Summer is almost here! My students are full of plans -- but most of those plans involve the beach, not their future careers.
How can I encourage them to spend a little time over the summer exploring some of their career and education options?
Sincerely,
Sandy Beach
Hi Sandy,
Who can blame your students? I am making plans for the beach, too. But summer is also a great time for thinking about the future. You can easily squeeze an extra two months out of your annual Choices Explorer site license.
Here are just a few suggestions to boost summer usage:
- Encourage your students to make Choices Explorer part of their summer surfing routine by adding it to their favorites, or tagging www.bridges.com to their del.icio.us account.
- Provide every student with a copy of Choices Explorer's Quick Start Guide before they head out the door.
- Help students prepare for summer employment by pointing them to the Job Hunting articles.
- Increase parental awareness and support by customizing Choices Explorer's Parent Letter.
- Initiate a school-wide contest to promote summer usage. Track participant progress with the reporting tools found in the Professional section.
And on that note, I'm out of here for the summer! Have a good one and I'll see you again in August, if I don't see you at the beach first!
P.S. Speaking of summer, growth and all those good things, we're taking even more steps to reduce our own impact on the environment. Instead of mailing out our annually updated resource materials, we will make them easily accessible online. Look for new links later this summer on the Educators landing page of www.bridges.com.
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