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Welcome to Ms. Garza's Career Corner! There is no time like the present to start exploring your future!

Although you are only in middle school, it is important to start thinking about what you would like to do once you graduate from high school. That's where this website comes in handy! The purpose of this website is to offer a variety of websites and resources that will aide you in your exploration and preparation for your future.

Please feel free to browse around! If you have any questions, please comment below and I will answer them as soon as possible.

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Don't know where to start?Having Trouble Identifying Your Interests or Skills?

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Don't know where to start?Having Trouble Identifying Your Interests or Skills?

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Have no fear, aptitude tests and interest inventories are here! In this section, you will find a variety of aptitude/interest assessments that will help you gain a better perspective of your likes/dislikes, personality, and abilities.

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Educationplanner.org offers a variety of assessments that you can take to assist in your future planning.

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Find out more about yourself.

Use these interactive self-assessments to discover what you're good at and where you may have room for improvement. Identify the things that interest you and get some ideas about careers to explore.

Based on what you learn about yourself, you can pursue educational and career goals that bring long-term satisfaction.

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Find out more about yourself. Use these interactive self-assessments to discover what you're good at and where you may have room for improvement. Identify the things that interest you and get some ideas about careers to explore. Based on what you learn about yourself, you can pursue educational and career goals that bring long-term satisfaction.

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In an effort to help our students develop into productive members of society, it is imperative that we support our students as they begin the process of career exploration. Below you will find a few links and/or activities that you can complete with your children.

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MyPlan.com offers a variety of assessments as well. These range anywhere from personality tests to interest inventories.

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This is a common personality assessment that a variety of companies use.

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Personality test based on Jung and Briggs Myers typology

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Online test based on Jung and Briggs Myers typology provides your personality formula, the description of your type, list of occupations, and option to assess your compatibility against any soulmate

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Upon graduation of high school, our goal is that all students will have pursued some form of T-2-4!
T- Military Training or Trade/Technical Certification
2- Two-year degree college
4- Four-year degree college

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This website will aide in your exploration of the military.

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This website will help you develop a plan for your college future.

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College Search - BigFuture | College Board

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College Search - BigFuture | College Board

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Use College Search to find the right college for you. Search over 3,000 colleges by location, major, type, and more.

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This website will tell you everything you need to know about applying for scholarships and grants.

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FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid

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Apply now! Federal Student Aid has more than $150 billion available to help you pay for school.

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Take a minute to explore some careers through fun interactive games and websites! Click on the links below:

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This website offers various occupational interactive games.

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On this website, you can watch various videos and play interactive games while learning about particular occupations.

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Kids Work! - Teacher Resources | Knowitall.org

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Kids Work! is a virtual community of workplaces designed to give students an interactive job exploration experience that connects school work to real work.

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This website will aid in the exploration various trade/technical schools.

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Texas Trade Schools & Colleges | Career & Technical Training

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Find Texas trade schools and career colleges that offer convenient programs for growing and reliable fields. Learn about several major industries in TX and explore a huge variety of training options in areas like health care, the skilled trades, technology, business, design, beauty, and much more!

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ASCA's position statement, states that school counselors should articulate and demonstrate an understanding of individual counseling, group counseling and classroom instruction ensuring equitable access to resources promoting academic achievement career development and personal/social development for every student (ASCA, 2016).

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This website offers various job exploration resources that are easy to follow.

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6th-8th grade students work as a team with an educator and engineer mentor to plan cities using SIM City™ 4 Deluxe software to write and build solutions to an engineering problem with recycled materials. Winners win a trip to space camp and up to $7,500.

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Angela Garza
Middle School Counselor

123 Middle School St.
Houston, TX, 12345

GarzasCareerCorner@gmail.com
(713)123-4567

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ASCA School Counselor Competencies. (2016). Retrieved from https://www.schoolcounselor.org/asca/media/asca/home/SCCompetencies.pdf

TedX Talks. (2015, Nov. 5). Every decision is a career decision. Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=T8NLqDlhwig

Federal Student Aid. (2017). My future, my way: First steps toward college. Washington, DC: Federal Student Aid.

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The Workforce Solutions is a great resource that you can use throughout your high school career to help locate a job, assist with college applications, and even write resumes!

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Learn about the local labor market, access talent, employment opportunities, and resources to compete in the Houston-Galveston area economy.

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Watch the following TEDx Talks video for some wonderful insight regarding career decisions.

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Every Decision is a Career Decision | Dave Redekopp | TEDxWestVancouverED

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This is a fun workbook geared toward middle school students that you can complete with them.