This guide is intended to help career and technical education teachers perform the new roles expected of them in view of the new emphasis on school-to-careers programs. The following are among the topics discussed in the guide's nine chapters: role of the career and technical educator; providing career guidance; integrating academic and career and technical education; advising a student organization; providing work-based learning; helping students make the transition from school to careers; creating a community relations program; evaluating and improving programs; and professional development. Included in end-of-chapter appendixes located throughout the guide are the following: addresses of publishers of commercially available career portfolios and career information; resources for curriculum integration and tech prep programs; explanation of differences between conventional and Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) classrooms; SCANS three-part foundation; SCANS five competencies; sample training agreement; sample training plan and evaluation; sample instrument for evaluation of general work-based performance; sample resume and letter of application for students with related work experience; individualized recruiting plan; guidelines for writing a press release; resources for promoting programs; sample alert and cover letters; employer questionnaire; student follow-up questionnaire; sample student evaluation of instructor form; and addresses of seven related professional organizations. (MN)