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EdGate's Career and Technical Education Center - C*TEC
A comprehensive selection of resources for career and technical educators, the "C*TEC" EdGate Content Channel features Careers4Kids (career exploration), Educator Central (resources for the CT professional) and FutureFocus (Career Clusters, Applied Academics, TechPrep)....and more!!
ACTE Online
Your directory to companies that serve the Career & Technical Education market. Career Tech update, education news, legislation updates and more!
The Career Key (8-12)
The Career Key Web site offers career information and tests. Much of the data is compiled from the premiere source of occupational information: the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Career Quest
USA Today's Virtual Career Quest lets you explore the world of work now and in the future, utilizing stories from USA TODAY. Virtual Career Quest features online experts and interactive activities that can help a student decide which career to pursue.
Career Zone
CareerZone is a career exploration system for middle and high school students which provides information for 974 occupations from the new O*NET Database, the electronic replacement for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
Center on Education and Work
The Center on Education and Work seeks to enhance the quality of career-related learning for all individuals in schools, colleges, and the workplace.
Center for Occupational Research and Development
CORD is a national nonprofit organization providing innovative changes in education to prepare students for greater success in careers and higher education. CORD assists educators in secondary schools and colleges through new curricula, teaching strategies, professional development, and partnerships with community leaders, families, and employers.
ERIC Clearing House for Adult, Career and Vocational Education
Comprehensive research which is searchable. This is the largest educational research warehouse available online.
GEM: Gateway to Educational Materials: Career and Technical
There are several links to career and technical lesson plans under Educational Technology and Vocational Education.
High Schools that Work
High Schools That Work (HSTW) is a large-scale effort to engage state, district and school leaders and teachers in partnerships with students, parents and the community to improve the way all high school students are prepared for work and further education. HSTW provides a framework of goals, key practices and key conditions for accelerating learning and setting higher standards.
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.
K-12 Vocational Sites
This site of resources is from the National Center for Research in Vocational Education. The site is content is from 2000, but there are still plenty of good links and starting points for teachers.
What is Tech Prep?
Crossroads Educational Consortium provides a good basic description of what a "TechPrep" program is.
National Association for Tech Prep Leadership
This site contains many links for Tech Prep, as well as documents for evaluating Tech Prep programs.
State Tech Prep Coordinators
This U.S. Department of Education site lists the contact information for State Tech Prep Coordinators.
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