Fulfilling the Promise of Preparation:

Introduction to Naviance

Bridging the Gap

Who am I?

Will I be successful?

What do I want to be?

How will I get there?

What is Naviance?

Naviance is a college and career readiness platform that helps connect academic achievement to post-secondary goals and success.

Naviance Activities by Grade Level

Goal Setting Career Cluster Roadtrip Nation

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Goal Setting Career Interest Profiler College Search

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Begin Resume

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Goal Setting College Essay Transcript Request Process College Application Career Search

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Goal Setting Personality Survey Build Resume College Search Counselor Input Form

Do What You Are:

Personality Inventory

I’m more likely to… strike up a conversation with a stranger.

wait for others to initiate conversations with me.

I’m more likely to prefer… a fast pace, and often like to do more than one thing at a time. a more leisurely pace, and want to pay attention to one thing at a time.

It’s fair to say that I’m the kind of person who… works best when I can start at the beginning and work my way through to the end. likes to work in bursts of energy, often jumping around from one task to the next.

Personality Assessment Results

Lisa’s strengths may include:

 Being well organized and prepared  Presenting herself as a hardworking, responsible person

Lisa’s blindspots may include:

 Not anticipating how decisions she makes now, may impact her future  Focusing

too

much on details, and not presenting herself as a well-rounded candidate

Personality Assessment Results

For a career to be satisfying, it should:

 Let her work in a fairly structured, organized environment  Give her a fair amount of control and responsibility

Preferred Learning Style (what Lisa needs in order to maximize her learning)

:  Plenty of opportunity for interaction with others students  Emphasize the practical value of what she is learning

Personality Assessment Results

To communicate with Lisa most effectively:

 Be organized, prepared, and on time for your meeting  Be succinct, direct, thorough and specific with your information

Potential careers and majors for Lisa to consider:

Career Interest Profiler

Maintain the grounds of a park Operate a machine on a production line Develop a way to better predict the weather Work in a biology lab Write scripts for movies or television shows Teach disabled people work and living skills Like Unsure Dislike Like Unsure Dislike Like Unsure Dislike Like Unsure Dislike Like Unsure Dislike Like Unsure Dislike

Career Profiler Results

Uses John Holland’s Career Codes: Career Choice based on Personality Types

Career Profiler Results

Roadtrip Nation

College Search Using Over 20 Criteria

Towson University Accepted Average GPA: 3.72 Weighted Accepted Average SAT: 1147

iPhone App Makes Naviance Easy to Access!

Log in Information for Parents

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Go to: www.marriottsridge.net

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On the gray tool bar on the left click on “Student Services”

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A drop-down menu will appear. Click on “Naviance”.

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Follow the path for new user or returning user. A personal registration code is required for new users. If you do not have a registration code, please ask your student’s school counselor.