The Freshman Transition Network
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Introductions
Please tell the other members of the network a little about yourself. Nothing is too short and nothing is too long. Just let us know who we are so we can turn this network into a true community.
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Make The Grade . School
Please check out this program on Thursday from 8:00 to 10:00 PM. I am one of the sponsors. Since the sponsors are paying for the program there is no charge to attend, but you do need to register. …
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1st Meeting Agenda
I am in the process of organizing our 1st Freshman Academy Team Meeting. Any key suggestions of setting the agenda? I don't want to miss anything of importance nor do I want to set up the meeting for a tangent!Thank you,Kim
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Research on Fr Transition/Interdisciplinary Teaming
In order to help "sell" our freshman transition program, I am looking for data as to how effective it is. I haven't found much recent data. If anyone knows of any research out there that supports the efficacy of this teaming approach, I would appreciate knowing. Also, even data just from within…
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Mentors as part of Freshman Transition
Does anyone have experience or knowledge related to using upperclassmen as mentors for freshman students as part of their transition program? Ideally I would have liked to have our transition program in place first, but I inherited a situation where we have a group of mentors but not much else.…
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Starting a transition program
Our administrative leadership team is starting the planning process to have a transition program in place beginning in Fall, 2015. We would appreciate any feedback about successes/landmines than anyone is willing to share as we begin our journey.Thanks
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Alternate Name to "Move Up Day"
We are planning a "move up" day for our 8th grade class, but there is a concern that the name "move up" day is both a little old fashioned and also a little childish. Students have "moved up" in 5th grade already and the transition from middle school to high school is different. Can anyone offer…
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Re-freshing Freshmen
Hi Folks - I have not posted for quite a while. Here at Urbandale High School we are currently in our 8th year of a 9th Grade House / SLC project. And, while our results are quite well in general, I feel as if we are hitting kind of a plateau and need some ideas for reinvigorating things. Along…
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Elective Choices for Freshmen
After visiting a few schools that have freshman transition programs, I discovered that they offer about half the elective choices to their 9th graders than we do. The mindset is that too many choices are confusing and stressful to parents and students. Any thoughts on this?
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Scheduling
We are currently looking at having a modified block schedule which will allow us to see our freshman once a week, broken into 4 groups, in a 70 minute setting, kind of like a set advisory period.We are a small school with about 95 incoming freshman. I would appreciate feedback on the following:1.…
