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http://www.nycareerzone.org/ An innovative career exploration and planning system aimed at NYS youth.The place to explore careers related to your strengths, skills and talents. Includes teacher resources.

 

http://www.thedesk.info/myplan/ "My Plan" is an online person centered planning tool created to help people with disabilities think about their strengths, needs, wants and dreams, and put them in a plan to use to make decisions about their life. Four categories - Home, Community, Health & Work.

 

http://www.myplan.com/ Helps you explore options and bring clarity and insight into figuring out what’s right for you and gives you the truth about colleges, careers and majors.

 

http://online.onetcenter.org/ Developed by the US Dept. of Labor, O*NET is a primary source of occupational information.

 

http://www.labor.ny.gov/home Information and statistics on employment, wages, economics, etc. for each region of the state. A great Youth section that’s great for our students.

http://www.careerinfonet.org/employabilitycheckup/emp_ask.asp?nodeid=15  This tool from the U.S. Department of Lab or provides a snapshot of your chances of finding a job in a particular field based on your education and experience, desired income level and preferred employment location.

www.access.bridges.comHelp your students explore career and education options, then track their progress as they create successful plans and portfolios. User Name: 0037240 Password: horse

 

 

http://www.thinkfinity.org/ Great for finding lesson plans on career planning. Type key words: “career planning” to search resources.

 

http://www.chautauquaworks.com/ Practice completing a job application, learn interview skills, and how to write a resume.

 

http://www.broometiogaworks.com/ Check out the videos section, great clips on how to write resumes, filling out applications, and how Not to interview for a job.

 

http://www.nww.org/qwbl/tools/kcktoolkit/Tools/Tool_20.PDF Student assessment of Scan Skillls. Great resource to gauge strengths and deficits.

 

http://www.nww.org/qwbl/tools/kcktoolkit/Tools/Tool_21.PDF Follow up with this activity for discussion

 

http://www.soicc.state.nc.us/soicc/planning/skills.htm Video clips of important skills

 

http://www.careerpath.com/?sc_cmp2=JS_HOME_CAREERPATH What job is right for you. Assessment to determine which career fits your interests and preferences.

 

http://www.educationplanner.org/careerkey/default.asp?sponsor=2859 The Career Key measures how similar you are to six Holland Personality Types & provides info on careers that match.

 

http://www.careerbuilder.com/ Another great resource to search for careers and resume advice. Check out the Monk-e-mail for laughs.

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.career-city.com/ This site is dedicated to Technology careers and has a host of useful information regarding Information Technology.

 

 

 

 

http://www.going-to-college.org/ An awesome resource for teens with disabilities - a wealth of information.

 

http://www.nlts2.org/ National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2)!

 

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/accuplacer/ Explanation of the test(s), sample questions, and tips

 

http://www.collegesupportprogram.com/ A satellite program in the Buffalo area of the College Internship Program (CIP), a national program helping college age students with Asperger's and Learning Differences.

 

http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ The National Center for Education Statistics has created this comprehensive page on the Federal Department of Education website. It allows visitors to conduct a quick search and locate information on colleges, universities and other post-secondary institutions. Users can see and compare profiles of more than 7000 facilities across the nation. 

www.petersons.com Deemed the “Education Supersite”, this page provides information on colleges and universities, graduate programs, test preparation and much more. Contains a search tool to help match student criteria with matching colleges.

 

www.ecampustours.comThis site provides 360 degree IPIX virtual tours of over 1,000 college campus’. If you can’t get there, this is the next best thing!

 

www.Princetonreview.comFormerly “Embark” this site has multiple options from test prep to online applications. It contains a college search (Explore Schools; Counselor-O-Matic), weblinks to the schools that you select, an option to apply online & links to submit questions via e-mail to admissions staff at the colleges you select. This site is very large and asks some thought provoking questions for students regarding their high school program and their list of “must-have’s” at an ideal college.

 

www.Fastweb.com This extensive scholarship search site also has a personalized college match service which utilizes information from over 4,000 schools.

 

www.allcareerschools.com This site contains information on career training options in the following areas: Art, Business, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Health Care, Nursing and Technology.

 

www.pbs.org/tenstepstocollege  America's premiere college consultants, Howard and Matthew Greene, take the guesswork, panic, and confusion out of planning a successful college admissions campaign ... step by step! This site has great information for students of all grade levels.

 

www.collegeconfidential.com A wealth of information with hundreds of pages of articles about choosing a college, getting into the college you want, how to pay for it and more! This site also includes a college search and a large message board with topics for both students and parents.

 

www.collegeatlas.orgThis site helps students and parents make informed decisions about which college to attend and which degree program to pursue. Provides “relevant, reliable and up-to-date information about colleges and higher education opportunities”.

 

http://collegeuniversity.suite101.com/article.cfm/high_school_versus_college “High School versus College Life”

 

“A Big Payoff: Educational Attainment & Systematic Estimates of Work-Life Earnings”

 

“Lifetime Earnings Soar with Education”

 

http://colleges.suite101.com/article.cfm/college_back_to_school_success_tips “College Back to School Success Tips”

 

“Seven Excuses Not to Go to College…And Why They’re Lame”

 

 

“College Survival Tips”

 

“Ready for College and Ready for Work: Same or Different?”

 

http://www.betterhighschools.org/docs/NHSC_TransitionsOutFactSheet.pdf “Transitioning out of High School: A Quick Stats Fact Sheet” from National High School Center

 

http://www.rampuptoreadiness.org/conduct/curriculum/cornell-note-taking Cornell note-taking | Ramp-Up to Readiness Personal readiness evaluationfor postsecondary

 

http://www.makingitcount.com/students/start/default.asp For students

 

http://www.makingitcount.com/educators/start/default.asp For educators

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.military.com/ASVAB Explanation of the test, sample questions, careers

 

http://www.asvabprogram.com/ Same as above info as above, as well as a great “Educators/Counselors” page

 

http://www.asvab.us/ Test taking strategies, study guide, and flashcards

 

 

 

http://www.2learn.org/learningstyles.html 15 questions

 

http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire 16 questions

 

http://homeworktips.about.com/od/homeworkhelp/a/lstyleqz.htm 9 questions

 

http://people.usd.edu/~bwjames/tut/learning-style/stylest.html 16 Questions

 

http://www.metamath.com/multiple/multiple_choice_questions.html 32 Questions

 

 

 

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~studskl/ Strategies for success

 

http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/general/ A ton of learning strategies for areas ranging from Attention and Learning to Writing and Proofreading (and many more in between)

 

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/checklis.html Study Skills Checklist to determine the area(s) in need.

 

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdyhlp.html another wonderful resource dealing with study skills

 

 

 

https://surveys.casey.org/Collector/Survey.ashx?Name=ACLSA_Y3 Casey Life Skills provides instant feedback from life skills assessments.Here you will find free and easy to use tools to help young people prepare for adulthood.

 

http://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/ms/forms/10_267.pdf outstanding Independent Living Skills Assessment tool

http://www.mtstcil.org/skills/index.htmlIndependent living skills activities and lesson plans

http://healthytransitionsny.org/ A training tool to help support youngsters as they move from pediatric to adult care. Skills are transferable to many aspects of adult living.

 

http://www.fosterclub.com/files/transition_toolkit.pdf A plan designed to help you take inventory of your current assets, identify your resources, and map out a plan for life after foster care.