• Home
• Institutes
  • Freshman Transition Leadership Institute
  • Freshman Transition for Principals
  • Get Focused...Stay Focused!® Initiative
  • How to Implement a 2 to 3-unit College Freshman Course
  • How to Implement the Freshman Course for Career Choices and Changes
  • Implementing the Stay Focused! Follow-up Modules
  • Best Practices: Freshman Transition in Action
  • My10yearPlan.com®
  • Career Choices Lead Administrator/Teacher Institute
  • How to Implement the Freshman Course for Career Choices
  • TIPS: Teaching Insights, Practices, & Solutions
  • Breakout Sessions: Spotlight on Best Practices
• Registration
  • Determine the best institute for you
  • Create a proposal to attend
  • Register Now
  • Printable registration form
• Pricing
  • Fees & Funding Opportunities
• Conference Agenda
  • Schedule
  • Last year's program
• Travel & Lodging
  • Hotel Options
  • Hollywood Excursion
  • Things to do in LA
• Reviews
• Media
• Partners
  • Academic Innovations
  • Freshman Transition Initiative
  • Get Focused...Stay Focused!®
  • Eastern Oregon University
  • Contact Us

For Freshmen Course Instructors & Administrators

Six years ago, a team from Indio High School in CA attended a Freshman Transition Institute conducted by Dr. Rebecca Demond. They were systematically researching freshmen programs to increase student engagement for their population that is predominantly Hispanic and 75 percent qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.

In these seven one-hour sessions you'll learn from Principal Rudy Ramirez about the strategies and curriculum Indio High School uses in its Success 101 course, which is required of all freshmen. Indio High School was ranked last year by U.S. News and World Report among the top 10% of high schools in the country. Through their experiences you'll come away with the information and tools to launch a successful Freshman Transition Course next fall.

Participants will explore and develop plans for:

• Generating school, district and community buy in
• Identifying a lead teacher and ensuring leadership continuity
• Determining the freshman course structure
• Innovative classroom teaching strategies that create involved learners
• Successfully teaching the Career Choices curriculum and My10yearPlan.com®
• A whole-school effort that encourages all instructors to use students' 10-year plans as a common advisory tool.

Who should attend:

• Graduates of the Freshman Transition Leadership Institute
• Graduates of the Career Choices Lead Teacher Institute