Helping Texas middle school students prepare to choose an endorsement selection before they enter high school is just one step in career exploration.
How to Help Students Connect Endorsements and Careers
Topics: Endorsements, Curriculum Resources
Webinar: New College and Career Curriculum for 2021–2022
Later this summer, we will release a new edition of the Texas OnCourse College and Career Curriculum. In this webinar, we provide a preview of the curriculum changes. We also discuss ideas from school districts on the best ways to engage students on college and career planning in middle school.
Topics: Middle School, Educators, Curriculum Resources, Downloadable Resource
Texas High School Endorsement Curriculum Requirements
Use this handy document to review the course requirements for each of the five endorsements on the Foundation High School Program.
Topics: Endorsements, Educators, Curriculum Resources
COVID-19 Update: College Prep during COVID-19
Hi everyone, and welcome to this week’s Facebook broadcast of the most recent information and resources regarding college and career planning in the time of COVID-19. Today we're talking specifically about college prep during COVID-19.
Topics: College Planning, Educators, Distance Counseling and Learning, Curriculum Resources
Using Texas OnCourse for Middle School Excellence
Right before I left for vacation in March 2018, my supervisor called me into his office and said, “Mia, Dr. Lathan wants to create a comprehensive college and career readiness program for middle school students.” My heart leaped with joy. That’s right. News of a brand-new program I’d be charged with developing the day before vacation made me joyous. Here’s why.
Topics: Educators, Distance Counseling and Learning, Curriculum Resources
Why Career and Technical Education Is Essential for Eighth Graders
February is CTE Month! In order to celebrate career and technical education, we’re going to look at the ways you can build your students’ awareness of CTE courses and the opportunities CTE can provide as they transition from middle to high school.
Topics: Educators, Curriculum Resources
Instructional Strategies for Teaching Endorsements
My first experience in talking to middle school students about endorsements was more complex than I had anticipated. I may have assumed way too much about their prior knowledge, so it didn’t take long before I had blank faces staring back at me.
Topics: Endorsements, Educators, Curriculum Resources
Using the Family Guide to Engage Middle School Parents and Guardians
As educators, we know that having buy-in at home is imperative when it comes to college and career readiness. Parents and guardians have enormous influence when it comes to deadlines, timelines, and planning for the future.
Topics: Middle School, Educators, Curriculum Resources
The Best Tools for Middle School Advisory
I hear two clear-cut positions from educators when I talk to them about Advisory Period. Some educators view advisory as a confusing and frustrating period that creates extra work. Other educators have conquered the advisory period challenge, and view it as a productive time in the school day to reach out to students on a deeper level.
Topics: Middle School, Educators, Curriculum Resources
Movers and Shakers in Texas Middle Schools
Earlier this summer, we welcomed a new cohort of leader fellows into the ranks of Texas OnCourse. This is a group of movers and shakers in college and career readiness who demonstrate a commitment to their students and professional development every single day. We’d like you to meet a few of our Texas middle school counselors and educators who are making a difference in their educational communities.
Topics: Middle School, Professional Development, Curriculum Resources