Resource Links

ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT

Khan Academy: Library of videos covers K-12 math, science topics such as biology, chemistry, and physics, and even reaches into the humanities with playlists on finance and history. Each video is a digestible chunk, approximately 10 minutes long, and especially purposed for viewing on the computer.

Watch Know Learn: FREE Educational Videos

Number2.com: FREE online test prep

PERSONAL/SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Al-Anon/Alateen : Resources for those who are close to an alcoholic and/or substance abuser (i.e. mother, father, husband, wife).

Bullying.org : Free resources on bullying and links to many related sites.

National Parent Helpline® :A new telephone and web-based resource for parents and caregivers dedicated to strengthening families, provide emotional support and help parents identify solutions to parenting and family challenges. The National Parent Helpline® is available free of cost to all parents and those in parenting roles across the country and is designed to complement all other services available to families. Trained advocates provide parents and caregivers with the help, referrals, and resources they need, and in turn those parents use their knowledge to build stronger, healthier communities. Our services are also offered in Spanish. The National Parent Helpline® is at 1-855-4A PARENT (1-855-427-2736) and is available 10am PST- 7pm PST, Monday through Friday.

Coping with School Violence

In The Mix : Site is run by PBS and is for teens. It has a section with video clips on many guidance- related topics such as divorce, abuse, etc. The section titled "411" has information on topics such as bullying, depression, and eating disorders, and much more. The section titled "911" has contact information for agencies dealing with abuse, suicide, alcoholism, and more. This is an excellent reference for teachers, parents and teens!

National Crime Prevention Council : Excellent website with information about bullying, school violence, local initiatives and program ideas. All pages are also available in Spanish.

National School Safety Center

National Youth Gang Center

Relaxation Exercises : Contains free downloadable mp3 resources on relaxation techniques.

Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network

Teachers and Families.com : Explains relational aggression and offers resources and links for parents and teachers.

Tolerance.org : Topics and articles regarding tolerance

Wired Safety: Teen Angels : Teen Angels is a group of 13-18 year-old volunteers that have been specially trained by the local law enforcement, and many other leading safety experts in all aspects of online safety, privacy, and security. This website offers internet safety tips as well as information on how to form your own internet safety group at your school.

COLLEGE/CAREER DEVELOPMENT

College Scholarship Website: Includes comprehensive information on traditional and online colleges, post-secondary career schools, scholarships, financial aid, colleges for women, Christian colleges, scholarship matching data bases, colleges with programs for students with learning disabilities, historically black colleges, an easy GPA calculator, and much, much, more.

College Foundation of North Carolina : Provides information for planning, applying and paying for college.

College Savings Plans Network (CSPN): Sponsored by the National Association of State Treasurers, this website provides information for various college savings programs and resources (e.g. Links, state and federal initiatives, tax-exemption, etc.).

CollegeBoard: College preparation/searches, SAT registration, PSAT planning, AP course resources and more

LendEDU Financial Aid Hotline: Focused on promoting financial literacy (financial aid, student loans, college budgeting, etc) through free educational resources

FinAid: Comprehensive guide to post-secondary financial aid

The Princeton Review : College information and college entrance exam preparation.

RWM Vocational School Database : Information on business, trade and technical schools for post-secondary education.

Fastweb: Scholarship Search: Scholarship search database

The ASVAB Program: This site describes the ASVAB Career Exploration Program and contains resources for students including a career planning guide and a course planning guide.

College Greenlight: The goal of College Greenlight is to make it simpler for first generation and underrepresented students to attend their dream colleges. By providing a unique variety of free search and profile tools for students, counselors, and community-based organizations, we connect students with colleges that match their character and abilities, greatly increasing their chances of success in school and after.

America's Job Bank: Thousands of new jobs are posted daily by employers on Americas Job Bank.

Career Key : Assessment tool that helps with career planning, choosing a career, changing a career and college majors.

Learning Style Assessment : Print a learning style assessment and administer it for free. A scoring rubric is also included.

MyFuture.com : Quiz allows users to look at their interests, and explore college and work options

US News - Work & Career : A comprehensive job guide to assist with career plans

My Majors: My Majors gives you information about college majors, the types of courses needed to get a degree, what jobs are available, and information about great institutions offering these college majors.

America's Career InfoNet: Career Resource Library: From Accountants to Zoologists, we have nearly 450 career videos showing real people doing real work. See broad industry areas describing selected careers within the industry. View five specific industry videos. Check out careers that have similar characteristics (for example, work outside, require only On-the-Job training; or, are eligible for apprenticeships).

O*Net Center: This website was created for the U.S. Department of Labor and contains information on a vast array of occupations. The Interest Profiler, the Work Importance Profiler, and the Ability Profiler are also available for download.

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