Naviance and Your College Curricula Lesson One Residential Education
Introductions We are going to introduce ourselves and we ask that you introduce yourselves and share the following information: 1. 2.
One superpower/one strength One thing you hope to gain from this class
Class Commitments 1.
Be open-minded to all institutions, pathways, etc.
2.
Because we are in a group setting, we can’t assure confidentiality, but we ask that you honor and keep each other’s information within the class.
3.
Be respectful and kind to one another.
Course Overview Please go to Canvas for the syllabus and list of modules
Course Schedule March 4th
Naviance and Your College Criteria
March 11th March 18th
College Curricula and College Basics Finding the Right College for You
March 25th
Essays and Short Answer Questions
April 1st
Understanding How Colleges Select Students
April 8th
The Common App and Other Applications
April 15th
The Common App Personal Essay and Longer Essays
Spring Break April 29th
Financial Aid and Scholarships
May 6th
Interviews and College Visits
May 13th
Review
Class Policies 1.
If you have questions about specific colleges, please reach out to your individual assigned counselor.
2.
You are expected to adhere to all of NCSSM’s academic honesty policies in this course. All work presented should be your own, original work, and include proper citations where appropriate.
3.
Class expectations for work submission: mostly through Canvas in Word, Excel, or PDF. Please bring your laptops to class every week.
4.
You are expected to do work in order to prepare for class each week. This may involve reading materials, watching videos, collecting information, or preparing ungraded assignments. Failure to prepare for class will negatively impact your grade.
5.
Late work: 5% deduction per day the assignment is late. Please talk to us in advance if you need extensions.
Assessment Class Participation
10%
Class Preparation
15%
College Timeline
25%
Self Assessment
25%
Essay Draft
25%
College Attributes Activity Please take out a sheet of blank paper
College Attributes Activity, Step 1
List the top 10 attributes that are most important to YOU in a college.
College Attributes Activity, Step 2
Now, mark an * next to 3 on the list that are your least important.
College Attributes Activity, Step 3
Next, put a checkmark least important to you.
next to the next 3 items that are
College Attributes, Final Step
At this point you should have 4 items remaining… Turn to a partner and share which one is the most important to you and why.
Introduction to Naviance Please go to my.ncssm.edu to the Naviance login.
Login issues? Go through My.NCSSM.edu
Logins are your ncssm email address.
Reset your password on the login page:
Opening Page
College Section
College Statistics & Data
Career Section
About Me Section
My Planner Section
And more! We will explore Naviance more each week during our lessons.