WHAT TOPICS DOES NAVIGATION
101 COVER?
Each Navigation 101 advisory session is based around a theme
. Each theme repeats each year to help organize the curriculum and, through
this annual repetition, to help students retain key points about what they are
learning. The themes cover academic preparation and improvement; planning and
goal setting; career and college preparation; leadership; and basic life skills.
Each month’s theme includes several "Essential Questions." These
questions inform the content of the lesson plan and the student assignments,
building on the theme to help students remember the key points from the lesson.
These essential questions are also used each year to help students organize
their presentations for their student-led conferences. The Navigation 101 themes
and essential questions are:
| Meeting Date | Theme | Essential Questions |
| September 12 | Setting Goals | What do I want to do with my
life? What do I want to achieve this year? |
| October 10 | Improving Academically | How am I doing academically? How can I do better? |
| November 14 | Planning for Life After High School | What will I do after high school? How can I prepare? |
| January 9 | Exploring Careers | What are my interests? How can I pursue them? |
| February 13 | Preparing for Student-led Conferences | What evidence do I have for the year’s learning? |
| March 5 | Preparing for Student-led Conferences | Who am I? How can I present myself clearly? |
| April 9 | Planning for Next Year | What are my academic goals? What courses do I need? |
| May 14 | Updating the Four-Year Plan | What do I want to do in the future? How can I prepare? |