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CAREER EDUCATION WEB RESOURCES AND LINKS
For Teachers only:
Career Resources for Teachers This is a comprehensive teaching unit for career education. The course is divided into 4
sections: Exploring, Choosing, Preparing, and Starting, with many lesson plan objectives and
activities in each section.
http://www.edna.edu.au/crft/resources.html
Career Explorer (for students and teachers) This is a comprehensive career program for middle school/high school which costs for participation. You may register as a guest to take a tour or browse the resources found there.
http://careerexplorer.com
Students or teachers may browse the following sites for career information:
General Career Information:
Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor and Statistics) OOH has extensive listings of careers and information about those careers for student research.
http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
Employment and Job Searching
http://199.173.91.20/jobs.html
Best Jobs in the USA Today
http://www.bestjobsusa.com
Job Smart Students may research current salaries at this site.
http://www.jobsmart.org
Prospects: Canada's Guide to Career Planning This magazine has a Teen Watch section related to getting a job and handling money.
http://www.globalx.net/ocd/prospects96/index.html
Career Magazine (adult level)
http://www.careermag.com
Career Net (adult level)
http://www.careers.org/
About Work--Career Planning (adult level)
http://www.aboutwork.com/careerplanning/index.html
Career Mosaic (adult level)
http://www.careermosaic.com/cm/cm1.html
Adventures in Education--Texas Student Loan Assoc.(senior high/adult) This is a good connecting site to a wide range of career planning
http://www.tgslc.org/adventur/othreso.htm
ASVAB Program (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) Provides information about vocational education and career plans provided free by the armed
services.
http://www.sbac.edu/~ghs/occspec/asvab.htm#cep
Teen-Centered Career Magazines:
Straight Talk About School (teen level) This is teen-friendly with extensive information pathways. It is so far the best we found for
teen career education!
http://www.balancenet.org/
FutureScan Magazine (teen level) Another good one for teens.
http://www.futurescan.com/
Teen Guide to Making Money (teen level) Information about budgets etc., hypercard style.
http://www.fileshop.com/personal/gbyron/main.html
Career Center for Teens (teen level) This goes along with Career Resources for Teachers (Kids & Jobs) curricula. Lots of
information articles.
http://www.pbs.org/jobs/teenindex.html
College-Centered Sites:
College Edge (teen level--college)
http://www.CollegeEdge.com
The College Prep Page (teen level--college) Good resources for college and alternative information.
http://www.tpoint.net/~jewels/college.html
Fishnet--The College Guide (teen level--college)
http://www.jayi.com/ACG
U.S. News .edu--Find your College (senior/teen level--college) Well-organized advice for choosing a college.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/cocguide.htm
Internet College Exchange (senior/teen level--college)
http://www.usmall.com/college/
College and University Home Pages--Geographical Listing--US and International Colleges Here you can link to the web sites of colleges and universities listed alphabetically.
http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/geog.html
CareerInfoNet
http://www.careernet.org
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Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com/
For teachers:
General Links/Hotlists:
TeachNet
http://teachnet.com
Education World
http://www.education-world.com
Provides links to many of the sites I listed here for science.
Example: search lessons on LCD crystals
Web Sites for Middle School Teachers
http://westnet.com/~rickd/Teachers.html
Educational Hotlists
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/hotlists.html
Access Excellence
http://www.gene.com/ae
Classroom Connect
http://www.classroom.net/
Education Resources
http://www.lhric.org/edusites.htm