College Readiness/GEAR UP May 4

College Readiness/GEAR UP Digital Learning Activities

Grades 6-8

Title: Exploring Majors based on your Interests - PART II & PART III
Instructions
PART IIExplore your interests with Roadtrip Nation!1. Complete the PART I Activity and the Exploring College Majors PART I Worksheet then go to www.roadtripnation.com2. On the Roadtrip Nation homepage, select ‘Interests’ under the ‘Career Exploration’ header at the top center of the homepage3. Select one of the two interests you listed in the Exploring College Majors PART I Worksheet.4. Find the leader videos you watched in your Naviance program and answer the listed questions about each leader on your Exploring College Majors PART II & III Worksheets
PART IIIResearch your Leader’s college/university in Naviance!1. Log back into your Naviance account https://sso.philasd.org/cas/login2. On the Naviance homepage, select ‘Colleges’ at the top right corner of the homepage3. In the drop down menu, select ‘Colleges Home’ (first option in the drop down menu)4. On the next screen, type each Leader’s college into the search box (the search box shows a magnifying glass inside).5. If the college doesn't appear, be sure to check for spelling and grammatical errors (Example: Prairie View A&M University = correct VS Prairie View A & M University = incorrect)6. Review each college/university and answer the questions listed in your Exploring College Majors PART II & III Worksheets7. Finally, save each school to your Naviance College List by selecting the heart icon next to the name of each college/university
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Grade 9 - 10

Title: Find your College
Teacher Instructions
Instructions:Review the presentation titled "Best Fit YOUniversity." After the presentation, you will become introduced to ‘college terminology’ and use those new terms as a way to select colleges of interest. You will identify your academic performance and personal interests and match them to colleges based on 3 main factors: Academic, Social and Financial Fit. You can also use links in the presentation to continue to explore schools further.
1.Click link to PowerPoint presentationPowerPoint:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YaFkpyfG6sKnDoRvRLhOUrenS-ZYSp8e/view?usp=sharing
2. During presentation, reflect on your own:

Academic performance,
Extracurricular activities
Accomplishments

3. Utilizing the information you learned from the presentation, begin learning about colleges and determine what colleges interest you using the following links:

Step Up to College: Preparing for College video https://youtu.be/wEUovXi8dzs
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/?excmpid=VT-00061
https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa/
Naviance SMART Academic Goals task (this is found on your School District Naviance page)

4. Additionally, begin creating academic and personal goals in order to become a more competitive college bound student; this can be done by keeping a notebook or completing the Naviance Goal task activity
Links:Interactive Assignment:PowerPoint:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YaFkpyfG6sKnDoRvRLhOUrenS-ZYSp8e/view?usp=sharing
Videos:Step Up to College: Preparing for College videohttps://youtu.be/wEUovXi8dzs
Other links:https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/?excmpid=VT-00061https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa/Naviance SMART Academic Goals task (this is found on your School District Naviance page)
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Grade 11

Title: College Board: Choosing the Right Fit
Teacher Instructions
Student Instructions:1. Read Philly Goes to College article (Find The Right Fit)Link to Text: Find The Right Fit
2. Complete the six step search engine on BigFuture CollegeBoard,Link to Assignment: Find Colleges | College Search Step-By-Step
The selection categories include:

Kinds of College
Location
Campus Setting
Cost
Majors
Learning Environment

3. Once each section is complete:

Click on my college snap shot to review everything you’ve completed.
Select find college
Click on save selection

4. The snapshot of the colleges provided are your best fits, based on your needs. This is theperfect exercise for you to visualize your future college. Repeat these steps as many times aspossible to come up with a list of college options.
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Grade 12

Title: College Board: Choosing the Right Fit
Teacher instructions
Student instructions:Activity 1 Instructions:1. Read Philly Goes to College article (Find The Right Fit)Link: Find The Right Fit
2. Complete the six step search engine on BigFuture CollegeBoard,Link to Assignment: Find Colleges | College Search Step-By-Step
The selection categories include:

Kinds of College
Location
Campus Setting
Cost
Majors
Learning Environment

3. Once each section is complete:

Click on my college snap shot to review everything you’ve completed.
Select find college
Click on save selection

4. The snapshot of colleges are your best college fits. If you would like to see additional options you can adjust the level of importance each category has to you. This is the perfect exercise for you to get an idea of what you're looking for on your future college campus.
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