Career Connected Learning Resources

 
 

Career Advance Colorado

Career Advance Colorado offers zero-cost training for in-demand jobs. Programming includes construction, education, firefighting, forestry, law enforcement and nursing.Participating community colleges include: 

  • Arapahoe CC

  • CC of Aurora

  • CC of Denver

  • Emily Griffith TC

  • Front Range CC

  • Pickens TC

  • Red Rocks CC

Indigo Pathway

IndigoPathway’s Mini Quiz takes only seven minutes to complete and measures strengths, behaviors, motivators, and career matches.

Before giving students this assessment, reach out to our team to sign up for a teacher dashboard with access to your students’ scores and pathway suggestions.

Tiggbee

Tiggbee is a FREE, video-driven career exploration resource that exposes and enables students (3rd-12th grade) to interact with different industry leaders weekly.

They offer interactive career exploration with videos for students on a variety of careers. Click here for 2-5 minute exploratory videos.

My Colorado Journey

 My Colorado Journey is a free statewide platform that connects students and adults to work, education, and action planning. 

Dreamwakers

DreamWakers’ flashchats are 45-minute conversations between students and a career professional and can focus on any career field.

It is a free service for schools in rural communities or schools where 50% or more of the student body are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. 

Colorín Colorado

Colorín Colorado is the premier national website serving educators and families of English language learners (ELLs) in grades PreK-12.

Colorín Colorado has been providing free research-based information, activities, and advice to parents, schools, and communities around the country for more than a decade.

Check out their school support resources for ELL college readiness!

ThriveEdu

WeThrive is a FREE entrepreneurial curriculum that supports youth living in under-resourced communities, start their own ventures, earn real revenue, and gain mentorship and critical life skills.

Teachers act as advisors with flexible and iterative lessons that support a 10-14 week entrepreneurial journey.

Justice Engaged Students - Colorado

Last year, nearly 6,500 Colorado youth were newly justice engaged with less than a 20% chance of earning a diploma.

Through the JES-CO community impact effort, leaders and communities are partnering together with those most proximate to this challenge to remove barriers and dramatically increase educational attainment for students who have been involved with the justice system.