Summary
This collection includes two professional learning resources and four student-focused educator resources designed to support early college and career readiness. The professional learning resources equip educators with research-based benefits and strategies to implement scalable postsecondary campus visits for middle school students. The accompanying educator resources prepare students for campus visits through engaging activities that build postsecondary vocabulary, explore learning preferences, and connect interests to career pathways.Resources

In this session, participants will examine research on the importance of postsecondary campus visits for middle school and early high school students. This professional development is designed to help participants implement a campus visit as a scalable college and career readiness intervention. Read more »
- Administrators, All Staff or Teachers, Campus Visits, New Teachers, Other Stakeholders, Teachers
- Any time of year, Planning/Collaboration/Conference Time
- Large Group (at least 30)
- Activate Prior Knowledge, Analyze, Collaborate, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Identify, Reflection
- 1c, 1i, 1k, 2j, 3b

In this session, participants will examine how early college visits impact middle school students. Participants will discuss research on the impact of early college visits and explore online resources available on the LEARN website. Participants will use this knowledge to develop plans for implementing... Read more »
- College-Going Culture

In this activity, students will rate their preferred learning style and explore typical vocabulary surrounding postsecondary educational opportunities. This vocabulary exposure will help students be prepared for the 7th-grade campus visit and discussion of possible future pathways. Read more »
- Students
- Any time of year
- Whole Class
- College-Going Culture
- Finding a Good Fit
This 7th grade campus visit companion activity complements a college campus tour for students. To learn about different facets of college life, students will participate in a learning activity to familiarize themselves with college degrees and other postsecondary education (PSE) options for various... Read more »
- Campus Visits, Students
- 2nd Nine Weeks, 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Large Group (at least 30)
- Activate Prior Knowledge, Active Engagement, College-Going Culture, Compare & Contrast, Identify
- Benefits of Higher Education, Degrees, Professions, & Earnings, College Visits

In this activity, students will create an interest board and explore how interests can relate to selecting a degree or program of study at a community college, university, or career tech. This activity will help prepare students for 8th-grade campus visits and encourage them to begin thinking about... Read more »
- Students
- Any time of year
- Whole Class
- College-Going Culture
- Degrees, Professions, & Earnings, Finding a Good Fit
This 8th-grade campus visit activity will complement a student tour of a college or career tech campus to learn about postsecondary options. Students will participate in a learning activity to explore their interests, career clusters, and postsecondary opportunities to prepare for various careers. The... Read more »
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