Hello NAF Network! Welcome our educators that are getting back to school this month! With the Quality Process officially launching September 13th, please take a look at our updated resources regarding the Quality Center process. These include the following:
What’s new in the Academy Assessment
Key Dates
Sample Academy Assessment
Access our Quality Level Process Resources by clicking this link.
We have redesigned it from the ground up. The new design is built around NAF’s approach to Outcomes-Drive Work-Based Learning. We have intentionally designed the system to help students develop in their pursuit of skills, aspirations and connections.
Teachers – we will include the link this month – it can be used for full class periods or be broken into multiple smaller class activities. This will introduce your students to the new system as well as give them opportunity to build their profile, identify career aspirations and begin to identify their professional network. We will announce it on the ASH homepage with a direct link once it is posted.
We have also created a number of resources for educators. You can find those in the ASH Support Library here - https://ash.naf.org/public/learning-center.academy-practices
If you have any questions, please reach out to NAF Support at support@naf.org
NAF’s Marketing & Communications team is launching a quarterly family newsletter to keep families updated and informed of their student’s NAF experience. Please share this opportunity with the parents, caregivers, or guardians of NAF students to learn more about NAF benefits and how they can support their child’s journey. The sign up is here to opt-in!
WBL “To Do” Items for September
Have your students log into NAFTrack Students or if they are new, have them create an account
Begin entering Fall 2024 WBL activities in the WBL Participation Tracker
Teachers can now make student check-in easier than ever. Share a QR code or URL with your students during WBL activities, and they can quickly check themselves in by entering their name and district ID. Be sure to check out our resources to get started and see how this new process works.
Join us October 2nd at 3:30 pm for a webinar about how you can tap into the 25+ NAF Expeditions to elevate them into WBL activities that your students can get credit towards NAFTrack certification and you can get credit towards your Academy Assessment. Register today!
We are making some improvements to our NAF-created courses that will bring even more value to our NAF network. Starting this summer, we began requiring users to log-in via ASH for all NAF courses. This update will allow us to better understand who’s accessing our courses, which will enable us to update our content more frequently and tailor these courses to better match the needs of our academies and educators.
By NAF Next 2025, NAF will be rolling out new updates to Global Health, Anatomy & Physiology 1 & 2 (including a new oral health unit), and a complete refresh of Principles of Hospitality & Tourism courses.
If you would like to access and download NAF-created courses, you will need to sign into your free ASH account (available for all NAF academies and their staff). See our guide on setting up your account.
Our work-based learning and advisory board resources as well as our curriculum projects (including NAF Expeditions and Celebrating Careers & Diversity) will remain accessible for those without an ASH account and can be shared more widely.
Need technical support? Get that support in one of three ways:
Email support@naf.org for assistance with technical issues. For quick resolutions, please include Academy ID. Screenshots are also helpful for reference when experiencing a technical issue.
Find the ? button on the bottom right screen of any Academy Support Hub (ASH) page and submit a ticket for help or to schedule office hours for training and extended support.
In Academy Support Hub (ASH), click on Learning Center, then on Academy Support. Search "Support Library” articles for help on your issue.
