Central Texas Tech Prep Connection Friends

STAR Tech Prep Connection

Other Websites of Interest

Tech Prep and School to Work sites in Texas

National Tech Prep and School to Work sites

Counseling and Career and Labor Market sites

Lesson Plans

Sites for Parents

Other Sites of Interest

Tech Prep and School-to-Work Sites In Texas

	Texas Tech-Prep	Texas Tech Prep page of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Web Site. It provides information on governance and guidelines on Texas Consortia.

	Tech-Prep Texas: Statewide Leadership and Evaluation	This site contains information about implementation of Tech-Prep across the state and within each of the state's twenty-five regional consortia. This site contains the information on statewide articulation.

National Tech Prep and School to Work Related Sites

	Association for Career and Technology Education	The Association for Career and Technical Education is the largest national education association dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for careers. Its mission is to provide educational leadership in developing a competitive workforce.


	Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD) and the National Tech Prep Network	This site contains information on National Tech Prep Network , the Library of the Workplace, contextual learning, professional development, and research findings.


	The National Centers for Careers and Technology Education	Career and technical education programs are an integral part of public education and are designed to educate about, through, and for careers. The National Research and Dissemination Centers for Career and Technical Education, as primary sources of research-based information, will significantly affect the quality of knowledge and understanding necessary to advance career and technical education in the United States.

	Council on Occupational Education	The National Council for Occupational Education is a private, nonprofit, professional organization committed to promoting excellence and growth in occupational education at the post secondary level. NCOE, an affiliate council of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), provides a national forum for administrators and faculty in occupational, vocational, technical, and career education as well as representatives of business, labor, military, and government, to affect and direct the future role of two-year colleges in work-related education.

	U.S. Department of Labor Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS)	The Secretary of Labor appointed a commission to determine the skills our young people need to succeed in the world of work. The commission's fundamental purpose was to encourage a high-performance economy characterized by high-skill, high-wage employment. Although the commission completed its work in 1992, its findings and recommendations continue to be a valuable source of information for individuals and organizations involved in education and workforce development.

	US Department of Education National Programs	The Division of National Programs supports the design and delivery of high-performance education that is linked to the workplace. The Division’s activities include providing grants to special populations, conducting research, and providing technical assistance to the career/technical and adult education communities.

	Center on Education and Work	The Center’s work enables educators to engage youth and adults in learning and career development experiences that lead to meaningful and productive careers. Toward that end, the Center undertakes research, development, and capacity-building technical assistance activities to strengthen the connections among educational institutions, workplaces, communities, and families. Ultimately, the Center’s efforts are designed to enhance the quality of career-related learning in schools, colleges, and the workplace for all individuals.

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Counseling and Career and Labor Market Information


	Labor Market and Career Information	LMCI provides a wide array of career and occupational information software, hardcopy monographs and job hunting guides, labor market and continuing education outcomes data, in-service training, tabloids and other materials to assist students and jobseekers in developing a personalized, well-informed plan for their education and career choices
	American Counseling Association
	American School Counselor Association	The American School Counselor Association is the national organization that represents the profession of school counseling. ASCA focuses on providing professional development, enhancing school counseling programs, and researching effective school counseling practices. Our mission is to promote excellence in professional school counseling and the development of all students. This site contains many links to resources for school counselors.
	ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services	Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services: University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Education
	ECOS (Education and Career Opportunity System)	This commercial site is an online career and college planning tool for students and administrators. A guided tour is available online.
	CX Bridges	This commercial site is an online school-wide career development program. You can take a guided tour and sign up for a free trial. Click on American Version and then click on Guests, Free Trial & Guided Tour. The full service is available campus-wide with a site license fee.
	America's Career InfoNet	This site contains occupational information that will assist individuals in employment searches and increase overall understanding of the job market.
	America's Job Bank	The America's Job Bank computerized network links state Employment Service offices to provide job seekers with the largest pool of active job opportunities available anywhere. For employers it provides rapid, national exposure for job openings. In addition to the Internet, the job openings found in America's Job Bank are available on computer systems in public libraries, colleges and universities, high schools, shopping malls, transition offices on military bases worldwide, and other places of public access.
	Career Pathways	A fun career exploration site developed by the University of Idaho.
	Occupational Outlook Handbook	The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, 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 of occupations.
	Net Temps	A commercial job placement site, Net Temps is an Internet recruiting center for the Staffing industry. Net-Temps brings together the world's leading staffing firms with the best candidates for contract assignments and direct placement.
	Career Advisor	If there is a career resource in your profession you'll find it here. They have listed resources for hundreds of specific occupations covering 85% of all jobs!
	Getting Ready for College Early	An online handbook for parents of students in the middle and junior high school years.
	Think College	A Department of Education site
	Preparing Your Child for College	A Department of Education Resource Book for Parents 1996-97 Edition

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Sites Featuring Lesson Plans


	Institute for Workforce Education,
	Human Options
	The New York Times Learning Network
	Teachers Net
	E-Tutor, commercial site

Other Sites of Interest


	National Alliance of Business	The National Alliance of Business is a national business organization focused on increasing student achievement and improving the competitiveness of the workforce. Our 5,000 members include Fortune 500 companies, their CEO's and senior executives, educators, and business-led coalitions.
	Bellnet Technology Network	This site is a wonderful source of everything from curriculum designs, research information and class activities to course offerings for the Bellnet Distance Learning System.
	League for Innovation	The League for Innovation in the Community College is a non-profit educational consortium of leading community colleges organized to stimulate innovation and experimentation in all areas of community college development. Founded in 1968 the League serves as a catalyst, project incubator, and experimental laboratory for community colleges throughout the United States and Canada.
	International Center for Leadership in Education	In response to a nationwide need to educate students more effectively, the International Center for Leadership in Education was established in 1991. Under the leadership of Dr. Willard R. Daggett Ed.D.,the International Center serves as a catalyst for change for schools, districts and states seeking to improve their education systems.
	ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges	As part of their efforts to disseminate information on education, this site will provide you with information on services and the ERIC system in general, links to organizations working with community colleges, and free publications in the Virtual Library.
	Academic Innovations	The developer and distributor of the acclaimed Career Choices curriculum. (commercial site)
	Agency for Instructional Technology	AIT is a nonprofit education organization established in 1962 to develop, acquire, and distribute quality technology-based resources and to provide leadership to the educational technology policy community.
	The Institute for Women in Trades, Technology, and Science	IWITTS provides training, e-strategies, publications and technical assistance to the education system and employers to integrate women into technology and law enforcement careers.
	Activity Based Supplies	Commercial site for hands on science and technology products for young people.

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