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Post-Secondary Transition Resources
The following links have been contributed by Cynthia Zafft, Director of the National College Transition Network (NCTN) World Education, Inc.
Beyond the GED: Making Conscious Choices about the GED and Your Future
This set of lesson plans and classroom materials from NCSALL, by Sara Fass and Barbara Garner, helps students delve into interesting statistics about how the GED can be used as a tool for economic empowerment.
Computer Tutorials
Here is a website for students who wish to practice the basics:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/computertutor/computertutorone/index.shtml
or use the internet:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/course/coursemenu.shtml
or learn applications used in college:
http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/citizenship/giving/p
rograms/up/digitalliteracy/eng/Curriculum.mspx
Force Field Analysis:
This publication describes a simple technique to help students address those things support or hinder their quest to reach their educational goals. It is a particularly effective way to get at those non-academic issues that so often stop students in their tracks.
GED-Plus:
This is everything you want to know about GED-Plus model, thanks to Florida Technet.
People Like Us: Social Class in America: One of the "chapters" in this PBS video series is about Dana Felty, a young woman who talks about leaving her working class roots and going away to college. It's called "Don't Get Above Your Raisi'."
It touches on some of that "living in two worlds" we discussed during the workshop.
Postsecondary Education Opportunity: These colorful posters on the impact of education can be downloaded for free. My personal favorite is Education Attainment Pays: http://www.postsecondary.org/archives/Posters/EducationTraining.pdf