New Career Tool being utilized in RRISD!
Princeton Review's Future Finder is a tool that allows students to explore
careers, majors and post-secondary options. Students are able to save
searches to their online locker. This research andf communication tool will
be used in both middle school and high school and students may access it from
any computer to stay connected with their future goals and plans. Once this
system is up and running, a link will be provided along with log-in
information.
Once students have gone thru an initial training session with
their grade level counselor, they will be able to access this
site with their firstnamelastname for user name and student id
for password. This is a wonderful tool for career and college
exploration in middle school and communication with their high
school counselor and college search organization in high school.
Princeton Review Future Finder
Until we are able to get student password log-in information from
Princeton Review, we are utilizing this free service available to
the public for student college exploration. If you would like
your child to create a profile,/log-in to save their search
information, please do this with them at home.
Free no log in College Majors Search
Take this inventory to see which cluster you might be interested
in. Once you have found your cluster ask your grade level
counselor for more information.
Career Cluster exploration
Career planning tool developed by the Texas Workforce Commission
that will be utilized with 6th graders this year to explore their
work values and leisure activity interests. Don't forget to watch
the career videos after completing the assessment. Already know
what you want to do? Go directly to your career cluster and see
what other jobs might interest you.
OSCAR
Reality check is an interactive online tool being used with grade
7 this
spring. Students will learn about typical real world expenses and
be able to
see which careers will stack up with their lifestyle expectations.
http://www.cdr.state.tx.us/realitycheck
www.CollegeWeekLive.com is the world�s largest college fair �
online or
offline. The online-only free college fair � held multiple
times each year -
- brings high schools students, parents, guidance counselors,
admissions
experts and colleges together� transcending time, cost and
distance.
CollegeWeekLive provides live access to college admissions
officers from
hundreds of colleges, from Texas Tech to Stanford to Dartmouth to
University
of Miami. 28,000 high school juniors and seniors attended the
most recent
event in November 2008.
CollegeWeekLive also offers the opportunity to view live
presentations on
topics ranging from standardized test preparation, to application
essay
writing, to how to pay for college, all from the ease of a
computer.
Attendees can even get their questions, which they text in,
answered in real-
time by expert speakers from organizations such as the U.S.
Department of
Education, CollegeBoard, US News & World Report, Kaplan,
Princeton Review,
AAA, United Negro College Fund and ACT.
CollegeWeekLive is FREE for students, parents and guidance
counselors. The
next CollegeWeekLive event takes place March 25th & 26th, 2009,
from
10amEST � 10pmEST. Visit www.collegeweeklive.com to register and
log in to
the event.
http://www.CollegeWeekLive.com
Princeton Review sponsors a short Career Quiz that students may
take to
assess how their interests match up to potential careers.
http://www.princetonreview.com/careers-after-college.aspx
COIN is an online resource for students, parents, and teachers.
All parents
need for access is their child's 6 digit school id number and the
site id-
TX15810. This account will follow them from 8th grade thru HS
graduation,
even allowing students to explore careers after earning their
diploma.
http://community.coin3.com
National College Fair will be on Tuesday, April 13 at the Austin Convention
Center. Online student registration is available at www.gotomyncf.com.