Educator and Student Support

Toolkit 2 – How to Encourage Student Leadership for Transitions to College

Toolkit 2 banner How to Encourage Student Leadership for Transitions to College


This toolkit highlights tools to engage students’ confidence and self-advocacy regarding the college transition process. It includes guidance for structuring advising conversations, increasing family engagement around college knowledge, and addressing common barriers related to applications and decision-making.

The goal is to support school-based professionals in building coordinated, student-centered systems that make college information more accessible and actionable.



This is the second of three toolkits in IDRA’s Community-based College Access – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit.

Growth Mindset Activities

This guide has activities for counselors and educators to help students develop growth mindsets that can support their resiliency throughout...

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Reference Guide to Networking Portals to Help the College Transition

This reference guide helps students and parents identify and use networking portals and opportunities. These are useful for considering where...

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Student Self-Advocacy Card Pack

This “starter” pack contains quick and easy-to-use prompts to help students understand themselves and gain language to speak up clearly...

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Educator Workbook to Map Student Reflection Practices

This workbook is designed for counselors and other educators to use with high school students to examine, map and evaluate...

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Vita Builder

Organize your achievements and create a document to help you with college and scholarship applications.

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