1. OFFICE OF CAREER GUIDANCE, EXPLORATION, AND PREPARATION Module 4: Program Resources

2. Program Resources Textbooks are for use as an instructional resource, not the primary instructional curriculum Assortment of self-awareness assessments and research programs provided at no cost such as Kuder Navigator, O*Net, Career One Stop, Discover Arkansas, Occupational Outlook Handbook, and ArkOscar. Career publications such as Arkansas NEXT, Career Watch, Future Focus and American Careers Current career and employability video collections

3. Office of Career Guidance Wealth of information and documents may not be posted on the ARCOTA website Years of experience to provide direction, guidance and feedback Connections to state agencies and offices, state and national organizations, additional resource materials, Perkins funding and start-up grants

4.  Required for Career & Technical Education Teachers with Business and Industry  Advisory Council is recommended for C/O instructors  School Counselors  High school CTE instructors  District “CAPS” Advisory Committee Recommended—teacher advisors can be a tremendous help to “the program” ADVISORY Councils/Committees

5. arcota.org The “unofficial” site for Career Guidance Teachers maintained by Sharla Hartzell at Dover Middle School Includes: frameworks, resources, links, curriculum material and activities, examples, conference and workshop information, and much. Created by teachers for teachers

6. Designed for Career Guidance Teachers Conference Information ACGA and Student contest information Course information w/unit activities aligned with the frameworks Math & literacy prompts and activities Cluster activities, skits, and bell ringers Teaching resources Important relevant links CEP Listserv subscription link ARCOTA

7. arcota http://arcota.org Career Orientation Workplace Readiness Workforce Technology InternshipKeystone Career Action Planning

8. ACGA Register membership with our Arkansas Career Guidance Association (ACGA) $20.00 fee fund conference and student contests All career guidance teachers, counselors, CDFs, Career Coaches.

9. Utilize the Internet ARCOTAhttp://arcota.org http://arcota.org Kuder Navigatorhttp://arworks.arkansas.gov http://arworks.arkansas.gov ArkOscarhttp://www.ioscar.org http://www.ioscar.org CAREER ONE STOPhttp://acinet.org http://acinet.org Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco http://www.bls.gov/oco Discover Arkansashttp://discoverarkansas.net http://discoverarkansas.net O*Nethttp://onetcenter.org http://onetcenter.org 4-H Connectionhttp://www.kidsarus.com http://www.kidsarus.com Career Clustershttp://careerclusters.org http://careerclusters.org Real Life Arkansashttp://real-life.arkansas.gov http://real-life.arkansas.gov Bureau of Labor Statisticshttp://www.bls.gov http://www.bls.gov

10. Utilize Resources B & I Tours & Job Shadow Sites College and Career Fairs Resource Speakers College & Military Recruiters State agency personnel Career Coaches and Career Development Facilitators

11. Tap into Funding Sources Carl Perkins Local school budget ACGA Mini Grants Local Business & Industry Partnerships Grants ACGA Teacher of the Year

12. College and Career Planning System Every school should be registered with Kuder Navigator and will be given an access code so students can complete the - Interest, skills, values assessments, create and update their electronic portfolio, research colleges and career opportunities.

13. Arkansas Kuder Navigator System in the Arkansas Works Initiative http://arworks.arkansas.gov We will no longer use: http://ark.kuder.com

14. Conclusion to Program Resources Develop a library of useful materials Demonstrate to students the wealth of free information on the Internet Use knowledgeable people in the district and community to engage students Use the CEP Listserv, ACGA and the Office of Career Guidance