Advanced Placement Strategies™, Inc.

Advanced Placement Strategies™, Inc. (APS) is a non-profit corporation that works with Texas schools and the private sector to maximize the number of students passing Advanced Placement™ exams by planning, implementing, and managing Pre-AP® and AP Incentive Programs™ within the state of Texas.

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Middle School Resources

(NOTE:These links will take you outside of the APS website.)

Study Skills

www.how-to-study.com
www.studygs.net
www.coping.org/studyskills/content.htm

Early College Awareness Resources

Breakthrough Collaborative: A national educational enrichment program for underserved middle school students. www.breakthroughcollaborative.org

Think College Early: US Department of Education information www.ed.gov/students/prep/college/thinkcollege/early/edlite-index.html

Dream to Reality: Toolkit and PowerPoint from Illinois for college awareness and careers www.collegezone.com/counselorzone/1080_1880.htm

Early Awareness Efforts: Resources and activities form Minnesota www.mheso.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=1238

GEAR UP: http://mapping-your-future.org/MHSS/

Parents and Counselors Together (PACT): Developed by NACAC- Spanish and English www.nacac.com/pubs_counselors.html#pact

Preparing Your Child for College: Resource book for parents www.ed.gov/pubs/Prepare

Getting Ready for College Early: Handbook for parents of middle school students www.ed.gov/pubs/GettingReadyCollegeEarly/index.html

College Admission Counseling: A Textbook for Graduate Students and Practicing Counselors. “Early College Awareness: The Middle School Years.”
Susan Street, Collage Access Center

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