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Focus on Freshmen 2013Institute Preview
What is Focus on Freshmen?
Three days of intensive professional development for secondary & post-secondary educators
FOCUSED on freshman transition & the 10-year Plan as a foundation for student success
A solution-driven conference in its sixth year
11 institutes covering different aspects of the 10-Step Plan for Implementing a Freshman Transition Course & School-wide Initiative from GWU’s Freshman Transition Initiative
Freshman Transition Initiative
Grassroots effort started by Dr. Rebecca Dedmond aimed at increasing student success through classroom-based comprehensive guidance by:Providing policy makers with a vision of potential
intervention strategies
Provide a curriculum roadmap for teachers
Guide administrators in upgrading standards
Encourage curriculum developers and textbook or software publishers to create appropriate commercial resources for the classroom
Learn more at www.freshmantransition.org
Institutes for 201311 Exciting Options
The George Washington University Freshman Transition Initiative’s
Freshman Transition Leadership Institute
Dr. Rebecca Dedmond & Penny Paine provide participants with:The 10-Step Plan for initiating a school-wide
effort that starts with a Freshman Transition course
Tools and templates for developing a comprehensive plan for your Freshman Transition efforts
Data and resources to generate buy-in from all stakeholders
A comprehensive manual
www.focusonfreshmen.com/fti
The George Washington University Freshman Transition Initiative’s
Freshman Transition Leadership Institute
Sessions include:
Leadership Quotient: The Role of the Principal
Generate Buy-in for the New Course & the 10-year Plan
Identify a Curriculum That Will Accomplish Your Course Goals
Recruiting and Retaining Your Most Experienced Teachers
www.focusonfreshmen.com/fti
Principal Bobby Cunningham guides participants in using authentic data from their own school to: Identify the core values within the community,
district, and school
Establish measurable and attainable evidence to support their freshman efforts
Develop at least four goals for the Freshman Transition initiative based on the data
Strategize how to make staff assignments and build collaborative teams
www.focusonfreshmen.com/turnaround
Freshman Transition for PrincipalsDeveloping Your Strategic Plan
Freshman Transition for PrincipalsDeveloping Your Strategic Plan
Sessions include:
Beginning with the End in MindLaying the FoundationChoosing the “A” TeamShaping the Curriculum to Meet Your
Goals and StandardsExtending the Freshman Initiative to a
School-wide Effort
www.focusonfreshmen.com/turnaround
Team-building for Your Freshman Transition InitiativePrincipal Rudy Ramirez explores the Freshman Transition planning process from a team perspective:Recruiting the team and articulating year one, two,
and three expectations
Determining course structure and researching funding options
Identifying a lead teacher and ensuring leadership continuity
A whole-school effort that encourages all instructors to use students’ 10-year plans as a common advisory tool
www.focusonfreshmen.com/team
Team-building for Your Freshman Transition InitiativeSessions include:
Begin with the End in MindDeveloping Your Planning TeamStrategies for Institutionalizing Your
Freshman Transition ProgramInstructional Leadership StrategiesAfter 9th Grade, Then What?
www.focusonfreshmen.com/team
Santa Barbara City College’s
Get Focused…Stay Focused!™ Initiative
Dr. Diane Hollems shares a grades 8-14 model that delivers the knowledge & skills for student success.150-page manual to launch community college
& high school partnerships
Proven model ensuring every student enters college with an online 10-year plan AND at least 3 units of college credit
Resource materials to start a Get Focused…Stay Focused!™ Initiative
www.focusonfreshmen.com/continuing.html
Santa Barbara City College’s
Get Focused…Stay Focused!™ Initiative
Sessions include:
SBCC Progression of Education Model (PEM): A Comprehensive Approach for Assuring Post-Secondary Success for EVERY Student
The Foundation Program of PEM: A Dual Enrollment Freshman Transition (DEFT) Course
Keeping the Focus: Students Taking Ownership of Their Future Effort
www.focusonfreshmen.com/continuing.html
Freshman Transition for College EducatorsA Cost-Effective Plan for Increasing Timely College CompletionDr. Lauren Wintermeyer delivers a hybrid learning experience to support first-year students.Lead Administrator/Instructor manual for a
successful college program
Model curriculum materials
A comprehensive plan for implementing a first-year experience that will get results, and meet state and accreditation requirements with minimal resource allocation
www.focusonfreshmen.com/ftce
Freshman Transition for College EducatorsA Cost-Effective Plan for Increasing Timely College Completion
Sessions include:
The College Freshman Transition Initiative: Implementing a Student Success Course to Promote College Completion
Gather Your Resources: An Overview of the Career Choices and Changes Workbook & the Pedagogy that Drives Intrinsic Motivation
Utilizing the Online 10-year Plan for Counseling & Academic Coaching: The Campus-wide Initiative
www.focusonfreshmen.com/ftce
My10yearPlan.com® InteractiveA Hands-on Workshop
Chris Pulos, a veteran teacher at North Valley Charter School, walks participants through My10yearPlan.com® Interactive from the student’s perspective.Participants need to bring a laptop with wi-
fi capability.
www.focusonfreshmen.com/my10
My10yearPlan.com® InteractiveA Hands-on Workshop
Sessions include:Overview of My10yearPlan.com® Interactive:
What Is It & How Does It Work?
Meet the CAST (Critical, Analytical, Strategic Thinkers)
Using the Career Interest Surveys & My Skills Inventory to Help Students Create Skills-based Education Plans
Tools for Authentic Assessment
Strategies for Sharing Student Online 10-year Plans with Counselors, Advisors, & Instructors
www.focusonfreshmen.com/my10
Best Practices: Freshman Transition in ActionSuccessful Models from Results-Oriented Schools
Presented by administrators & classroom instructors who’ve built successful Freshman Transition programs, participants will explore the 10-Step Plan and:The successes and challenges these
practitioners experienced
The entire process—from the issues that sparked their redesign to the options they explored, from their implementation process to how they know they’re making a difference
www.focusonfreshmen.com/bp
Best Practices: Freshman Transition in ActionSuccessful Models from Results-Oriented Schools
Presenters include: John Farinella, Principal, Rahway High School (NJ)
Diane Goncalves, Asst. Superintendent, Region One School District (CT)
Jeanne Donadio, Principal, Foothill High School (NV)
Nick Garcia, 9th Grade Counselor, KIPP University Prep (TX)
Gerardo Cornejo, Principal, Carpinteria High School (CA)
Glenda Lee, Lead Teacher, Lumberton High School (NC)
www.focusonfreshmen.com/bp
Career Choices InstitutesLead Administrator & Lead Teacher
How to Implement a Career Choices Course
Teaching Insights, Practices, & Solutions (TIPS)
Integrating Technology into Your Career Choices Course
Lead Administrator & Lead TeacherA Train-the-Trainer Workshop
Presented by Georgette Phillips, your Career Choices Instructional Support Advisor, institute participants leave with: Innovative classroom teaching strategies that
create involved learners
DVDs containing 22 video training modules that provide that core content for conducting PLC workshops for your Career Choices instructional team
Strategies for implementing a school-wide initiative
www.focusonfreshmen.com/lti
How to Implement a Career Choices CourseFor the Novice Career Choices Instructor
These sessions provide a chapter-by-chapter tour of the Career Choices materials. Participants get insights to enhance their classroom delivery and make implementation of Career Choices successful. Understand the pedagogy of Career Choices and
why it works
Make the most of the budget exercise
Customizing your lesson plans and pacing guide
The 10-year Plan: The Key to High School AND College Completion
www.focusonfreshmen.com/implementation
Teaching Insights, Practices, & SolutionsFor the Experienced Career Choices Instructor
Aided by Career Choices teachers from across the country, Lynn Anderson will facilitate sessions that include: Tools to Articulate How Career Choices Meets the
Common Core
Integrating Academics in a Substantive Way
Using Technology to Increase Success for All Students
Finding the Best Fit: My10yearPlan.com® Interactive or Essentials?
Classroom TIPS that Energize Instruction
www.focusonfreshmen.com/tips
Integrating Technology into Your Career Choices CourseSessions explore: Blended learning and the pedagogy behind the
Career Choices online enhancements
CareerChoices.com
LifestyleMath.com
My10yearPlan.com® set-up, management, reporting, grading, and instruction
www.focusonfreshmen.com/tech
More than just the institutes!General sessions each day
Great keynote speakers
Breakout sessions spotlighting best practices
Evening technology integration sessions
Hollywood tour (ticketed event)
Awards luncheon