Helpful Links
CareerOneStop
www.careeronestop.orgCareerOneStop is an integrated suite of national web sites that help businesses, job seekers, students, and workforce professionals. CareerOneStop is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
College Savings Plans Network
www.collegesavings.orgAll states have created innovative programs to help people pay for the rising costs of higher education. This site has links to your state's college savings program.
Family Watchdog
www.familywatchdog.usFamily Watchdog locates registered sex offenders. Enter an address and a map will be displayed showing where local sex offenders reside.
FastWeb
fastweb.monster.comThis site lets students create a personalized profile that can be matched against expansive databases of colleges and scholarships. As one of the most popular free online scholarship matching services, their database has over 600,000 scholarships.
FinAid
www.finaid.comFinAid is an award-winning site that has grown into one of the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the Web. Access to FinAid is free.
Free Online Assessments
www.quintcareers.com You can provide your students with resources for lots of free Online assessments.Graduate School Considerations for Students
www.quintcareers.comHelp your students consider the pros and cons of graduate school.
JobStar Central
www.jobstar.orgThis is a great resource covering resume guidance, salary information, and the hidden job market.
JobWeb
www.jobweb.orgThis site sponsored by the National Association of Colleges and Employers offers excellent employment information and tools.
Life Balance and How to Attain It
www.quintcareers.comThis "Quintessential Careers" article has practical ideas for helping you assess where you are in the "balancing act" of life as you look for ways to express your values in your work and in your home.
Love is Not Abuse
www.loveisnotabuse.comLiz Claiborne Inc. has developed free curriculum addressing the issue of teen dating violence prevention. The program is called Love Is Not Abuse. Materials are available at no cost to teachers, school counselors, domestic violence educators, and others who work with teens.
Mapping Your Future
www.mapping-your-future.orgThe Mapping-Your-Future Web site has links to help students and parents explore post high school education options.
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
www.teenpregnancy.orgThis teen-friendly Website is a great resource for teen pregnancy facts and statistics. You can test your knowledge, read what other teens have to say, and even participate in their weekly teen survey.
The National Dropout Prevention Center/Network
www.dropoutprevention.orgProcrastination in making critical decisions regarding post-secondary training and education has limited many students' choices as they approach life in the "real world." Failure to plan ahead may derail a person's ability to reach their career potential.
National Runaway Switchboard
www.1800runaway.orgCall 1-800-RUNAWAY if you are a teenager who is thinking of running from home, if you have a friend who has run and is looking for help, or if you are a runaway ready to go home through our Home Free program.
O*NET, the Occupational Information Network
online.onetcenter.orgA comprehensive database that defines and describes occupations in terms of worker attributes and job characteristics. Developed for the U.S. Department of Labor as the replacement for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
www.bls.gov/ocoA nationally recognized source of career information published by the U.S. Department of Labor. The Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range.
Online Organizing
www.onlineorganizing.comGreat resource for getting ideas from the experts!
PREVLINE - Prevention Online
ncadi.samhsa.govThis is a national source for alcohol and drug abuse information.
The Princeton Review
www.princetonreview.comA Web community where you can research thousands of schools and apply online, learn about the SAT, ACT, PSAT and SAT II and how to improve your score, navigate the financial aid maze, and chat with other students, test experts and admissions officers.
Starting Point
www.collegeboard.comCollegeboard.com Action Plan for High School Seniors. Great time-lines and planning tools for high school students and their parents.
The Teacher Movie
www.teachermovie.comEducators are a special breed! There is a common, beautiful thread connecting us - love for children and love for learning. This month's link celebrates YOU and the choices you have made to make a difference in the lives of children. To see more of the work of the producers of The Teacher Movie, visit: www.healingtodayschildren.com
Volunteerism
www.adcouncil.org/newsDetail.aspx?id=75Learn more about ways you can encourage your students to "pay it forward!"
The 212° Movie
www.the212movie.comThe 212° Movie is a very motivational free resource you can use with your students to remind them of how important it is to do their very best.