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EngageNY

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 6

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Is a college education necessary for success in today's world? The class investigates the question, along with others at the end of the sixth workshop in a 15-part series. The lesson has four parts with multiple activities and...
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New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Work out your core, Common Core State Standards, through the first workshop in a series of 15 designed for educators. Inquiry-based activities designed for all content areas and grade levels explore the shifts to new standards,...
AP Test Prep
College Board

AP® Psychology Cognition and Language

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
I can remember what happened five years ago, but I can't recall what I did last week! High school psychology students analyze how memory, cognition, and language impact one another. Hands-on activities, memory exercises, and research...
AP Test Prep
College Board

AP® Psychology: Teaching Statistics and Research Methodology

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Psychologists use statistics? Scholars investigate the research behind the methodology of statistical analysis. Using hands-on practice, case-studies, and scatterplots, they complete various tasks to understand the very roots of high...
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Other

The Institute for College Access & Success: College in Site

For Students 9th - 10th
CollegeInSite provides data on college affordability, diversity and student success and makes it easy to find, compare and analyze data on a college. This resource also provides the opportunity to build a table with any combination of...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Want to Get Into College? Learn to Fail by Angel B. Perez

For Students 9th - 10th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Other

Quintessential Careers: Choosing a College Major: How to Chart Your Ideal Path

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you struggling to figure out what in the world you want to do when you grow up? Don't panic. This article will help calm you down and assist you in ways to select a major or two to focus on in college.
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Other

College Net

For Teachers 9th - 10th
CollegeNET provides a number of services for the college-bound student. These include the ability to search for colleges based on user-defined criteria, a scholarship/financial aid search, and an online application search.
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US Department of Education

U.s. Dept of Education: Preparing Your Child for College

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking for a resource for parents on preparing for college? The U.S. Department of Education has created an in-depth parent resource book for preparing their child for college. An online resource for career and college planning...
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Other

Ithaca College: Project Look Sharp: Resource Depletion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Educators will benefit utilizing this environmental kit of classroom resources. Kit includes PowerPoint presentations, lessons, and videos.
Website
ProCon.org

Pro Con: College Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Website with lesson dedicated to exploring controversial issue of the pros and cons of a college education. Lesson content includes background information, video, pro and con list and links to related resources.
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The 411 on College Education

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What are the costs and benefits to getting a college degree? Use this lesson plan to get your students thinking about the options they have for higher education and how to pay for it.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Does Your Vote Count? The Electoral College Explained

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief video that describes the Electoral College and its role in presidential elections. [5:22] Followed by a quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Supplemental Resources: Electromagnetic Fields and Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
College-level textbook highlighting electromagnetism concepts. Many of the topics are explained in video demonstrations.
Interactive
The College Board

College Board: College Search

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking for information on a college major or a specific college? Use this resourceful site to assist you in making college decisions or to learn more about the college process.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What's Different About Applying to College as a Homeschooler?

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives the reader and example of the process of applying to college as a homeschooler.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: College Application Checklist

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is an article that includes a comprehensive list of what could be required in an application, along with who will often be required to make the submission.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Common Application for Undergraduate College Admission

For Teachers 9th - 10th
SCU uses StoryCorps' tested interviewing techniques-combined with outstanding radio broadcasts and animated shorts-to support high school students in the development of identity and in drawing connections between their unique strengths...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: College Track

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn about College Track, a national education nonprofit that empowers students from underserved communities to reach their dreams of a college degree.
Handout
Vassar College

Vassar College: William Jennings Bryan

For Students 9th - 10th
This Vassar College resource provides information about William Jennings Bryan and his run for the presidency.
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Other

College Net: Scholarship Search

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you trying to find college scholarships? Use the resources on this site to search by keyword or create a custom profile to find scholarships to meet your financial needs.
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Other

College Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Features in-depth profiles with information about academic programs, athletics, campus life, and financial aid, along with geographic search, directories for honors programs, women's colleges statistics on minority enrollment and...
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Other

Carl Sandburg High School: Financial Aid Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking for information about financial aid? This college/career guidance page has an extensive listing of online financial aid resources.
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Other

Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities

For Students 9th - 10th
The Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities provides educational resources for hispanic students and professional to be successful in postsecondary education.

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