the concept

Lecture or reading

Test at the end

Quiz or exam

Move on regardless

Class must keep pace

70% forgotten within 24 hours

Ebbinghaus forgetting curve — replicated across modern studies

PushPad approach

Read → recall → apply

7-section pad per concept

Retry until mastery

80% required to progress

Instant feedback

Graded response by response

~80% retention with active retrieval

Karpicke & Roediger, Science 2008 — retrieval practice effect

The evidence

70%

forgotten in 24 hrs

without retrieval practice

~80%

retained with recall

active retrieval vs. re-reading

22%

faster completion

mastery-based vs. time-based

d=0.59

mastery learning effect

Bloom 1984, RAND 2024 review

One concept per pad — swap or reassign in seconds, no rebuilding.

For educators

Your time deserves better

RAND research finds educators spend nearly half their week on non-teaching tasks. PushPad handles the repeatable parts.

A typical educator week

Teaching & instruction46%
Content creation & prep24%
Grading & feedback18%
Admin & communication12%

Source: RAND American Educator Panels, 2024

With PushPad

~34% more teaching time
Teaching & instruction
46%
Content creation−18%
6%

PushPad creates the draft — you review and assign

Grading−16%
2%

Auto-graded per response

Admin & communication
12%

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