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All About ETS!
What is Educational Talent Search?
Educational Talent Search is a federally funded TRiO program designed to assist middle school/high school students and high school dropouts with the necessary understanding, knowledge, skills, and self-esteem to continue in and graduate from high school. The Educational Talent Search program also helps students that have been traditionally underrepresented to explore training and educational options, and enroll in postsecondary institutions.
What are our goals?
The Educational Talent Search program's goal is to provide supportive services to individuals who have been underrepresented in the access of educational goals. Our aim is to assist individuals in completing high school or the General Education Development (GED) exam and to enroll in postsecondary education. We are committed to student success.
What services do we offer?
The Educational Talent Search program provides individuals with information and assistance on educational and vocational concerns. Some of the more specific categories we deal with are:
Academic Survival and Study Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI)
- Learning Styles Inventory (LSI)
- Listening Skills
- Memory Improvement
- Note Taking
- Problem Solving
- Organizational Skills
- Reading Improvement (SQ3R)
- Study Skills
- Time Management
- Test Taking
Personal Development
- Anger Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Counseling
- Goal Setting
- Grief
- Leadership Skills
- Motivation
- Multicultural Activities and Awareness
- Needs Assessment
- Positive Attitude
- Resiliency
- Respecting Yourself and Others
- Self-Esteem
- Stress Management
- Work Place Basics and Ethics
Career Exploration
- Career Decision Making
- Career Explorer
- Career Fairs
- Economics of Education
- Field Trips
- Jobs of the Future
- Jobs Seeking Skills
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
- OASIS Inventory (Aptitude and/or Interests)
Educational and Academic Awareness
- ACT and COMPASS Preparation
- Course Selection
- Emotional Intelligence
- Multiple Intelligence
- Portfolios
- Pre College
- Technology
- Typical High School Day
College Assistance, Technical Training and HSGED
- Attend College for Free
- Campus Visits
- Choosing a College
- College Awareness
- Decision Making
- Financial Aid Application
- Intro to Financial Aid
- Scholarships
- Typical College Day
- World of Work Preparation
Where do we provide these services?
The Educational Talent Search program works in cooperation with selected school districts. Participating districts include:
- Hayward
- Menomonie
- Wittenberg-Birnamwood
The Educational Talent Search program and staff are centrally located on the University of Wisconsin-Stout campus in Menomonie, Wisconsin. UW-Stout is one of thirteen publicly supported four-year universities in the Wisconsin System. Programs relating to professional careers in industry, technology, home economics, applied arts, teacher education, and the helping professions have gained UW-Stout a position of national leadership and recognition.
Who is eligible?
The Educational Talent Search program is available to individuals referred by teachers, parents, counselors, and self-referrals. Individuals are eligible if they meet one or both of the following guidelines:
- a potential first-generation college student (neither parent graduated from a four year college)
- limited income