Wonderful Websites: TWO College Websites

Education.Com is my crush website of the week folks, and it has TWO amazing sections on colleges that any of you heading off to work in high schools MUST check out. First, their "College Hub" (http://www.education.com/special-edition/college-and-beyond/) is extremely extensive and includes everything a gal (or guy) could want-- choosing a college, college alternatives, planning for financial aid, paying for college, transitioning to college, the list goes on! They also have a nice little section on job preparation, summer jobs, resumes, career development, and more, which of course made made my heart go a-flutter with joy. After you're done perusing through there, head on over (with your students) to the "Find a College" page (http://www.education.com/colleges/) where they can search colleges by location, admissions criteria, interest, etc, as well as community colleges and career trainings. Overall great site and easy-to-use.

Study Skills Resource

Need a great resource for a study skills group? Or just working one-on-one with a student who just can't seem to get the hang of that math problem? Education.com has a great "Study Skills and Practice Problems" webpage that might be able to help you out. Head on over!

And we're back!

Get ready folks! The new school year is upon us and for those of us in our second year at GW we all know what that means: Internship is here. Late nights at the CCSC. Bonding over crazy chores we're required to do. Learning about ourselves as we wile away at our internship sites. And meanwhile trying to fit in oh two, three, maybe four classes while we're at it. Sounds fun, doesn't it?

Here's what I promise: I will try to keep up this blog throughout the year.
Here's what I ask of you: Please don't be too sad if my posts are more sporadic.

Unfortunately, I am going to have to take a break from my work at the American School Counselor Association this year due to my time commitments at internship, but I hope to keep up on this blog the high quality and interesting breadth of information that I have been able to provide thus far.

And we're off!

Gone fishin'!

I'll be unable to make posts for the next couple of days as I'll be away on vacation, but don't worry, your blog will be back and up and running soon!

More assessments!

I posted a couple days ago about some great assessments to use in career planning. Well, here are some more specifically to be used with students.

Assessments, Exploration Resources, Workforce Preparation: http://www.hartdistrict.org/careervisions/Student/Assessments.html
My Student Edge. Com: http://www.studentedge.com/mystudentedge/prompt.aspx
Holland Party Game: http://www.bacareerguide.org/home/images/stories/Holland_Party_GameFINAL1.pdf
O*Net Computerized Interest Profiler: http://www.onetcenter.org/CIP.html

Wonderful Websites: Education Planner & Campus Compare

Yeah Yeah Yeah-- there are plenty of great college planning websites out there: The College Board, Petersons, Princeton Review, etc etc etc.... Well, here are two more!

Check out:

1. Education Planner: http://www.educationplanner.org/education_planner/default.asp?sponsor=2859
Education Planner is a free website that allows students to think about college, choose a college, and then learn about paying for college. Students can build their resumes, compare colleges, learn how NOT to choose a college, and more!

2. Campus Compare: http://www.campuscompare.com/
Campus Compare is this awesome site that allows students to explore colleges based on size, area of the country, majors offered, their career goals, extracurricular offerings, etc etc etc. They can compare colleges, learn about their chances of getting in, and calculate their financial aid. It's a great website!

Classroom Management Resources

As school counselors we're often sometimes not prepared for dealing with the utter chaos that can arise when dealing with a classroom full of 5, 13, or 18 year olds. One-on-one? We're golden. One on thirty? Not so much. So here are some suggestions for those of us who might be a little apprehensive about the classroom management side of our internships:

1. If you're a GW student, take the one credit course being offered in the spring if you can.
2. As I mentioned before- sign up for the ASCA SCENE Groupsite and share your woes with experienced school counselors! They are ripe with advice and willing to help you out!
3. Check out these awesome resources: