2026 ACT College and Career Readiness Workshop Toolkit
All the key resources highlighted at your workshop, all in one place! Use them to take what you learned and put it into action throughout the school year.
2026 Workshop Resources
Start Here: General Resources
Workshop Presentation
Download the full workshop slideshow to use and share with colleagues.
Comprehensive Solutions Guide
Tools and solutions you can use all year, including ways to communicate with students and their supporters on navigating their readiness journeys.
Contact Information — ACT Client Relations Team
Meet the team who can help you improve your college and career readiness practices. Organized by state and region.
ACT Test Dates 2025-26 Poster
Help students prepare with scheduling, registration, fee waiver, and “what’s new” information about taking the ACT in 2025-26.
ACT Editable School Day Poster
Hosting the ACT at your school? Fill in your own test date, time, and location Information and create posters for your school.
ACT System of Assessments
Find out more about ACT’s continuum of assessments, designed to prepare your students for a lifetime of success.
Go Deeper: Resources by Topic
ACT College and Career Readiness Standards
ACT College and Career Readiness Standards Workbook
A practical guide with seven strategies for embedding standards into daily instruction.
Dashboard: College and Career Readiness Standards
An interactive Tableau tool to explore standards by score range and content area.
ACT Test Updates
K-12 Educators' Guide to the ACT Enhancements
An overview of what changed with the enhanced ACT and why it matters for advising, scheduling, and instruction.
Enhanced ACT and PreACT Tests (weblink)
What educators need to know about how the tests are evolving to meet students’ needs.
Test Prep and Early Intervention
Preparing for the ACT
Includes a full-length practice test, test-taking strategies, and what to expect on test day.
Preparing for PreACT
Information about test content, strategies, and helpful tips for your students that can be used for all PreACT assessments.
Workforce Readiness and Postsecondary Pathways
ACT WorkKeys Career Navigation Toolkit
A practical guide for helping students understand and use their WorkKeys NCRC credential.
Pathways to Success Toolkit
Contains five key strategies and success stories to help you design programs that make career pathways stronger and more affordable for learners.
Resources for K12 Professionals
ACT Solutions
Partner with ACT to Help Your Students Achieve College and Career Readiness