Sources of information related to the Role of the Counselor,
with special emphasis on Career Development and
School Counselor Standards
Professional Organizations: Websites with Links to Resources
American School Counselor Association: www.schoolcounselor.org
CA Association of School Counselors: www.schoolcounselor-ca.org
CA School Counselor Association: http://www.calif-schoolcounselor.org/
American Counselor Assocation: www.counseling.org/
Assocation for Career & Technical Education: www.acteonline.org
National Employer Leadership Council: www.nelc.org
Statewide Resources: Websites with Links for Career Development Resources
California Department of Education Student Support Services & Programs: www.cde.ca.gov
CA Association of Regional Occupaiton Centers & Programs: www.carocp.org
CA Workforce Investment Act Youth Development: www.calwia.gov
CA Postsecondary Education Commission: http://www.cpec.ca.gov/FiscalData/Steps.asp
College & University: Tools that address all aspects of Planning Careers & College
University of California/UC Gateways: www.ucgateways.org
University of California: http://uhs.berkeley.edu/Students/CareerLibrary/links/assess.shtml
California State University: www.csumentor.edu
Community Colleges: www.ccco.edu
CollegeNET: www.collegenet.com
California Colleges: http://www.californiacolleges.edu/
Shasta College EWD CTE Info: http://www.shastacollege.edu/cms.aspx?id=4963
Study Skills Guides / How to Study
http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/howtostudy.html
Internet Resources: Standards
CA State Academic Standards: www.cde.ca.gov/be/st
CA State Career-Technical Standards (challenge stds): www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/sf
Technology Standards: http://iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS
Student Performance & Educational Data Resources
Accountability Progress Reporting APR / District CAHSEE Data: http://www.cde.ca.gov/index.asp
Postsecondary Education Commission (college going rates): http://www.cpec.ca.gov/FiscalData/Steps.asp
Special Populations Resources
Youth with Disabilities: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/selinks.asp
Job Accommodations Network: www.jan.org
WorkAbility I Programs: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/wrkabltyI.asp
Virtual Career Information
Match Majors to Careers: http://6steps.monster.com/step1/careerconverter/
What Can I Do With a Major In??: http://www.k-state.edu/acic/majorin/
Career Development Resources
Explore Careers, Plan Your Education, Find a Job: http://www.iseek.org/
Ten Myths About Choosing A Career: http://careerplanning.about.com/od/careerchoicechan/a/myths_choice.htm
Information & Tools for Counselors: http://www.iseek.org/guide/counselors/index.html
Mapping Your Future: http://mappingyourfuture.org/
Career Info Net: www.acinet.org/
California Careers: http://www.californiacareers.info/
CA Career Planning Guide: http://www.californiacareers.info/ccpg
CA Careers Reality Check: http://www.californiacareers.info/realitycheck
National Career Development Guidelines: http://cte.ed.gov/acrn/ncdg.htm
Job Shadowing: www.jobshadow.org
Service Learning: www.servicelearning.org
Vocational Information Center: http://www.khake.com/page6.html
Catholic Healthcare West Career Site: www.mydecisionmycareer.org
MonsterTRAK Sponsored: www.missingmajor.com
CA Community College: http://www.whodouwant2b.com/
CA EDD Tools for Career Exploration: http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/occmisc/tools.pdf
Parent Resource
All Means All: http://ici.umn.edu/all/
Curriculum Integration / Contextual Learning
Developing Learning Outcomes: http://www.web.virginia.edu/iaas/assessment/outcomes.htm
SCANS Skills Integration: http://www.calbusinessed.org/besac/scans.html
The Center for Occupational Research & Development (CORD): http://www.cord.org/
Publications, Documents about Applied Learning: http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/index.htm
General Curriculum Resoruces: www.ed.gov
Share Curriculum with Teachers: www.teachersnetwork.org
Center on Education & Work: www.cew.wisc.edu
The Real Game: http://www.realgame.com/usa.html
Computer Information Systems
Business Education: http://www.cln.org/subjects/bused_cur.html
CA Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA): http://www.cafbla.org/
Agriculture - Future Farmers of America (FFA): http://www.ffa.org/index.cfm?method=c_about.stats
Family & Life Science / Home Economics -- Future Homemakers of America (FHA)
Health
Industrial Technology