Kuder is making a positive difference in the lives of countless students and adults.
Nothing makes us happier than hearing positive customer feedback. Below are sentiments from the real experts – our customers – on what makes Kuder so unique. Our sincere thanks to all those who have shared their stories with us!
Featured Stories
“To me, a large part of a program’s success is reflected by the students’ own evaluations. We have had students evaluate the KCPS, and more that 95 percent feel it has benefited them and that they will use this valuable resource on their own. I have been involved in Career Education for 32 years and I have never experienced this type of enthusiastic student response. The KCPS has engaged students in a way that allows them to connect the relevance of high school classes to their lives in the future. I feel that the adaptability of the Kuder system to each school’s needs make this program valuable and a fundamental necessity for school systems.”
– Sebastian Lampe, Counselor at Pleasant Grove High School
(Elk Grove, CA)
“The Kuder system provides assistance for students to become organized as the student experiences the career development process. Many students lack the skills to organize, but through use of the system’s Education Planner and Note Taker students are able to build and maintain four-year plans and document important career experiences.”
– Dave Kissinger, Educational Consultant for Des Moines Area Community College
(Des Moines, IA)
“We are using a multi-faceted approach to emphasize career planning, [including] using the Kuder system, our advisor/advisee program, career counseling from the guidance office, and classroom activities using career information. As a result of these efforts, students are making better class selections in math and science, the career and technical completion rates have tripled, more students are choosing postsecondary education, and the school is receiving grant money based on student interest. Furthermore, we have used the aggregate data from the Kuder assessments to assess and adapt our programs. The high school has changed class offerings in the career and technical education department aligned with postsecondary options or the workforce needs to better prepare our students for the labor market.”
– Tanya Floyd, Workforce Education Coordinator at Lake Hamilton Schools
(Pearcy, AR)
“Implementation of the Kuder Career Planning System has been an asset to Arkansas’ two-year colleges by increasing contact with students and staff at secondary schools, by allowing more targeted marketing to prospective students, by supporting more informed academic advising, and by guiding program and curriculum development. Based on assessment results, colleges are able to recruit students to specific programs for which the students are best suited by interests and skills.”
– Stephen Lease, Coordinator, WorkForce Training Consortium of the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges
“The Kuder® Administrative Database Management System is a treasure chest of information. We have used data on high interest/high ability clusters when considering introducing new courses. “
– Marsha VanNahmen, College & Career Exploration Center Director
(Columbus, IN)
“Through our Student Success experience course and weekly career planning sessions, we use Kuder® Journey™ as an important resource for career exploration. Students complete the Kuder assessments, and then are counseled using the results. Our task is to provide [students] a global view of the world of work, and through Journey, we help our students better understand how they can fit into that world through research and self-exploration.”
– Bernadette Amato, Coordinator of Career Services at Ocean County College
(Toms River, NJ)
“Navigator is a wonderful program for resourceful students. Senior students have been using the system since freshman year as a means of cataloging community service, career exploration experiences, college visits, and various high school achievements. “
– Melissa Miller, Counselor at Cumberland County High School
(Crossville, TN)
“Under the Education and Economic Development Act, every eighth grader must select a career cluster to explore in high school, and every eighth grader begins to develop an Individual Graduation Plan. After researching and exploring careers using the Kuder system, students were better prepared to select a career cluster of study for high school. They were able to use the system to view sample courses of study for high school within their clusters and pathways which helped them understand what would be expected of them in high school and beyond to prepare to enter into their preferred fields.”
– Erica Ciucci, M.Ed., GCDF, Career Counselor at Fort Johnson Middle School
(Charleston, SC)
Featured Best Practices
Using Kuder® Navigator™ with Special Education
– Alan Shotts, Special Education Teacher at Cody High School
(Cody, WY)
Utilizing the KCPS in College Outreach Programs
– Pam Robinson, Student Engagement Specialist at Belmont College
(St. Clairsville, OH)
Guiding Postsecondary Financial Decisions with Kuder® Navigator™
– Chris Bellis, Education Financing Services Program Coordinator at Clarifi
(Philadelphia, PA)
Developing Middle School Futures and ECAPS
– Karen Procopio, Teacher at Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies
(Mesa, AZ)
Bringing Individual Learning Plans to Sixth Grade with Kuder® Navigator™
– Greta Hensley, Instructor at Jefferson Middle School
(Oak Ridge, TN)
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