Career/College Exploration
As mentioned on the home page, College & Career is one of the three American School Counselor Association (ASCA)'s domains. Check out some resources for you and your student(s) below!
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· Check out this free webinar about how parents and caregivers can support their children’s early career development!
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· Does your student love art and/or poetry? Consider encouraging them to enter the National Career Development Association’s 56th annual poetry & art contest! Find out more HERE.
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Explore the website Career Girls with your students! Showcasing a diverse example of female role models in various careers through informational videos (even a career quiz!) helps provide counternarratives to messages our students may be getting about what careers girls, especially our girls of color, can peruse. Great learning for students of any gender!
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· Curious as to why this is important information to cover with our elementary students? Here’s an article all about it!
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· Some great ideas for how you can talk with your child(ren) about work and careers can be found in this article: 5 Ways to Talk to Young Children about Work and Careers.
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Try out this quick, 5 minute assessment to see what kinds of careers may be a good fit for what you like (and don't like) to do!