Your UnMazing Starts Here
Students Develop…
College & Career Readiness
Students learn how to develop factors key to their success, including their You Factor, Academic Factor, Career Factor & Money Factor.
College Knowledge
Students learn essential college knowledge instrumental to navigating the college maze and beyond.
Informed Decision-Making
Students learn how to make informed college decisions with the support of their families and support networks.
The College UnMazed Student Workbook is a comprehensive guide to help students navigate the college-going maze.
The College UnMazed Parent Guide helps guide parents through the college process alongside their student.
The College UnMazed: Your Guide to Dual Enrollment is a step-by-step guide to provide students with the knowledge and skills for success in dual enrollment.
For counselors, educators, and college access professionals, our comprehensive curriculum with 40 lesson plans, PowerPoint files, and chapter quizzes makes using our workbook with large groups easy.
The College Planning in a Box is a comprehensive collection of resources and tools to guide every family through the high school to college process.
The Conversation Cards are made up of the key infographics in the student workbook that can help guide conversations with students and families.
A Card Sort activity to help students and families identify and consider their priorities in the college search and selection process.
The My College Fit Card Sort comes with 24 College Fit Priority cards, instruction and header cards, and scorecards.
WHO WE ARE
Our team of committed counselor educators is here to make sure your students have the skills to make informed college decisions and become college and career-ready.
Dr. Sterk, Dr. Poynton, and Dr. Lapan have partnered together to bring research informed practices and data driven strategies to help students and families navigate the college-going process. As school counselors, nationally and internationally recognized counselor educators and researchers, and parents, we have developed a school and family-inclusive curriculum to take the stress and misinformation out of navigating the high school to college maze. Written for students, the College UnMazed workbook and curriculum will be an integral part of your college and career programming.
FEATURED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
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College UnMazed was developed by counselor educators who use research and data-informed practices. College UnMazed offers a school-based curriculum with accompanying workbook pages, slide decks, and lesson plans that can be integrated into any school system, classroom, or program. Additional resources include the College Data Organizer, a unique data document to support students’ informed decision-making.
Introducing College UnMazed College Planning in a Box! We understand that navigating the high school to college process can be overwhelming for families. That's why we have curated a comprehensive collection of resources and tools to guide you every step of the way. Our College Planning in a Box is designed to make the college application journey seamless, stress-free, and personalized to your unique aspirations.
Included in the box is a Student Workbook, Parent Guide, College & Career Readiness Mindmaps, My College Fit Priority Card Sort, and Family Resource Packet (Family Contract, My College Fit Priorities Instructions, My College Visits Form and Reflection, and Teacher & Counselor Letters of Recommendation Forms).
College UnMazed is available to support schools and programs through custom designed training to ensure you have all the tools needed to successfully support students and families.
Professional Development
The My College Fit Priorities Card Sort Activity is an engaging way to help students and families identify, understand, and use their personal priorities in the college search and selection process.
Interactive Card-Based Assessment
Curriculum
College Planning in a Box
It is essential for any counseling-based programming to determine its strengths and weaknesses to be able to support student’s learning growth. The College Admissions Knowledge Evaluation (CAKE) is a free research-supported, interactive, knowledge-based assessment that measures the college knowledge students and their families need to make informed college decisions.
College Knowledge Assessment
Student-Focused Workbook
College UnMazed provides a step-by-step guide to help students and families successfully navigate the high school to college maze. College UnMazed is a colorful, interactive, infographic-based workbook that is designed to foster conversation while building necessary college knowledge and higher order thinking skills.
FEATURED WORK
College UnMazed Curriculum
College UnMazed workbook and curriculum materials provide a robust program for schools to increase college and career readiness. Using research-informed practices, College UnMazed has detailed lesson plans, a curriculum guide, assessments, and more.
Our Partners
Choose your level of support today- Step-by-Step Workbook, School/Program Curriculum, Free Resources & Materials
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The information is laid out well and really guides the student/parent through the process in a very approachable way.
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It is providing students and families with all of the insight needed to instruct them on the college/career path. I love that it takes the total student into perspective by focusing on the 8 strengths!
— High School Counselor
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I love this workbook! I love how it is complete and easy to read. The graphs, charts, and layout are amazing!
— Student
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