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 year11 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 InitiativeGrassroots 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 strategiesProvide a curriculum roadmap for teachersGuide administrators in upgrading standardsEncourage 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’sFreshman 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 manualwww.focusonfreshmen.com/fti

The George Washington University Freshman Transition Initiative’sFreshman Transition Leadership Institute

Sessions include:Leadership Quotient: The Role of the

PrincipalGenerate Buy-in for the New Course &

the 10-year PlanIdentify a Curriculum That Will

Accomplish Your Course GoalsRecruiting and Retaining Your Most

Experienced Teacherswww.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 schoolEstablish measurable and attainable evidence to

support their freshman effortsDevelop at least four goals for the Freshman

Transition initiative based on the dataStrategize how to make staff assignments and

build collaborative teamswww.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 Effortwww.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 expectationsDetermining course structure and researching

funding options Identifying a lead teacher and ensuring leadership

continuityA 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’sGet Focused…Stay Focused!™ InitiativeDr. 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 partnershipsProven 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’sGet Focused…Stay Focused!™ InitiativeSessions 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 Effortwww.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 programModel curriculum materialsA 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 AssessmentStrategies for Sharing Student Online 10-year

Plans with Counselors, Advisors, & Instructorswww.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 experiencedThe 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 TeacherHow to Implement a Career Choices CourseTeaching 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 Completionwww.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 instructionwww.focusonfreshmen.com/tech

More than just the institutes!General sessions each dayGreat keynote speakersBreakout sessions spotlighting best practicesEvening technology integration sessionsHollywood tour (ticketed event)Awards luncheon