Achievement Counts Developed by the Maryland Business Roundtable and the Maryland State Department of Education
Achievement Counts is reaching tens of thousands of students many times throughout middle and high school to help inform their decisions and motivate them to excel in school. Achievement Counts:
American Mathematical Society’s High School Resource Page This website, maintained by the American Mathematical Society, is designed for high school students interested in mathematics. It provides numerous links to sites that can be used as resources for students as they move through the high school experience and into their career paths. Information can be found about summer programs and math camps, sites that provide mathematics help, math clubs and events, on-line magazines, careers, and math competitions and contests.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers- Early Career Center
This is the ASME guide to help lead soon-to-be engineers to career positions. While it is not specifically aimed at high school students, it could be a useful site for a student who wants to gain some realistic insight into the career situation for prospective engineers. The site contains articles about new fields and trends. In addition, it lists career fairs and other forums that students could attend to network with potential employers.
The Association of Medical Illustrators
The Association of Medical Illustrators is an international organization founded in 1945, and incorporated in Illinois. Its members are primarily artists who create material designed to facilitate the recording and dissemination of medical and bioscientific knowledge through visual communication media. Members are involved not only in the creation of such material, but also serve in consultant, advisory, educational and administrative capacities in all aspects of bioscientific communications and related areas of visual education. (STEM Career Awareness)
The BCPS Education Channel Internship Program
The Education Channel has an annual intern application process for students to learn by experiencing real-world TV broadcasting as an intern with the BCPS Education Channel staff. Apply to intern in career roles as a student news reporter, student news anchor, and student technical operator.
Career Center Resource Guide (BCPS Offices of Career and Technology Education)
The primary function is to address students' needs in the retrieval of pertinent information concerning all aspects of career development. Innovative materials in the Career Center enhance students' knowledge of the world of work and educational opportunities.
The Career Key
The Career Keys site provides valuable information about occupations, career exploration activities, and job skills. The author is a professor in the College of Education and Psychology at North Carolina State University where he provides career counseling and development. The site is attractive, uplifting, nicely arranged, offering easy access to needed information. You will have to take the Career Key measure to access information, so the site is not intended for the browser as much as for the serious researcher.
Career Services
Visit "Kiwi Careers" to learn about many career opportunities. If you like art, read about a job like an animator, cartoonist, or illustrator. If you like science, find out about a job as a metallurgist or a volcanologist. Careers in engineering, health, hospitality, communications, and business are among those listed. Each job listed provides information about tasks and duties, skills and knowledge required, and working conditions. Read a personal profile of someone working in that field. This site is from New Zealand.
Career Voyages
This web site is the result of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education. This is an outstanding user-friendly source of career information (tasks, knowledge needed, skills, abilities, interests, and work styles) designed to provide information on high growth, in-demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs. Accessible at this website is video content with persons working in various careers...an excellent way to get a snapshot of a specific career. The target audiences are students, career changers, parents, and career advisors.
Careers in Accounting
Find great online information about careers in accounting. Links to information are categorized to make it easy to find what you are looking for. If you are thinking about a career in accounting there are links that offer an overview, information on required skills, job options, salary, facts, firms, and additional links. There are five recommended books on accounting with links to purchasing information and even more links of recommended books that should be on any accountant's shelf. A dozen links to other career sites provides additional information on a career in accounting.
Careers in Marketing
If you think that you might one day be interested in making your career in the field of marketing, then access the information found at this web site to help make your dream become a reality. Explore such areas as advertising and public relations, market research, non-profit agencies, product management, and retailing. Read through an overview of each career field, then access information about skills and talents needed in that field, job options, salaries, facts and trends, top firms, and firm listings for that area.
Celebration of Women in Engineering – This website is a great resource for schools and parents to use because it is all about celebrating women in the engineering field and is sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering. The site includes great links about careers, resources for the classroom, planning for college, getting involved, etc. The site also links to Engineer Girl which is a project attempting to bring national attention to engineering and even more specifically women in the field. I think that this is a great website to use in collaboration with STEM education because it will make inform teachers, staff members, and parents about the benefits of engineering which will in turn assist them in advocating this field to their students especially girls.
Computer Science Career Guide - Explore careers in Computer Science with the following links to job descriptions, which include information such as daily activities, skill requirements, salary and training required. To learn more about Computer Science, Technology Literacy follow the related links below the career descriptions section.
Education Online: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
This website is a product of USA Today. It provides information about various careers in engineering. It also gives students the average income levels of people who hold high school diplomas through doctorates. These income levels are provided for men and women. In spite of some improvements over the years, students can see that women generally earn significantly less at all educational levels.
Find Careers
Use "iseek" to explore career options and find career information. Assess yourself on communication, reasoning, management, technical, and interpersonal skills. Find career options in agriculture, architecture, business, finance, hospitality, marketing, and more. Twenty to fifty specific careers are detailed for each field. An overview, list of work activities, working conditions, physical demands, skills and abilities, knowledge, interests, wages, and preparation information are covered for each career. You can even get a list of high school classes that can help you prepare for this career.
Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Programs and Related Trends
This site is a description of the STEM program and the trends for the program. It gives a background and a forecast of the program for students and their future. It gives specific details and statistics about students graduating in STEM areas.
FunWorks
This Web site is about math and science careers presented in an engaging manner for students. Students can explore many different pathways, think about what they enjoy, and experience a lot of career ideas. Endorsed by the National Science Foundation and the National Science Digital Library. Also, included is a special section for teachers and career counselors. Over 178 outstanding interactive resources are matched with specific careers and interests.
Gains in the Education of Mathematics & Science (GEMS) – Students in 8th to 12th grade spend one to four weeks in an Army lab performing experiments Advanced courses in subsequent years build upon prior years experience. Senior high school and college students, with the help of a full-time program administrator and a resident teacher for the summer, establish novel one- to four-week programs for each summer wherein younger junior/senior high students perform short experiments illustrating basic scientific principles. Note: Harford County Public Schools is a partner with GEMS.
The Girl Power campaign encourages 9-13 year olds to make the most of their lives. This page gives information about exciting jobs for women in the technology field.
Girls in the SYSTEM: Sustaining Youth in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
Encouraging girls, underrepresented in science and engineering for years, is paramount for a STEM school to meet success. This program is innovative in that it would help lay the groundwork for science interest and success in the early, critical elementary school years. This website has some fun and interesting websites for the teachers and the girls.
Guide to Careers
This comprehensive site provides the entry to careers in many fields from health care to the military. It provides links directly to career building sites and training programs. The site even provides information about opportunities within the field as well as skills required. The information is well organized and easy to understand.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ website for activities, lessons, standards and web links. The 90 plus activities are hands on and organized by grade as well as subject. Another helpful feature of this web set is the advanced search options.
The Le@rning Federation (TLF) is an exciting and innovative project that employs emerging technologies to produce world-class online curriculum content to encourage student learning and support teachers. It is a repository for online digital learning objects.
Lifeworks - Explore Health and Medical Science Careers. National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Education
LifeWorks is an interactive career exploration web site for middle and high school students. Users can browse for information on more than 100 medical science and health careers by title, education required, interest area, or median salary. Alternatively, the "Career Finder" can be used to generate a customized list of careers especially suited for users' skills and interests. LifeWorks promotes awareness of the wide variety of occupations in health and medical sciences and the range of opportunities at different education levels. The site complements its factual career data by highlighting true stories of successful people. They illustrate the variety of real-life career pathways, from the carefully planned to the unpredictable.
Mathematical Sciences Career Information
This website explains what mathematicians working in industry or the government do and also gives an alphabetical listing of over 90 career profiles of mathematicians working in nonacademic positions. This website also gives details about what education levels are necessary for certain positions in the math field.Military Careers
If you are considering a career in the Armed Forces, then this web site is for you! Search the web site to find a variety of careers in the Armed Forces. Learn about these professions by reading summaries of the profession, details on what the job involves, what type of training is provided, and any special requirements and attributes are necessary. Read about the different branches of the Armed Forces and discover how you can get started on your journey!
Occupational Outlook Handbook (2006-07 edition) is a nationally recognized and premier source of career information, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. The Handbook is revised every two years. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is an independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor. The BLS also serves as a statistical resource to the Department of Labor.
This website has information from the National Science Foundation and the American Association of Community Colleges about different career pathways in technology and how to follow those pathways.
Planning Your Career in Chemistry or Biochemistry This website is an excellent resource for students who are considering a career in chemistry or biology. This site is a highly credible and reliable source since it is maintained by the Department of Chemistry and Biology at the
Science and Engineering Apprentice Program (SEAP)
The Science and Engineering Apprentice Program (SEAP) for high school students places academically talented apprentices with interest and ability in science and mathematics in Department of Defense (DoD) laboratories for eight continuous weeks during the summer. These students work with scientists and engineers who act as mentors. The program offers students a unique and positive experience in their fields of interest, thus encouraging them to pursue careers in science and engineering. Defense laboratories currently participating in the program include those in the metropolitan Washington DC area as well as those located at Huntsville, AL, Ft. Monmouth, NJ, Ft. McPherson, GA, Hampton, VA, Natick, MA, Rock Island, IL, Philadelphia, PA, and Stennis Space Center & Vicksburg, MS. Note: Harford County Public Schools is a partner with SEAP.
Probe the human brain, replicate the DNA genetic code, construct models of atoms, and trace the tracks of human evolution with these great interactive learning objects offered by www.pbs.org
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
Girl Scouts introduce science, technology, engineering and math through a variety of hands on activities. Lockheed Martin Career Exploration Fund provides opportunities for girls to be involved in “career fairs, field trips, job shadowing and other inspiring activities that encourage girls to set high educational and career goals and provide an incentive for girls with science ability to enhance their education.” Fair Play, initially started by Intel, is a Girl Scout program that encourages girls to get involved in the fields of technology and engineering. ”Fair Play: Design & Discovery helps girls understand the role of engineering and design in producing effective solutions to real-world problems.” Fair Play is currently funded by the U.S. Department of Education.” “Girl Scouts of the USA has worked with NASA for more than 15 years to promote interest and engagement in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).”
School to Career
School to Careers is a career development project for 7-12th grade students, educators and parents. Through video, Web and interactive activities students are introduced to career professionals, projects and ideas that help them identify their interests and plan for their futures. Over 200 career professionals are profiled on the Web site through video, photos and text. Through discussion boards and interactive activities students gain a realistic portrait of a variety of career pathways. Included are careers in biochemistry, biology, engineering, astronomy, and many other STEM related fields.
Score with Space Science
SCORE stands for “South Central Organization of Researchers and Educators,” that works to support partnerships among space scientists, formal and informal educators, school systems, developers of educational materials, science centers, and community organizations in Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Through their efforts, they hope to increase the public's understanding of, and interest in, space science. This site leads to other sites about supporting STEM Education. Perhaps Maryland could get involved in this program.
The stock market game is a wonderful game that gives students the chance to invest 100,000 dollars in their own portfolio. Each student’s portfolio is tracked weekly. Students make trades weekly as they adjust their portfolio for market conditions and become more knowledgeable. This portfolio is compared to public and private students in Maryland, the United States and around the world.
Students.gov
Is the official U.S. government web site designed for college students and their families. It provides a portal to easy access to information and resources from the U.S. government. Check out the topic areas!
Telecommunications Industry Association
TIA represents providers of information and communications technology products and services for the global marketplace through its core competencies in standards development, domestic and international policy advocacy, and facilitating member business opportunities. TIA strives to further members' business opportunities, economic growth and the betterment of humanity through improved communications. TIA supports teaching young professionals about the STEM areas and keeping students up to date with important information.
Today's Military
Every year, the Armed Services hire a combined 365,000 people in more than 4,100 different job paths. Many of these jobs are similar to those found in the civilian world. That means military service people often enter the private sector as highly experienced and sought-after candidates. Click on the Engineering, Science, and Technical links to see the types of military careers the STEM program can prepare you for.
What Do You Like? Exploring Career Information with the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Career awareness is presented from the standpoint of what students like and then directing to career choices and information about each choice. The target audience is k-12 students. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Welcome to Smart Project This site contains an internet math/science career awareness project. There are five activities for students in grades 7-12 to do and interesting career websites for your students to manipulate.
