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LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL: RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
WHAT'S NEW

• Inside the Numbers: What Current College Freshmen Intend to Study
  In response to a question regarding what they would select as their major field of study, the men and women who are freshmen at this very moment offered the following responses.
  
  
• The Nebraska School Counseling Career Development Guide
  The "Nebraska School Counseling Career Development Guide" discusses "skills for lifelong learning, earning, and living."
  
  
• Gresham Barlow School District Counseling Curriculum
  The Gresham-Barlow School District in Oregon has developed a variety of materials for a Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program.
  
  
• National Pacific Islander Educator Network
  This site is sponsored by a Pacific Islander organization to share resources to assist student academic achievement.
  
  
• Concurrent Courses Initiative
  This site was created to look at dual enrollment programs to enhance college and career pathways for low-income students.
  
  
• CareerSafe Online
  The goal of the site is to provide high school and college students with the fundamentals of school safety in the workplace, including OSHA certification.
  
  
• "From Worker Bee to Who You Want to Be" workshop with Dr. Janet Wall, including free downloadable Powerpoint and PDF activities
  Our audience response system evaluation indicated that 97% of workshop participants learned at least 3 new strategies, resources or information items that they could utilize when they got back to their school sites.
  
  
• Money Talks - A Financial Management Web Site for Teens
  This site in English and Spanish provides teens and teachers with videos, guides, resource links, and answers about "wise money decisions."
  
  
• America's Best Colleges Rankings at U.S. News and World Report
  U.S. News & World Report has devised a new way to rate colleges based on High School Counselor rankings.
  
  
• Career Convergence at NCDA Web Magazine
  The Career Convergence Web Magazine provides an abundance of articles, media, and book reviews regarding careers.
  
  
• Young People Who Rock
  Young People Who Rock is a weekly interview series focused on people under 30--from CEOs to entertainers to athletes to community and political leaders--who are doing remarkable things.
  
  
• Suggested Learning Activities to Accompany Getting Ready for Life after High School:  Plan to Graduate with a Plan to Succeed 2008-2009 Edition
  These forty-two (42) learning activities are designed to assist you in meeting the requirements of the Supplemental School Counseling Program under AB 1802 passed in June 2006. The activities are centered on academic planning, educational options, personal/social skills, career guidance activities, and career/technical education, including regional occupational centers and programs.
  
  
• Getting Ready for Life After High School - Greatest Hits on the Web
  Direct links to the Greatest Hits on the Web sections inside the Life After High School Guide are provided.
  
  
• Partnership for Learning
  This is a gateway site to numerous resources designed for high school parents, educators and students.
  
  
• Fairtest List of Admission Test Optional Institutions
  This is a lList of more than 700 institutions compiled by the National Center for Fair and Open Testing (aka Fairtest) that do not require ACT or SAT scores.