Resource ID:
PSA16
Grade Range:
9, 10, 11, 12, 13
The following public service announcements have been written and produced for the Health Science cluster specifically.
Resource ID:
Hear-US
Grade Range:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Since 2005, HEAR US offers award-winning resources and information for those concerned about homeless children, teens and families.
Resource ID:
CEW-HCME
Grade Range:
9, 10, 11, 12
Majors are not perfectly aligned with occupations, but they do determine lifetime earnings. Today a college education is the gateway to the middle class. Hispanics who have not had access to economic resources over generations receive the most benefit…
Resource ID:
CEW-HCUI
Grade Range:
9, 10, 11, 12
Las carreras universitarias no están perfectamente vinculadas a las ocupaciones, pero sí determinan ingresos a lo largo de la vida. Hoy una educación universitaria es la puerta de entrada a la clase media. Los hispanos que no han tenido acceso a recursos…
Resource ID:
13861
Grade Range:
12
A PowerPoint presentation for instructional purposes that can be adopted or modified by the classroom teacher to supplement a lesson plan.
Resource ID:
THEO-AM
Grade Range:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
For those recovering from a disaster, man-made or natural, immediate needs for income and housing may overshadow critical concerns about education of children and youth. However, the needs of displaced students should also be considered. This manual is…
Resource ID:
THEO-HLD
Grade Range:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Contact information for the Homeless Education Liaisons in the public Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) in Texas may be obtained in several ways.
This resource provides an overview of the Hospitality and Tourism Career Cluster and provides links to related student, parent, and teacher resources.
Resource ID:
Gearup_C_HIGH_Alex
Grade Range:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Students like Alex might get a lot of flak for switching schools and switching studies. But as he shows us in the latest installment of TXGU's "How I Got Here" video series, switching things up can work out to your benefit—as long as…
Resource ID:
Gearup_Pa_HIGH_Angel
Grade Range:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
So you've got a lot of first-gen students on your hands without too much in the way of college savings, and some may be close to giving up hope on pursuing higher education all together. Happily, Angelica's story can show them just how wrong they…
Resource ID:
Gearup_C_HIGH_Dianey
Grade Range:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Getting parents on board with the idea of college is step one. Getting them on board with a college far away from home can be an even more daunting challenge. Dianey faced that issue when her parents didn’t want her leaving the Valley for college…
Resource ID:
Gearup_C_HIGH_Dorthy
Grade Range:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
When self-described bookworm Dorothy went from the Rio Grande Valley to Harvard for college, she expected to fit in immediately in her new surroundings. So she was pretty surprised when she got to her new campus and was hit with a big dose of culture…
Resource ID:
Gearup_C_HIGH_Elvia
Grade Range:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
You’ve got big college dreams, but what if your parents aren’t totally on board with those dreams? Elvia knows exactly what that’s all about. She wanted a college degree, but her mom wanted her to start working to help support the family…
Resource ID:
Gearup_F_HIGH_Gabe
Grade Range:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Man-with-a-plan Gabe knew back in high school that he definitely wanted to be an engineer, so he was able to use that specific career goal to help shape his whole college search (and decision) process.
Resource ID:
Gearup_Pa_HIGH_Greg
Grade Range:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
When San Antonio native Greg lost his scholarship while he was in college, he was absolutely determined that he would still graduate. So he turned to student loans to cover his costs…with more than a little trepidation. But even though the idea of…
Resource ID:
Gearup_Pr_HIGH_Herib
Grade Range:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
The video introduces a former student from Brownsville who went from playing with Legos to owning his very own robotics company. Passion, hard work, and a lot of AP classes helped him on his journey to a dream job that feels more like play.
Resource ID:
Gearup_F_HIGH_Joseph
Grade Range:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
There are countless colleges out there—how do you even begin figuring out which is the best fit? Joseph explains how he analyzed college features before finding the one school that was going to give him everything he needed.
Resource ID:
Gearup_W_HIGH_GJosep
Grade Range:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Honestly, Joseph G.’s life story deserves a feature-length movie (going from high-school dropout to Harvard Law School and all), but for now you can experience it through his “How I Got Here” video.
Resource ID:
Gearup_Pa_HIGH_Kevin
Grade Range:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
What happens when you blow through your grant money in the first year of college? You have to get real creative, real fast—as Kevin found out through firsthand experience. After doing some last-minute maneuvering to get into college and secure…
Resource ID:
Gearup_W_HIGH_Lemniq
Grade Range:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Lemnique had a passion for animals that she wanted to turn into a career, and she knew that college (specifically, a lot of it) was the only way to make it happen.