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3 I Have A Plan Iowa®5 Using the 12th Grade Guideway6 Step1—InterestProfiler7 Step 2—Career Finder8 Step 3—School Finder10 Step 4—Career Plan Builder15 Step5—JobInterviewPractice16 Step 6—Your Plan of Study17 Step7—JournalReflection18 Professional Center
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I Have A Plan Iowa®
IowacodespecifiesthatallIowastudentsmustcreatestudentcurriculumplans.Studentsbeginworkontheirplansduring8thgradeandcontinuetobuilduponthemthroughouthighschoolbycompletingidentifiedstatecomponentsspecifictoeachgradelevel.AsIowa’sdesignatedcareerinformationanddecision-makingsystem,IHaveAPlanIowa® incorporates the state componentsintograde-specificguidewaystohelpschoolsmeettherequirementsofthestudentcurriculumplan.The guideways:• Provideaneasystep-by-stepprocessforstudentstocompletetherequiredcomponents.• AllowtheIowaDepartmentofEducationtoreceivetherequireddatareportsautomatically.
GettingStartedwithIHaveAPlanIowa®
Thefirststepistocreateaprofessionalaccount.Youwillneedanaccounttoviewthestepsoftheguidewayandtomonitorstudents’progress.Tocreateanaccount,gotohttp://procenter.ihaveaplaniowa.govandclickonCreateaProfessionalCenterAccount.YouwillneedaProfessionalAccountAccessKeyorAdministratorCode.Ifyoudonothavethecodeforyourschool,pleasecallXapCorporationtechsupportat800-281-1168.
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Visit the For Educatorsectionofwww.IHaveAPlanIowa.govto:
• Accesstutorialsandmanuals.• Selectlessonplansandactivities.• Requestfreepublications.
About Iowa College AidIowaCollegeAidisastateagencywithover40yearsofexperienceconnectingstudentsandfamilieswiththeessentialresourcesandservicestheyneedtoplan,prepareandpayforcollege.Formoreinformation,visitourwebsiteat:www.IowaCollegeAid.gov
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ToaccesstheIowaGuideways,studentsmustfirstcreateanaccount.Oncethatprocessiscomplete,theywillbereadytousetheIHaveAPlanIowa®12thGradeGuideway.
Using the 12th Grade Guideway
Toaccesstheguideways,signintoanaccountand select the Iowa Guidewayslinkfromthelandingpage.
PLEASE NOTE: Your students MUST completetherequiredcomponentsintheGuidewayin orderfortheirworktoberecordedfortheIowaDepartmentofEducationreport.
Iowa 12th Grade Guideway
Thisguidewaywillwalkstudentsthroughpartsofthesystemthatarerecommendedfor12thgradestudents.Whilethereisalothere,studentsdon'tneedtodoitallatonce.Theycanstopbetweenstepsandpickuplaterwheretheyleftoff.The12thGradeGuidewayletsstudents:
• Discovertheirinterestsandcheckoutrelatedcareers• Search for careers• Search for colleges• Connect the dots and build a career plan• Practiceforinterviews• Reflectontheirplansforthefuture
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Step 1 – Interest Profiler
Allowstudentsatleast10–20minutestocompletethe60questionassessment.Tobegin,clickGet Started.
TheInterestProfilerasksstudentsquestionsaboutwhattheyenjoy.Besurestudentsunderstandthat,whencompletingtheassessment,theyshouldfocusonwhattheyliketodoorthinktheywouldliketodointhefuture,assumingtheywilldeveloptheskillsneeded.
NOTE:IfthestudentpreviouslycompletedtheInterestProfiler,theirresultswilldisplay.Theyshouldcompletetheassessmentagainto see how their interests have changed overtime.
Oncethisstepiscomplete,studentswillclickContinue at the top of the page to progress tothenextstep.
RESULT:OncestudentscompletetheInterestProfiler,theywillbeabletoviewtheirInterestAreas.InterestAreasarebasedontheresearchofJohnHolland,whotheorizedthatmostindividualsareacombinationofthefollowingqualities:
1)Realistic2)Artistic3)Investigative4) Social5)Enterprising6)Conventional
Hint:ThereflectionisnotrequiredtocontinuetothenextstepoftheGuideway.
Optional Educational Enancement Activity
Aftercompletingtheinterestprofiler,instructstudentstofindanoccupationthatisnotonhisorherlistbutisstillofinteresttothem.Studentsshouldwriteaparagraphaddressingthefollowing:whatfactorscontributeto
thatoccupationnotshowingupintheirresultsandwhattheywouldneedtodotogetittoappearintheirlist.
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Step 2 – Career Finder
The Career Finder allows students to search forcareersmatchingaspecificcharacteristicorseveralcharacteristics.
Characteristicscanbefoundontheleftsideofthescreen.
HINT:Studentsmustsavethreecareerstotheirportfoliobeforetheyareallowedtocontinueintheguideway.
Forexample,inthisCareerFindersearch,educationlevelisusedasacharacteristic.
If students select the bachelor’sdegreebox,CareerFinderwillautomaticallyselecttheboxesindicatinglesseducationwhichwillgeneratealistofcareersrequiringabachelor’sdegreeand all other careers requiringlesseducation.
If students wish to view only those careers requiringabachelor’sdegree,theycanunchecktheotherboxesbeforeselectingSee Your Matching Careers.
NOTE: The list of matching careers can be refined by selecting additional characteristics in the column on the left.
Studentsshouldcontinuetoaddcharacteristicsthatareimportanttothemtonarrowtheirlisttoamanageablenumberofcareers.
NOTE: It is not recommended for students to input information for each characteristic.
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Tolearnmoreaboutacareer,studentsshouldclickonacareername.
NOTE: To progress in the guideway,students must save three careers totheir portfolio.
Tosaveacareertoaportfolio,selectthe Add to Portfolioontheleftofthepage.Oncethefirstandsecondcareers have been saved to the portfolio,selectReview Other Careers at the top of the page to review the careerlistagain.
RESULT:Onceatleastthreecareersofinterest have been saved to theportfolio,selectContinue at the top of thepagetogoontothenextstep.
Optional Educational Enhancement Activity
Have students access their list of careersfromtheCareerFinderresults.Fromthislist,havestudentsdeterminewhereinthecountrytheywouldfindaconcentrationoftheseoccupations.
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Step 3 – School Finder
Therearemanyfactorstoconsiderwhensearchingforacollege.TheSchool Finder helps build lists ofpostsecondaryschoolsthatmatchthecharacteristicschosenbythestudent.
Characteristicscanbefoundontheleftsideofthescreen.Thestudentshouldchoosethecharacteristicswhicharemostimportanttothem.Thecharacteristicsshouldbechoseninpriorityorder.
Tolearnmoreaboutaschool,studentsshouldclickonaschool’sname.
HINT:Studentsmustreviewandsavethreeschoolstotheirportfoliobeforetheyareallowedtocontinueintheguideway.
Tosaveaschooltoaportfolio,selectAdd to Portfolioontheleftofthepage.
Oncethefirstandsecondschoolshavebeensavedtotheportfolio,select Review Other Schools at the top of thepage to review the school listagain.
Onceatleastthreeschoolshavebeensaved,select Continue at the top ofthepage.
HINT: Students can review andupdate their list of saved schools atanytimeintheCollegePlanningSectionoftheirportfolio. Optional Educational Enancement Activity
Fromthelistofschoolsgeneratedbytheschoolfinder,havestudentscreateaprosandconslistoftheirtoptwoschools.
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Step 4 – Career Plan Builder
The Career Plan Builder helps studentsbringtheirworktogetherbyselectingacareer goal and the appropriate educationpathandputtingitintoaplan.The career plan includes a selected career,program/majorandaschool.
NOTE: Students can build multiple plans. They should be encouraged to build a plan A and a plan B to ensure they have options.
Tobegin,studentsshouldselectCreate a new career plan.
Create a Career Plan
Thefirststepistochooseacareerfortheplan.Tobegin,studentsshouldclickthe Start your plan now button.
NOTE: A simple plan may be completedin 15 minutes. Some studentsmay take longer or may wish to spendmore time on their plan.
Choose a Career Path
Students should add a career to theirplan.Thiscanbedonebychoosingacareeralreadysavedtotheirportfolio,searchingforaspecificcareer,orexploringcareers(organizedintosimplecategories).
HINT:Ifthestudenthascareers,schoolsandprograms/majorsalreadysavedtotheirportfolio,thesaveditemscanbeusedtobuildtheplan.
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Confirm Your Career Choice
Thestudentshouldthenconfirmthecareerchoicebylookingattheimportantaspectsofthecareerandansweringthequestionstoconfirmthatitistherightchoice.
HINT: If students wish to change the career intheirplan,theycanedittheirchoice.
Oncetheaspectsofthecareerareconfirmed,studentsshouldclicktheSaveandcontinuebuttonatthebottomofthepage.
NOTE:Thecharacteristicsofthechosencareerarecomparedtothatofthestudentbasedonassessmentresults.Forexample,ifthestudenthastakentheInterestProfiler,theirworkinterestresultswillbecomparedto those of other people who tend tosucceedinthisoccupation.
Confirm Your High School Course Plan
Thenextstepistoconfirmthatthegeneralcourseplandisplayedmatchesthecoursesthestudenthastakenorisplanningtotake.Thecourseplanrecommendationsaregenerally based on those courses that would prepare a student for the career orpostsecondaryeducationchoseninthecareerplan.
Students should select the Save andcontinuebuttonatthebottomofthepagewhenfinished.
HINT: If the high school course plan is notassociatedwiththecareerchosen,thestudentispromptedtochooseadifferentcareer.
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Choose an Educational Path
Basedontherecommendededucationalrequirementsforthechosencareer,studentschooseanacademicprogram.
Iftherecommendedprogramisnotwhatthestudentislookingfor,theyarepromptedtochooseadifferentcareerfortheirplan.
Confirm Your Educational Path
Studentsnowconfirmtheirchoicebyansweringquestionsabouttheimportantaspectsofthechoseneducationalpath.
HINT:Iftheprogramdoesnotfitthestudent’sgoals,anotherpathcanbechosen.
Oncecomplete,studentsshouldclickthe Save and continuebutton.Choose a Postsecondary School
The next step is to choose a school fortheplan.StudentsshouldusethedropdownmenutochooseastateorregionandclickGo.
Students should choose a school fromthedisplayedlistandclicktheAddbutton.Theschoolslistedarethoseschoolswhichoffertheprograminthestateorregionchosenbythestudentinprevioussteps.
Tochooseadifferentstateorregion,usethedropdownmenuandclickGo.
HINT: If the student is not interested inanyoftheschoolslisted,theyshouldchooseadifferentprogram.
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Confirm Your Postsecondary SchoolChoice
Studentsnowconfirmtheirchoicebyansweringquestionsabouttheimportantaspectsofthechosenschool.
HINT:Iftheschooldoesnotfitthestudent’sgoals,anotherschoolcanbechosen.
Oncecomplete,studentsshouldclickthe Save and continuebutton.
Make Some Lifestyle Predictions
The next step of the plan is for studentstothinkaboutthetypeoflifestylechoicestheywillbemakinginthe10-15yearsaftergraduatingfromhighschool.Studentsareencouragedtoconsiderwheretheyplantolive,whattypesofleisureactivitiesinwhichtheywillengageandthetypeoffamilytheyplantohave.
Oncecomplete,studentsshouldclicktheSave and continue buttonatthebottomofthepage.
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Making Your Plan Happen
The next step is review the advicelistedasastartingpointtomaketheplanhappen.
NOTE: The Edit button on the lefthand menu allows students to go back to any portion of their plan and edit their choices.
HINT: Studentscanbuildmorethanoneplantoreflectdifferentoptionsorcareerchoices.
Studentsshouldclick Continue at thebottomofthepagetogotothenextstep.
What Next?
Lastly,studentsareremindedthatdeterminingtheirfutureisanongoingprocess.Studentsareencouragedtouse the Your Journal feature in theirportfoliotoreflectontheprocessandtheirresultingcareerplan.
Studentsthenaskthemselveshowcomfortabletheyarewiththeplanthattheycreated.
Studentsmaynowchoosetocreateanothercareerplan,oriftheyarefinishedbuildingtheirplantheymayclick Continue in the Guideway badge.
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Step 5 – Job Interview PracticeInthenextstep,studentswillpracticeanswerstocommonjobinterviewquestionsrelatedtospecificjobcategories.Theanswerswillbestoredintheportfolio.
Note: This activity will take 20‐30minutes for students to complete.
Students should choose the set ofquestionstheywouldliketousefortheactivity.
Note: The student may not progress tothe next step of the guideway untilthis step is complete.
Students should type in their answerstoeachquestion.Oncecomplete,theyshouldclick Next Question.
Note: The text to the right of theanswer box provides helpful information and tips on how to answer the question.
Hint: Studentscanskipquestionsandthenansweranyskippedquestionsattheendoftheinterview.
Optional Educational Enhancement Activity
Aftercompletingthejobinterviewpracticequestions,havestudentsconductmockinterviewswithapartner.Toaccessacompletelessonplanvisit:https://se-cure.ihaveaplaniowa.gov/images/iowa/pdfs/pro/interview_practice.pdf
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Step 6 – Your Plan of Study
Inthisstep,studentswillreviewtheirplan of study to ensure their 11th grade courses have been recorded accurately.Studentsshouldmakesuretheir current 12th grade courses aremarkedasenrolledandvalidatetheirplans for 12th grade to ensure they areontracktograduateandobtaintheireducationandcareergoals.
NOTE: Students can return to review their plan of study anytime. Make sure students update their plan if their career pathway or postsecondary plans change.
HINT:Youcanaskstudentstosubmittheirplantoyouforapproval.Youcanalso view reports in the Professional CentertodeterminewhichstudentsareontrackforgraduationfromtheReports tab.
Oncetheplanhasbeenreviewed,revisedandupdated,studentscanclickContinue in the Guideway badge atthetopofthepage.
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Step 7 – Journal Reflection
In the last step of the 12th GradeGuideway,studentshaveachancetoreflectontheircareerandcollegeplans.
Click Add a new journal entrytostart.
Studentsentertheirthoughts,ideas,andcommentsinthetextbox.
HINT: Remindstudentsthattheirjournalentryisnotprivate.Itcanbeviewed by professionals (educatorsandcounselors)attheirschool.
WhenstudentsclickSave and thepage is refreshed showing theircomments,thestepiscomplete.
NOTE: Students can edit their journalentry by using the Edit button.
Oncefinished,studentsshouldclickthe ContinuebuttonontheGuidewaybadgeatthetopofthepage.
Summary
Asummarypagewillappeartoletthestudentknowtherecommendedstepsarecompleted.Studentsmustcontinuetothesummarypagebeforeitwillshowthattheyhavecompletedthisguideway.
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Professional CenterUsetheProfessionalCenterathttps://procenter.ihaveaplaniowa.govtotrackstudentprogressonthecompletionoftheguideways,toaccessstudentportfolios,toobtainlessonplans,andtocreateusageandoutcomebasedreports.ToaccesstheProfessionalCenteryouwillfirstneedtocreateanaccount.Oncethatstepiscomplete,followthestepsbelow.
Sign into your Professional Center account.
Oncesignedin,youwillseeyour ProfessionalCenteroptions.
1.Toviewguidewaytrackingreports,clickontheReportstab.
Hint:Ontherighthandsideofthepage,clickonthelogotoview I Have A Plan Iowa® as if you are a student.You must turn off your pop up blocker to use this feature.
2.ClickonCreate a New Report.
3.ClickonGuideways Tracking Report.
4.Choosethepopulationyouwouldliketotrack.
HINT: Youcanchoosetheentire12thgrade or you can choose a group of studentstotrack.
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5.Choosethegradelevelguidewayyouwouldliketotrack.
6.Youcanviewthestudentportfoliosand the steps of the guideway the studenthascompleted.
Hint:Toviewdetailsinthestudent’sportfolio,clickonthestudent’sname.
Fromthedetailview,clickonHigh School Planningtoreviewthestudent’scourseplan.
Fromtheportfolioview,youcanalsoviewthestudent’sotherwork,leavecomments,andtracktheportfoliosyouhavereviewed.
Updated July 2014