Grade 12 | Cradle to Career Roadmap

Students’ final year of their K-12 education relies heavily on completing coursework and earning the required credits to receive a high school diploma. In addition, these young adults are preparing for the next step of their future whether that be entering college, a technical program or the workforce. Twelfth grade students should graduate from high school college and career ready. College and career readiness refers to the content knowledge, skills, and habits that students must possess to be successful in postsecondary education or training that leads to a sustaining career. They also have increasing self-awareness and identity, while building social problem-solving skills and focusing on the future.

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California Career Zone

This career planning website is part of the California Career Resource Network and allows students to explore career and college possibilities and provides resources for educators.

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California Career Center

This career planning website provides tools and resources to help students plan their future, whether it is planning for college or exploring apprenticeships, the military or other options.

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7 Best Study Tips for College Students

This article gives students concrete strategies and tips for successful studying in college.

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Career Girls - Career Exploration Tool for Girls

Career Girls website designed for girls to explore career options, featuring diverse and accomplished women role models.

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The California Department of Education - Career Technical Education Model Curriculum (CTE) Standards

The California Department of Education (CDE) details CTE curriculum standards as well as a variety of additional CTE resources.

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The California Department of Education - Overview of the LEA Accountability Report Card

California Department of Education's (CDE) webpage contains information about the requirements and contents of the Local Educational Agency (LEA) Accountability Report Card.

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Individual Career and Academic Planning Toolkit

The Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) is a multi-year process that guides students and families in the exploration of career, academic and postsecondary opportunities. The Colorado Department of Education provides an implementation framework for educators to guide students to college and career readiness.

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Engineer Girl

Website designed for girls interested in engineering careers. Connects prospective engineers with scholarships, internships, and other opportunities and resources.

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Four Steps to Choosing a College Major

This article lists four steps to help college students choose a major that aligns with their interests, values, and skills.

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Employers, Students Benefit from High School Internships

This article is about career development activities, such as internships and volunteering. These experiences are becoming increasingly important for high school students who want to get into better colleges and find future employment.

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10 Community Service Ideas for College-Bound Teens

Every college-bound teen knows that high school community service is a key component of any college application. Suzanne Schafer offers community service ideas for those bound for college.

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Consider These Alternatives to a 4-Year Degree

This article discusses alternatives to a four-year college degree.

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5 Things High School Seniors Must Do Now to Prepare for College

Between finals, proms, and graduation ceremonies, fit these things in for a smooth transition this fall. This article by Lindsey Mayfield and Julie Mayfield shares five things high school seniors can do to prepare for college.

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TIPS: Training Interns and Partnering for Success

The TIPS program shows employers the benefits of hosting student interns by marketing their business to youth - to help improve and employ tomorrow's workforce.

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CSU - Graduation Initiative 2025

CSU's Graduation Initiative 2025 includes graduate rate targets for students and lists strategies to better serve freshmen and transfer students.

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Read Write Think

ReadWriteThink is an online resource that contains lessons, interactive activities, printables, and an app to help kids improve their reading and writing skills.

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Smarter Balanced Sample Items

This site provides examples of test questions used on Smarter Balanced assessments in English language arts/literacy and math. Test questions are developed with extensive involvement by educators, including test question writing, reviewing for accuracy, and ensuring questions are fair for all test takers.

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Tools for Teachers-Smarter Balanced

Educator-created lessons, activities, strategies, and professional development to help tailor instruction and boost learning.

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Smarter Content Explorer

Assessing the range of knowledge and skills is important for college and career readiness. Teachers can use this site to learn how test items connect to academic standards.

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PBS Learning Media

PBS SoCal | KCET and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more just for California teachers and families.

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Achievement Network

Achievement Network helps schools and districts boost student learning with great teaching that’s grounded in learning standards, informed by data, and built on the successful practices of educators around the country.

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Wide Open Schools

Wide Open School helps families and educators find trusted resources to enrich and support distance learning. Every day students can access free, high-quality learning activities across subjects, all in one place. More than 80 partners and supporters have come together to meet the change in learning needs of students, teachers, and families due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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EdPuzzle

EDpuzzle is a teaching tool used to place interactive content into pre-existing videos from a variety of sources, such as TED or YouTube, or into videos you have made. To create an EDpuzzle account, navigate to EDpuzzle.com

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Foundations of Universal Design for Learning

An introductory teacher course to learn the what, why, and how of Universal Design for Learning.