The Freshman Transition Network

Working together to transition freshmen & transform schools from the bottom up!

The Ninth Grade Opportunity

The Ninth Grade Opportunity: Transforming Schools from the Bottom Up: The only book written for educators by educators about the essential components of Freshman Transition

Resources for Freshman Transition

Know any websites with good information for teachers transitioning freshmen? Email a link to scotthabeeb@gmail.com and the resource will be added to this list.

Go Beyond the Content - Resources to help teachers inspire students and point them toward their life's Mt. Olympus
The Ninth Grade Opportunity: Transforming Schools from the Bottom Up - a book on designing a Freshman Transition Program
Timeline for Creation of a Freshman Transition Program
I'm Awesome But I Have My Limitations - motivational workshop for high school students by Ron Shapiro
John Wooden's Pyramid of Success - give students a framework for success
Think Exist - a website where you can find tons of quotes to use in your classroom
Seven Books: Education and Study Skills - a website with resources to help students and parents plan for success both in an out of school
Quote Inferno - a website where you can find quotes about life to share with your students
The Virtues Project: Education - Resources for teaching character and virtues in the classrooms

Welcome to the Freshman Transition Network

Welcome to the Freshman Transition Network, a group of educators interested in better transitioning freshmen into high school for the benefit of the freshmen and for the benefit of the entire school. We'd love to have you as a member.

After joining, please introduce yourself by replying to the "Introductions" forum post. Then, to learn more about how to make the most of this network, please click on the "Read 1st" tab.

Hot Topics

Below are some of the most popular topics/resources on The Freshman Transition Network:

Creating Freshman Transition Programs

Essential Components of a Freshman Transition Program

Being an Administrator of a Freshman Transition Program

John Wooden's Corner

The Inspirational Corner - #GoBeyondtheContent

Freshman Academy v. Other Methods of Transitioning Freshmen

Freshman Service Project

Forum

Introductions

Started by Scott Habeeb in General Discussion. Last reply by Scott Habeeb Jul 19, 2022. 183 Replies 1 Like

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.

Tags: grade, academy, ninth, 9th, introduce

Make The Grade . School

Started by Dr. Ronald G. Shapiro in Inspiring Students Sep 8, 2020. 0 Replies 0 Likes

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…Continue

1st Meeting Agenda

Started by Kim Haynes in Inspiring Students. Last reply by Kim Haynes Aug 2, 2017. 4 Replies 1 Like

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,KimContinue

Research on Fr Transition/Interdisciplinary Teaming

Started by John Morgan in Teaming. Last reply by Scott Habeeb Dec 18, 2015. 6 Replies 2 Likes

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…Continue