School-to-Career
Elementary
* Career Town (interactive) http://www.vaview.vt.edu/activities/town/index.htm
* Index site for many career Web sites http://www.kids.gov/k_careers.htm
* http://www.kids.gov/k_5/k_5_careers.shtml
Activity Center (worksheets) http://www.vaview.vt.edu/educators/k-5/resources/print/
* What Do You Like? www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm (grades 4-8)
Middle
* Assessment, search and easy-to-read descriptions http://www.vaview.vt.edu/students/6-8/
* Videos http://www.acinet.org/acinet/videos.asp?id=27,&nodeid=27
* Comprehensive career exploration, assessment, planning and college planning: http://mappingyourfuture.org/
* Interviews with people with great careers http://www.imagiverse.org/interviews/
* http://www.kids.gov/6_8/6_8_careers.shtml
* What Do You Like? www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm (grades 4-8)
STEM Career Planning
(useful for students considering applying to Stafford Academy for Technology)
http://www.discoverengineering.org/
www.engineeryourlife.org
http://www.tryengineering.org/explore.php
http://computingcareers.acm.org/
http://tcc.comptia.org/job_roles.aspx
http://www.dotdiva.org/
Career Assessments
* Who R U? http://www.vaview.org/68/check-it/who-r-u/
* Assessments and exploration of career options: http://mappingyourfuture.org/PlanYourCareer/
*Interest Profiler http://www.onetcenter.org/CIP.html
*Work Importance Profiler http://www.onetcenter.org/WIP.html
*Ability Profiler http://www.onetcenter.org/AP.html
Especially for Young Women
Exciting ideas for girls in computing www.dotdiva.org
Exciting ideas for girls in engineering www.engineeryourlife.org
Science, Technology, Education and Mathematics (STEM) Career Role Models http://www.pcc.edu/pcc/pro/women/default.htm
More Science, Technology, Education and Mathematics (STEM) Career Role Models http://www.womentechworld.org/bios.htm
* Variety of careers http://www.womenswork.org/girls/careers.html (grades 6-12)
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Health Careers
* Career search and information http://library.thinkquest.org/15569/
*Career information www.nchealthcareers.com
National Institutes of Health career discovery site http://science.education.nih.gov/lifeworks
Technology and Careers
* Different job roles in Information Technology http://tcc.comptia.org/job_roles.aspx
* http://www.bls.gov/k12/computers.htm
High School
*Search and easy-to-read career descriptions http://www.vaview.vt.edu/careers/
* Comprehensive career exploration, assessment, planning and college planning: http://mappingyourfuture.org/
* Search, information and on-line portfolio www.virginiamentor.org
U.S. government occupational site http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
* Videos http://www.acinet.org/acinet/videos.asp?id=27,&nodeid=27
Workforce and Labor Market
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
Post-Secondary Education
A middle school parent's college prep guide http://www.greatschools.org/college-prep/planning/594-middle-school-parents-college-prep-guide.gs
Opportunities - Preparing for Higher Education Guide and Workbook (free-to-order or download booklet) http://www.ecmc.org/details/opportunities.html
College credit for high school (Dual Enrollment) http://www.germanna.edu/de/?menuchoice=DE%20Home
Virginia Education Wizard, linking career goals to educational programs and majors www.vawizard.org
* Careers, majors linked to Virginia colleges www.virginiamentor.org
*http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/
PSAT (preliminary college admission testing) http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about.html
ACT (college admission testing) www.act.org
SAT (college admission testing) www.collegeboard.org
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Especially for Parents
*8 ways for elementary students to learn about careers (K - 8) http://familyeducation.com/article/0%2C1120%2C21-13513-1%2C00.html?ecu033016
*Connecting academic achievement to career success (middle school) http://www.greatschools.org/parenting/teaching-values/585-connect-school-to-work.gs
*Helping your child become motivated, based on research from Dr. Carol Dweck, a noted psychologist (K - college) http://mindsetonline.com/whatisit/about/index.html
Career Coaching for Parents (booklet) (9 -12) click here to download
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