1. Next Steps in Navigation
Reflections on Lessons Learned

2. Hybrid Role Navigators often play the duel role of tutor/navigator
Benefits of all tutors going through the training
Navigation as an approach
Notes to presenter:
Description of what you learned in your own words on one side.
Include information about the topic
Details about the topic will also be helpful here.
Tell the story of your learning experience. Just like a story there should always be a beginning, middle and an end.
On the other side, you can add a graphic that provides evidence of what you learned.
Feel free to use more than one slide to reflect upon your process. It also helps to add some video of your process.

3. Challenges Connecting students with Navigators
Often requests are career or social services oriented
Sharing lessons learned
Look too much at big goal and don’t see small improvements
Are nervous about talking to students about goals

4. What does student need to discover about themselves?
Gateway to Goals
How did you use English this week?
What is hard for you about not knowing English?
How will getting better at English improve your life?
If you could speak English perfectly, what would you be able to do that you cant do now?
What does student need to discover about themselves?

5. What do you want to know about students
Gateway to Goals
Where do you work?
What do you do there?
If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?
What do you like to study?
What do you like to do?
What is your dream?
What are you nervous about?
What do you want to know about students

6. On-going Navigation – Micro Impacts
Create “I can” statements
Celebrate small victories
Connect acomplishments to new areas
Build Confidence
Measure progress not just in outcomes, but in effort and attitude as well
Collect and share success stories
Success is not big or flashy, there are no overnight shifts, but instead small changes that manifest themselves on a long-term scale

7. Navigation Touch Points
Orientation
Computer Lab
Between registration and start of class

8. Sample Successes GED student with no motivation Women’s book group
Applied for Metro transit job
Took public transportation
Replace stolen cards
Preparing for GED class

9. Other Ideas Help students with test taking strategies
Help students with study skills
Build confidence
Stress reduction techniques
Navigation Station
Break learning down to “how to” steps