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Developing a College-Going Culture in a Middle School: A Toolkit

Resource Guide

This is a compilation of existing products that aim to assist in creating a college-going culture for middle schools. We’ve searched the Web, scoured the Web sites, and put together a list of all the resources we could find with brief summaries of each. You can use the matrix to narrow down the list of products that best fit your needs.

Resource

Teacher resource
(e.g. curriculum)

Student resource
(e.g. workbook)

Parent resource
(e.g. guidebook)

Other

Cost*

Adventures in Education

 

Web site with info

   

Free

US DOE’s Getting Ready for College Early

   

Web site with info

 

Free

US DOE's Think College Early

Web site with info

Web site with info

Web site with info

 

Free

MyPlan.com

 

Web site with info

   

Free

California State University Mentor’s Plan for College

 

Web site with info

   

Free

A Middle School Plan for Students with College-Bound Dreams

Book with “strategies”

Book with “strategies”

Book with “strategies”

Also, targeted towards mentors

$15.95

College Planning for Middle School Students: A Quick Guide

Quick guide with “strategies”

Quick guide with “strategies”

Quick guide with “strategies”

 

$5.95

A Middle School Plan for Students with College-Bound Dreams: Workbook

Activities and strategies

Activities and strategies

Activities and strategies

Also, targeted towards mentors, counselors, coaches

$15.95

Pathways to College

A Web site with links to more resources

A Web site with links to more resources

A Web site with links to more resources

A Web site with links to more resources

Varies

US DOE’s My future, my way

 

Workbook with info

   

Free

NACAC’s Tips for parents with middle school teens

   

Document with info

 

Free

Roads to Success

Curriculum

Web site with info

Web site with info

 

Unknown

UC Berkeley’s Realizing the College Dream
(ECMC Foundation)

Curriculum guide

   

Curriculum guide for counselors and CBOs

Free

Turning Point's Creating Partnerships, Bridging Worlds

     

School-level guide

Free

Indiana’s Drive of Your Life

Curriculum

Web site with inventory

   

Free

NCCEP’s Éxito Escolar

Curriculum

Films and workbook (shared with parents)

Workbook (shared with student)

 

$19.99

Sallie Mae's Kids2College

Curriculum

     

Free

PALMS

 

Web site with info

Web site with info

Web site with info for schools

Free

Illinois’ College Zone

Web site with info

Web site with info

Web site with info

Web site with info for counselors

Free

ACE’s Jump Start Your Education

 

Booklets

   

Free

CERT's College: Making it Happen

Booklet and video

 

Booklet and video

 

Free

NASFAA's Campaign for Early Awareness

 

Web site with info

 

Web site with info for schools

Free

AVID's College Path

Curriculum

 

Curriculum

 

Unknown

College Board’s CollegeEd

Curriculum

Workbook

Handbook

 

For each grade:
Student workbook $10;
Teacher’s guide $22;
Family handbook $24

ACT College Readiness Begins in Middle School

Research study report and recommendations

Free

Sallie Mae Report of Middle School Impact

Research study report and recommendations

Free

 

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