PEPNet- http://www.pepnet.org/
Postsecondary Education Programs Network is funded by the US Department of Education and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The goal is to assist students who are deaf and hard of hearing in having successful postsecondary experiences. Lots of information and FREE resources are available.
Postsecondary Education Consortium (PEC) - Florida Statewide Outreach and Technical Assistance Center (SOTAC): - A statewide network of people interested in issues relating to Transition from High School to Post-High School for individuals who are deaf/hard of hearing has been established. They have a great website at http://www.pecfla.org.
One section features the life stories of adults working in Florida who are deaf/hard of hearing. Another section advertises post-secondary education programs, resource information, materials, etc. This is a great site for career education information for students and their parents as they seek post-high school opportunities.
College Resources - http://www.floridasmart.com/education/college_resources.htm
Vocational Education Community Online - http://www.veco.ash.org.au/about/
This is based in Australia. They have a neat program set up, very cool site!
Department of Labor's Jobs and Benefits http://www.floridajobs.org - All jobs openings in florida listed with the Department of Labor's Jobs and Benefits office.
Federal Jobs http://www.usajobs.opm.gov - list federal jobs available nationwide and can be limited by state.
America's Job Bank http://www.ajb.org/ - America's Job Bank lists information on job trends and information about various jobs to help in general Career Education research. It also lists job openings which have been advertised with them.
Assoc. for Persons in Supportive Employment - http://www.apse.org
President's Commission on Employment for People with Disabilities - http://www.pcepd.gov
National clearinghouse of WEB sites for services and products for people with disabilities. - http://www.blvd.com
Check out http://www.iwitts.com to see a photo gallery of non-traditional jobs being done by women.
My Future is an easy to use career survey to help students with career decision making. - http://www.myfuture.com
America's Career Infonet - http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
Has information about various careers, educational requirements and salary information.
Career Exploration - http://www.wol.pace.edu/schools/nr/creagan/career.htm
This site has a listing of many other web sites related to career education.
Job information site. - http://www.jobstar.org/tools/career/spec-car.htm
Lists financial aid sources - http://www.finaid.org
Summer Jobs - http://www.summerjobs.com
Lists types of summer jobs to look for.
U.S. Dept. of Labor - http://www.dol.gov
U.S. Labor Market Information - http://stats.bls.gov
Jobtrak - http://www.jobtrak.com
Educational
Resources for Career Education
Curricular and Instructional Materials for Career Studies.
Careers
in the Arts Theme Page
Collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow
curricular topic and contain links to two types of information. Students
and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to
help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are links to instructional
materials (lesson plans), which will help teachers provide instruction in
this theme.
Careers in Health and Medicine Theme Page
Collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow
curricular topic and contain links to two types of information. Students
and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...)
to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are links to instructional
materials (lesson plans), which will help teachers provide instruction
in this theme.
Careers in Math Theme Page
Collections of useful Internet educational resources
within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information.
Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...)
to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are links to instructional
materials (lesson plans), which will help teachers provide instruction
in this theme.
Hunting Jobs Theme Page
Collections of useful Internet educational resources
within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of
information. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information,
content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there
are links to instructional materials (lesson plans), which will help
teachers provide instruction in this theme.
Researching Occupations Theme Page
Collections of useful Internet educational resources
within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of
information. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information,
content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there
are links to instructional materials (lesson plans), which will help
teachers provide instruction in this theme.
Writing Resumes and Cover Letters Theme Page
Collections of useful Internet educational resources
within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of
information. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information,
content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there
are links to instructional materials (lesson plans), which will help
teachers provide instruction in this theme.
PEPNet offers two online modules specific to deafness. They are WONDERFUL!!
Gates to Adventure is designed for students who are deaf and hard of hearing aged 14 through adult. The goal is to increase students' understanding of skills needed during the transition from secondary to postsecondary education.
Online Orientation
- http://216.17.14.150/cover.htm
Online Orientation to serving students who are deaf and hard of hearing. This
is an excellent online informational demonstration designed for those in the
post-secondary environment serving students with hearing loss!! The information
is valuable to teachers serving students who are the deaf and hard of hearing
at any level.
On the Job - http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/on_job/
This is an integrated unit focusing on career exploration and vocational education for the middle school aged student. It was developed for students having other exceptionalitites as well as being deaf or hard of hearing. There are many handouts available for you to download and modify to use in your own classroom.
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