Career Technical Education - Teaching Resources

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California Career Information

CTE Teaching Career - High School vs. Community College
  - Website that breaks down what it takes to teach at the High School Level vs. Teaching at the
    College Level in Industrial Technology.

CTE Job Resources & Sample Jobs
  - List of different job opportunities websites that cater towards teaching in the Automotive, Welding,
    and Woodworking Fields.  Also contains samples of jobs for both High School and College.

California Career Zone
  - California Career Zone is a new way to explore exciting jobs and occupations that California has to offer
    and to learn about what Career Paths interest you!

California Career Resource Network (CalCRN)
  - Career Resources for California Residents.

California Reality Check
  - Part of the CalCRN Network. California Reality Check helps you find out how much money you will need
    for the future.

California Training Programs
  - The Employment Development Department's Career Center includes information about training programs
     and providers across California.

Career Clues
  - This website contains activities designed to help students gather and interpret important information
     about themselves and what they want from their lives.

Job Outlook for California Community College Occupational Education Programs
  - Statewide and local area occupational projections for California Community College Programs.

California College Information

ASSIST - Articulation System Stimulating Inter-institutional Student Transfer
  -  ASSIST is an online student-transfer information system that shows how course credits earned at one public California college or university can be applied when transferred to another. ASSIST is the official repository of articulation for California’s public colleges and universities and provides the most accurate and up-to-date information about student transfer in California.

California College Planning
  - Information about more than 200 colleges (public & Private) in California.

California 4 Year Colleges
  - Provides students with a listing of all Universities, California State Universities, and Private Colleges in California.

CDE Acronyms Page
  - Contains Common Acronyms used by the California Department of Education

College Navigator - U.S. Department of of Education
  - Provides information about nearly 7,000 postsecondary institutions in the United States

Missing Major
  - An interactive, video based website that allows students to create a Personal Profile sheet, which will then lead them to their next steps at the community college's career center or counselor's office!

Who Do U Want 2B?
  - Information on California high school and community college courses, career options, and financial assistance.

College Atlas
  -  A website dedicated to helping aspiring students and education oriented professionals make better, more informed choices by providing them with relevant, reliable and up-to-date information about colleges and higher education opportunities.

Career Technical Education Information:

California Career Technical Education State Plan
  - This website features key dates and information, as well as a downloadable draft of the new CTE State Plan.

California Partnership Academies - California Department of Education
  - The academy model is a three-year program, grades 10-12, structured as a school-within-a-school. Academies incorporate integrated academic and career technical education, business partnerships, mentoring, and internships.

California State University, Los Angeles Industry and Technology Program
  -  Cal State L.A.’s Department of Technology has a curriculum for any aspiring technologist. Whatever program of specialization you choose, Cal State L.A.’s Department of Technology will prepare you for the next step in your career development, whether it’s immediate employment upon graduation, teaching, entrance into an advanced degree program or employment in the public or private sector.

California State-wide Career Pathways
  - Provides information about the Career Pathways in California.

Coalition for Multiple Pathways
  - The Coalition for Multiple Pathways is a statewide alliance of education, industry, and community organizations dedicated to improving California’s high schools and preparing students for postsecondary education and career, both options and not just one or the other.

CTE Online
  - As part of California's world-class educational environment, educators specifically supporting Career and Technical Education programs throughout the state use the curriculum development tools and resources found within to document and share the exceptional, industry specific instruction taking place regularly in our public schools.

CTE / Sector Information
  - Website includes all 15 Industry Sectors along with their definitions for Career Technical Education.

CTE Standards
  - California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards

Governor's CTE Initiative
  - California Governor's Career Technical Education Pathways & Workforce Development Program

ISTE: National Educational Technology Standards:
  -  This ongoing project of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) includes standards for students and teachers. Search lesson plans and units for useful resources.

School to Employment Pathways System (STEPS)
  - Website that contains College and Career Information from the California Postsecondary Education Commission.

Career Technical Education Teaching Resources:

California Association of Regional Occupational Programs (CAROCP)
  - Provides information and resources on Regional Occupational Programs in California.

CalPass
  - Cal-PASS is a vital resource to help educators improve student achievement by identifying and reducing barriers to successful student transition in all levels of education: from kindergarten through college.

CareersInWelding
  - Developed by the Weld-Ed Center and the American Welding Society.  This website contains information about People and Companies in the Welding Industry, Fun Facts, Industry News, Videos, News Articles, and Upcoming Events. 

California State University, Los Angeles Industry and Technology Program
  -  Cal State L.A.’s Department of Technology has a curriculum for any aspiring technologist. Whatever program of specialization you choose, Cal State L.A.’s Department of Technology will prepare you for the next step in your career development, whether it’s immediate employment upon graduation, teaching, entrance into an advanced degree program or employment in the public or private sector.