Online Educator Resources
Assessments
Free Assessment Resources
California
CareerZone
California CareerZone offers free web-based career information and
provides self-assessment tools, occupational descriptions including
skills and required training, labor market information, and
occupational videos.
ASVAB
Career Exploration Program
The ASVAB was developed by the U.S. Department of Defense. The ASVAB
Career Exploration Program was developed with input from a panel of
career development experts and designed to encourage students to
increase their level of self-knowledge and to understand how that
information could be linked to civilian and military occupational
characteristics.
Encouragement Services, Inc.
The Career and Postsecondary Encouragement Network® Universal
Encouragement Program (UEP) is an online guidance assessment,
reporting, and communications system designed to help counselors and
other education support professionals document and respond to students'
career and education needs, interests, and experiences. ESI offers the
UEP at no cost to schools and education support programs.
Assessment Resources available for Purchase
Consulting
Psychologists Press, Inc.
SII (Strong Interest Inventory) measures an individuals interests in a broad range of occupations, work activities, leisure activities, and school subjects. The SII is an essential resource for:
- people considering a career change
- employees seeking more satisfying work with an organization
- students exploring major and career options
- organizations looking to retain star performers and key staff
- midlife and older adult planning retirement
Value Scale measures 21 values designed to help an individual understand values in relation to life roles and evaluate importance of the work role with other life roles.
Career Beliefs Inventory is an inventory used to help people identify career beliefs that may inhibit their ability to make career decisions that are in their best interests. The results are computed for 25 scales under the following five headings: My Current Career Situation, What seems Necessary for My Happiness, Factors that Influence my Decisions, Changes I am Willing to Make, and Effort I am Willing to Initiate.
Career/LifeSkills
Resources Inc.
Provides resources for counselors, teachers, and human resource
professionals regarding a wide range of assessments and tools to help
individuals find a career that interests them.
Pearson PsychCorp
Is the exclusive distributor of the Harrington-O’Shea Career
Decision-Making® System-Revised (CDM®-R)
and the CDM® Internet.
The CDM-R system provides a self-scored assessment that helps students
and other career planners identify their occupational interests,
values, and abilities - and match these dimensions to career options.
The CDM-R inventory on the Internet gives students, adults, schools and
other organizations added flexibility and power in using the assessment.
Guides/Resources for the Counselor
SchoolGuides.org
This site (maintained by the California Counselor Leadership Network)
provides continuous updates on important information and resources for
students, parents, counselors, teachers, and student support staff.
Weblinks, media, college and career articles, lesson plans, learning
activities, time management tips for teens, and information for
students with special needs are among the many areas covered.
California
Healthy & Ready to Work
Provides The Healthy and Ready to Work GUIDE, an assessment
tool/transitional guide for adolescents with special needs and
disabilities.
School
To Employment Pathways System (STEPS).
Users can explore California higher education programs and the
occupations they can prepare students to enter. Information includes:
which degrees are necessary to pursue specific careers; what jobs a
particular degree prepares students for obtaining; which jobs require a
license; which college or university is offering the degree in specific
career areas; and more.
The
California Labor Market Overview
Provided by the Employment Development Department. You can explore
careers and trends happening in the state.
The
Riley Guide
Offers information and links to assist you in the online job search.
Job
Postings Magazine
Provides information on job sources, job market updates, salaries,
sample resumes, interview questions and strategies, internship advice.
American
Association for Employment in Education
A professional international organization that provides information for
professionals at colleges, universities, and school districts in areas
of research, publications, and networking.
School
Wise Press
A website that offers information for counselors and parents regarding
California schools.
Teachers
@ Work
A nationwide online database matching the professional staffing needs
of schools with teacher applicants. The website provides free access to
job lists and resume posting.
Learning
Connection
A website that provides various links for educators, parents, and
students, and includes links for various assessments that can be taken
online.
School Spring
An online job listing for educators.
Project
Pipeline
A teacher recruiting and credentialling program.
Social
Work Jobs
Social Work Jobs listed at all professional levels, in various
settings, and locations around the world. The website also includes
articles and resources relating to careers in the social work
profession.
California CCTE Model Curriculum Standards Foundation
CA
Career Technical Education Standards and Framework
Framework includes sample classes and occupations for 58 Pathways in 15
Industry Sectors.
National Career
Development Guidelines
America’s Career Resource Network
P21 Framework Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Secretaries Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS)
Equipped for the Future (EFF) Work Readiness Credential
California
Community Colleges Taxonomy of Programs (TOP)
Approved and projected California community college programs.
AB 1802 Clearinghouse
The AB 1802 Clearinhouse has been established as an open source
community for student support professionals and administrators who are
engaged in the implementation of AB 1802.
The
Support Personnel Accountability Report Card (SPARC)
SPARC is a continuous imporvement tool that gives a school site an
opportunity to demonstrate effective communication and a commitment to
getting results.
Resources Counselors can use with Students
Inspired2Work
Students interview individuals in different careers providing
information on the steps taken to obtain their career goals.
America's
Career Infonet
America's Career InfoNet is a web portal to many other career
information sites.
Job
Shadow
Job Shadow is a website that offers tools and information about having
a successful job shadowing experience.
California
Colleges
CaliforniaColleges.edu is a source of information for college and
career planning in California.
