PEERFORWARD NAVIGATOR Lesson Outline STEP 1: Making Smart Investments and Investing in Yourself STEP 2: Paying for Your Postsecondary Plan STEP 3: Financial Aid in Depth; Personal and Family Contributions STEP 4: Financial Aid Research STEP 5: Creating a Financial Aid Action Plan Your Financial Aid Plan saMPle educator PacinG Guide CLASS MEETINGS DAY ONE 1x/week 2x/week 3x/week 4+ Steps 1-3, Step 5 Steps 1-3 Steps 1-3 Steps 1-3 DAY TWO X Steps 4-5 Steps 4-5 Steps 4-5 DAY THREE X X Lesson Extension Lesson Extension DAY FOUR X X X Lesson Extension HOMEWORK/IND WORK Step 4 Gather documents/prepare Gather documents/prepare Gather documents/prepare reminders: > Many college application deadlines are in November, December & January. Remind students to check college websites for admission deadlines. > Feb 1st: Deadline for many public and private colleges > Remind students that if they take the ACT or SAT after December, their scores will NOT be sent to colleges in time for Fall admission deadlines. Emphasize that students need to check application deadlines and plan to take tests accordingly. > Don't forget to register for the SAT and/or ACT: SAT: http://sat.collegeboard.org/register ACT: http://www.actstudent.org/regist/ warm-up, motivation, and direct instruction collaborative activity and direct instruction direct instruction or collaborative activity independent work direct instruction and independent work summary (10-20 minutes) (10-15 minutes) (5-10 minutes) (10-40 minutes) (5 minutes) (10-20 minutes) (5 minutes) 214 lesson 14: Your Financial aid action Planhttp://sat.collegeboard.org/register http://www.actstudent.org/regist/