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Academic Innovations
Freshman Transition Initiative
This institute is presented by administrators, classroom instructors, and independent educational consultants who have built successful programs based on the Course Standards for Freshman Transition Classes.

During the event, these sessions are timed in a way that allows Best Practices strand participants to attend the General Sessions for the Freshman Transition Leadership and Career Choices Lead Teacher Institutes, giving Best Practices participants the opportunity for even more learning -- at no additional charge. And, Best Practices sessions end early enough that participants won’t miss the conference networking sessions, like the cocktail reception and awards luncheon, or the optional Hollywood tour excursion (additional fee required).

Participants explore:
  • The successes and the failures these practitioners experienced
  • The entire process - from the challenges that sparked their redesign to the options they explored and funding they used, from their training and implementation process to how they know they’re making progress
  • Each presenter will share the unique and varied viewpoints, models, and strategies that impacted their program’s success, with time in each session for participants to ask questions and find answers
Session topics include:
  • Planning for a Successful Start-up: The Role of Professional Development
  • Getting Buy-in for a Mandated Freshman Transition Course
  • Fast Track to Success: A School-wide Approach for Year One
  • Classroom Implementation Strategies
  • Preemptive Strike: Freshman Transition at the Middle School
  • Online Planning with My10yearPlan.com
  • Moving from a Successful Pilot to a District-wide Program
  • Go Team! Team-building Strategies for Your Instructional Team
  • I’m Ready for My Close-up:
    A Blueprint for Creating Your Own Student-Centered Freshman Transition Documentary
"I attended Sara Spanos and Lynn Anderson's session. They empowered me with their enthusiasm and do's and don'ts. Being an English teacher myself, I felt a connection to Sara. She was very helpful in allaying my fears about starting this program."
Lisa O'Conner
Teacher
Oneonta, NY
Focus on Freshmen 2009
Best Practices:
Freshman Transition in Action
Agenda & session descriptions
Pre-conference survey
Watch a session from 2009
Who should attend?

A great opportunity for educators
who have already attended a Freshman Transition Leadership Institute or a Career Choices Lead Teacher Institute!