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Texas
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AchieveTexas In Action
Ensuring Success for Every Student: A Resource Guide for School
Counselors
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America's Career Research Network
www.acrnetwork.org
America's Career Resource Network (ACRN) consists of state
and federal organizations that provide information, resources, and training on
career and education exploration. The network is funded by a grant from the U.S.
Department of Education and operates in every state and territory.
American School Counselor Association
www.schoolcounselor.org
This professional organization works to support
school counselors as they guide students in academic and social development.
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
www.acteonline.org
ACTE
is the largest national association dedicated to the advancement of education
that prepares students for careers. The association promotes career-focused
education through publications, teacher resources, professional development
activities, and public policy initiatives.
High Schools That Work
www.sreb.org/programs/hstw/hstwindex.asp
An
education reform model, developed by the Southern Regional Education Board,
High Schools That Work (HSTW), emphasizes 10 key practices for
improving high school education including opportunities for out-of-classroom
education and higher standards for all students. HSTW looks
for methods to improve student performance and helps schools apply them in their
local settings.
National Centers for Career and Technical Education
www.nccte.org
A consortium of five universities noted for
research in career and technical education, the National Centers use their
website to make available a wealth of information on career-oriented education.
States’ Career Cluster Initiative
www.careerclusters.org
This
organization disseminates information on the 16 federally defined career
clusters. It has published brochures as well as knowledge and skills structures
(catalogs of knowledge and skills required for different occupations) for each
of the 16 clusters of jobs. Both sets of publications are available online at
the organization’s website.
Texas Education Agency
www.tea.state.tx.us
Keep up with the latest
developments in Texas education at the state’s education website.
Texas High School Project
www.tea.state.tx.us/ed_init/thsp/index.html
The Texas High School Project
is a $261million public-private initiative committed to increasing graduation
and college enrollment rates in every Texas community. The project is dedicated
to ensuring that all Texas students leave high school prepared for college
and career success in the 21st-century economy.
U.S. Department of Education
www.ed.gov
Explore volumes of education
information at the U.S. Department of Education website.
Career Planning Resources
America’s Career InfoNet
www.acinet.org/acinet
This is the place to search for occupational information, industry
information, and state-specific labor market information.
Bridges
Transitions Co.
www.bridges.com
Bridges builds on a K – 16
Framework that aligns student planning and programs of study to career
clusters and pathways. Bridges ignites the first spark of career awareness
when students are still in elementary school with Paws in Jobland. By middle
school, students start using Bridges' resources to increase self-knowledge
and explore all their options, as they create a personalized Texas
Achievement Plan (TAP) based on their assessment results. Once in high
school, students plan their coursework based on their interests, aptitude,
and career goals with an emphasis on college readiness. All work is saved in
a lifelong online portfolio as students make the transition from middle
school to high school and beyond. Self-directed resources, in English and
Spanish, guide all students and their parents on a learning path toward
secondary and postsecondary success. Meanwhile, Bridges' professional
development services, customized to AchieveTexas implementation, empower
educators to effectively demonstrate the relevance between classroom
learning and career aspirations.
Career Voyages
www.careervoyages.gov
This
is a career planning resource for students, parents, career changers, and career
advisors.COIN Educational Products
http://www.coin3.com/
EBSCO’s Career Guidance System (COIN) provides automatically generated,
customized Texas Achievement Plans (TAP) specific to each school and each student
based on national and Texas-specific Career Clusters; extensive reporting
capabilities to help administrators make data-driven decisions; Spanish- and
English-language Interest, Skills, and Self Assessments; a wealth of information
on occupations, colleges, financial aid and more; as well as information
management capabilities for both students and administrators.
College.gov
www.college.gov
College.gov is being built by the
U.S. Department of Education in
collaboration with students. This site is intended to be the go-to source for
information and resources about planning, preparing and paying for postsecondary
education (such as 2- or 4-year colleges and universities, and vocational or
career schools). Most importantly, college.gov is intended to provide
inspiration and hope to all students, and encourage them to consider and pursue
a postsecondary education.
CollegeforTexans.com
www.collegefortexans.com
Here is everything a Texan needs to know about preparing for, applying
for, and paying for college or technical school. And it's all in one up-to-date,
easy to navigate mega site almost as big as the state itself. And remember, $4
billion is available every year to help Texans attend college.
College Tech Prep of Texas
www.techpreptexas.org
Tech-Prep is a way to start a college technical major in high school. In a
Tech-Prep program, you begin your course of study in high school and continue in
a community or technical college. The result is a certificate or associate
degree in a career field.
Career Cruising
http://www.careercruising.com
Career Cruising is a user-friendly, web-based
career exploration and planning program that helps students meet their
educational goals and educators track their students' success.
InDemand
www.careervoyages.gov/indemandmagazine-main.cfm
Check out InDemand—Connecting today's students with the
careers of tomorrow. Each issue will explore careers in a
different high growth industry. It will provide students as well as guidance
counselors, parents, and teachers with interesting and relevant information about
career opportunities, education, and the skills needed for various jobs. It
offers resources to explore careers and tips about how to help students build
successful futures.
K U D E R
www.kuder.com
The
Kuder system gives students resources to help them make better informed
decisions in planning their futures. Students have lifetime access to an
education planner, resume builder, and educational and occupational exploration
options.
Labor Market Career Information (LMCI)
www.cdr.state.tx.us
This
site provides students, teachers, parents, and counselors with links to products
and services offered by LMCI. Teachers and counselors will discover materials,
tools, and information that will help them to provide effective career
counseling.
National Tech Prep Network
http://www.cord.org/ntpn/
NTPN is a membership
organization for educators and employers involved in the advancement of Tech
Prep and related education reform initiatives.
O*NET (Occupational
Information Network)
online.onetcenter.org
Also available in schools and libraries, O*NET provides full information on
occupations, including compensation, employment prospects, and skill matching
for students. Information on compensation is available on a state-by-state
basis.
Reality Check
www.cdr.state.tx.us/RealityCheck/
This site
allows students to search for careers starting with the expenses they need to
cover, the salaries they want to make, or their career choices.
Texas Workforce Commission
http://www.twc.state.tx.us/
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is the state
government agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development
services to employers and job seekers of Texas.
U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook
www.bls.gov/oco
This nationally recognized resource
offers information on job responsibilities, earnings, working conditions, and
job prospects for the future.
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