Who, What, When, How?

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1 Irvine Unified School District Who, What, When, How? IPEP Workshop

2 Hello and Welcome to Family Connection! I am the Naviance Navigator. I am here to guide and assist you. 2

3 Using Family Connection An On-line Resource for Students, Parents / Guardians, and Counselors for Planning & Advising Middle School, High School and Beyond 3

4 Family Connection Naviance is a computer based guidance tool that contributes to student success. Naviance helps schools and districts use data to promote, measure and improve college and career readiness. 4

5 Naviance Family Connection provides tools to communicate and explore Communicate with counselors and teachers Find careers, majors, and colleges that align with personality and interests View college visits Compare colleges View scattergrams Link to important resources o (College Board, ACT; Financial Aid, NCAA, and many more) Track deadlines Organize the college application process Discover scholarships Discover internships Discover enrichment programs 5

6 WHAT ELSE CAN STUDENTS AND PARENTS DO USING FAMILY CONNECTION? Naviance Family Connection Includes resources which establish grade-level milestones, track expectations, and enhance the counseling program Career Planning Complete the Career Key, Career Interest Profiler, Strengths Explorer, Do What You Are, Learning Style Inventory SMART Goals (Middle School) Build a personal, adaptable, resume using the Resume Builder Explore Careers and Clusters College Planning Complete a college search using College Super Match Develop a prospective college list using Colleges I am Thinking About Scattergrams provide admissions data from recent high school graduates Research and apply to Scholarships using four different scholarship search tools Compare colleges 6

7 Middle School Developing My Interests Exploring My Options Listening to Myself My Future Plans Overcoming Obstacles What Are the Rules What Makes Me Unique Habits for Success How I Learn My Definition of Success Getting Involved Teamwork Career Scavenger Hunt Getting Ready For College What College Costs 7

8 Middle School Brainstorming My Interests My Summer Enrichment Plan Success, Risk, and Failure Decision Making My High School Preview Redefining Success Time Management Working Through Stress My School Support Network Talking with My Family My Career Path What s Your Road? Facing Fears About College What Do Colleges Require? My Financial Aid Options 8

9 How Do I Access Family Connection? Family Connection is web-based Visit your student s assigned school s website to access Student accounts Parent accounts Look for this icon on the schools website 9

10 How Do I Access Family Connection? Students use school computer log in username and password o Username = Last 2 digits of graduation year + last name (up to 8 letters) + first name (up to 8 letters) Example = 14smithjonathan o Password = Long student ID number (can be found on their ID cards above the barcode) Parents receive a separate registration code via o Codes can be used only once Enter the code in the New User box, then follow instructions to create a user name and password On subsequent visits, sign in using the Returning User box Contact your student s counselor to obtain access to your code for Naviance 10

11 The following slides highlight some of the features in Family Connection I m the Family Connection NaviGator 11

12 Home Page 12

13 About Me Tab

14 Colleges Tab

15 College Profile Scattergrams College SuperMatch 15

16 Using Family Connection consistently provides: Shared resources linking home to school On-line tools for collaboration among counselors, students, and parents Accurate and complete records about student s choices Remember, I can help you with personal, academic, and college and career planning. Bye, I hope to see you soon!