Using Naviance: A College awareness and tracking tool

Ms. Alisha ScruggsInterim program Director

Day 3 – August 4, 2010Plenary Session

What is Naviance?

• Naviance Succeed is a suite of products and services for K-12 schools and districts that promotes college and workplace readiness through increased collaboration, rigor, and transparency.

• Naviance Succeed integrates market-leading course, college and career planning systems that provide students with a framework to direct their own education, establish long and short-term goals and plan for post-secondary success.

Source: http://www.naviance.com/counselors-educators/benefits.html

What are the benefits for educators?

• Naviance helps you move from intuition to data-driven insights while you help your students plan for their futures. You can:– Provide a window into students' post-secondary success plans– Improve collaboration among all stakeholders to ensure student

success– Align classroom goals with post-secondary goals– Spend more one-on-one time with students– Increase students' awareness of college and other post-secondary

options– Manage the post-secondary process, including scholarships, college

applications, career exploration, and other activities– You'll come to appreciate Naviance Succeed as a key element of your

strategy for promoting student success.

Source: http://www.naviance.com/counselors-educators/benefits.html

What are the benefits for students?

• Naviance Succeed helps students plan for and achieve their post-secondary goals. With Naviance Succeed, students can:– Create a personalized success plan – Assess your learning style, skills, and interests – Research post-secondary and career opportunities – Track the college application from start to finish – Learn about scholarships and financial aid – Prepare for standardized tests – Naviance Succeed helps parents and students become even

more actively engaged in making educational decisions.Source: http://www.naviance.com/parents-students/benefits.html

Let’s take a brief tour of what educators will see!

• URL: https://succeed.naviance.com/ • Enter account, username, and password• Our membership includes:– College Planner– Career Planner HS– Learning Style Inventory– Method Test Prep – SAT– Method Test Prep – ACT

Available services for students and teachers Portal of available services for educators

Homepage of Educator Portal

Educator View of Student List

List of students alphabetically by graduating class year

Educator View of Individual StudentTabs of Individual Progress

Educator View of Scholarship Listing

Listing of Scholarship in alphabetical order, deadline, and award amount

Educator view of specific scholarship

Chock full of information on the scholarship

Educator View of List of Postsecondary Institutions

List of postsecondary institutions in alphabetical order and location.

Educator View of Specific Postsecondary Institution

Educators can view the postsecondary institution information, number of applications from students, cost and amount of financial aid, and more.

Educator view of Career Portal

Careers listed in alphabetical order

Educator view of Specific Career

Overview, Knowledge & Skills, Tasks & Activities, Wages, Students, and Video.

Educator Ability to Generate Customized Reports

Example of Report

Report of Student Plan Milestone Completion Summary

Educator Ability to Connect with Families of Students

Portal to communicate with families via email, with reminders, and surveys.

Student Log-In Page

• URL: https://connection.naviance.com/rfc• Enter Username and password• Username: Email address• Password: Created by student

Student Homepage

Student View of Colleges Tab

Student View of Careers Tab

Student View of About Me

Resume Builder

Portal where students can keep track of information

Questions?

Do you have any questions?For more information,

please feel free to contact me:Alisha Scruggs

Interim Program Director,Reach for College!

ascruggs@reachforcollege.org(202) 246-0607