Naviance Parent Presentation Middle School Fall 2013
Tonight s Objectives Introduction to Naviance What is it? Getting Parent Accounts Activated Tour of Family Connection, including: Home Page (resources, links, messages, etc.) Careers Tab (exploring careers, Road Trip Nation videos, etc.) Colleges Tab (quick overview of college searches, etc. this is mostly a high school feature) About Me Tab (goals, tasks, profile, portfolio, resume, etc.) Questions??
Welcome to Naviance Naviance is a college and career readiness platform that helps students connect academic achievement to post-secondary goals and success. Secure web-based career and college research and planning tool for students, parents, and school counselors Student and Parent access through Family Connection Family Connection is specific to our school Family Connection is linked with Naviance Succeed, a service that is used in School Counseling
How Can Students Use It? Career Planning Learning Style Inventory, Interest Inventory, Career Key, Resume Building, Career Searches College Planning College Search Other features available at high school level Success Planning Personalized Goals and Tasks, Journal Entries, Student Planner
How Can Parents Use It? Parent access to Family Connection allows parents/guardians to view select information in their child s online portfolio, including Potential colleges of interest Status of college applications (12 th Grade) College Scattergrams (High School) Career Interests Results of certain assessments/surveys Resume, goals, and tasks
Getting Started Have your personal registration code available for first time login Go to the Eagle View or Good Hope webpage and click Guidance: then Naviance Family Connection Login http://connection.naviance.com/eaglevms http://connection.naviance.com/goodhopems
Click Here to put in your registration code.
Put in your registration code here.
Be sure to put in your personal information. Your student will have their own account. Use an email you check regularly and a password that you will remember! Accept the terms and click Complete Registration
Login Information http://connection.naviance.com/cumberlandvhs keep this private information for your own records: Login: E-mail: Password: If you forget your password, click here.
Each time you log in, enter your email and password
These tabs will direct you to useful information. Colleges, Careers, and About Me will link students to various assessments, information, and exploration activities. Messages, deadlines, and other new info here Here you will find links to important and relevant sites New information will be highlighted here You can also view shared documents and messages from your counselor
Students can download the Naviance Student Mobile App if desired Send an email to your counselor
Let s Explore the CAREERS tab
These career assessments provide students with insight into their career interests and strengths
Career Cluster Finder The Career Cluster Finder is a simple assessment that helps a student discover which career clusters may be a good match based on activities that interest him/her, personal qualities the student has, and subjects the student enjoys in school.
Career Cluster Finder ACTIVITIES CHECKLIST
Career Cluster Finder PERSONAL QUALITIES
SCHOOL SUBJECTS Career Cluster Finder
RESULTS Career Cluster Finder Add interested clusters to your list Ranking of all clusters in order with percentage
Career Key The Career Key assessment is targeted for middle school students. This assessment provides students with their Holland Interest Codes.
Career Key Click here to take the Career Key test
Career Key WHICH JOBS INTEREST YOU?
Career Key WHICH JOBS INTEREST YOU?
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO? Career Key
WHAT ARE YOUR ABILITIES? Career Key
HOW DO YOU SEE YOURSELF? Career Key
WHAT DO YOU VALUE? Career Key
Career Key RESULTS Career Key Results. Click on strengths to view careers
Career Key Additional Resources
Search for careers using these tools
Favorite Careers and Clusters This lists careers and career clusters in which the student has indicated interest. Students may modify this list of favorites throughout high school, as interests change.
Explore Careers and Clusters Search for a specific career, or browse career clusters.
Exploring a Career Gives students information on: Job Description Holland Interest Code Related Occupations Related College Majors Video Description of the Occupation Related Career Clusters and Pathways 5 Most Important Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge Areas Typical Tasks and Common Work Activities Annual Wage Averages (viewed by nation, state, or regions within a state)
NEW: Roadtrip Nation Video Archive
Roadtrip Nation Video Archive Students went on 52 roadtrips, interviewed 366 leaders, and created 3552 short videos on struggle, triumph, and self-discovery. Videos are grouped into 48 themes (confidence, risk, opportunity, etc.) and 29 interests (art, engineering, government, film, etc.).
Brief Overview of the COLLEGES tab
Colleges Tab Middle School Students have access to: COLLEGE LOOKUP This tool allows students to find specific colleges. From here the student can view the college profile, which has the same valuable information that you can view in Naviance. COLLEGE SEARCH An advanced search tool that enables students to create searches that focus on college criteria that is important to them, such as costs, campus surroundings, available majors, etc. Students can save searches. COLLEGE MAPS shows students where colleges are located COLLEGE RESOURCES Provides a list of web resources about colleges, financial aid, and other key topics in the college admissions process. ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS Students can find enrichment programs by browsing by letter or selecting a topic (ie: arts, sports, community service, etc.)
Colleges Tab High School Students will have access to: COLLEGE MATCH / SUPERMATCH COLLEGE COMPARE ACCEPTANCE HISTORY SCATTERGRAMS COLLEGE VISITS COLLEGE APPLICATION STATUS My GPA/SAT Average GPA/SAT Waitlisted Not accepted
View Colleges I m thinking about
Add Colleges of Interest to your list (update annually)
Let s Explore the ABOUT ME tab
Click Here for Profile and Account Info
Student Profile Click on Profile to see student and parent information including GPA, Weighted GPA, and Class Rank (high school) You may update your email and password here. Student/parents cannot edit other information on this page (address, phone numbers, etc.). Contact the school with address/phone changes.
You can also get the Naviance mobile app here
These section has summary information for select assessments, college/career searches, resume, journal, surveys, etc.
Portfolio A printable summary report of your student s: Personality Type (HS) Learning Style Resume Game Plan Upcoming Tasks/Goals Career Interests Holland Code Test Scores (HS) College Documents
Resume Students can create a resume of academic, work, and extracurricular experiences and achievements. Students can add to this resume each year.
Game Plan Survey (Grades 7 & 8 only) Some students have already entered information in their Game Plan Survey, indicating goals and plans for post-graduation. These may be modified by the student at any time.
Journal Students can keep a log of journal entries, which can be shared with counselors if the student wishes. Counselors can also post private comments to the student s Family Connect profile.
Learning Style Inventory
Sample LSI Report
Grade-Level Timeline/Tasks Counselors will work with students to complete assessments and tasks during the following recommended grades: GRADES 6: Introduction to Naviance; Learning Style Inventory GRADE 7: Career Key; Career Cluster Finder; Begin Resume GRADE 8: Learning Style Inventory; Update Resume; Game Plan Survey; SMART Goals