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Get Focused...Stay Focused!®
How to Implement a Freshman Transition Course that Helps Students Build the Intrinsic Motivation to Succeed
Your participants will discover a Student Success/First-Year Experience course that:
- Addresses the Course Standards for Freshman Transition Classes from The George Washington University’s Freshman Transition Initiative.
- Is used by Santa Barbara City College, co-winner of the 2013 Aspen Institute's Award for Community College Excellence, through its Get Focused...Stay Focused!® Program.
They’ll learn:
- How entering freshmen can develop meaningful, online career and education 10-year plans.
- Strategies for using each student’s 10-year plan throughout high school and/or college for advisory functions and academic coaching.
- How to implement a school-wide program that ensures students complete college and are career ready.
- Best practices from schools that have been successful with the process.
Who should attend?
From Colleges:
- Deans of Student Services or Student Affairs
- College administrators responsible for increasing completion rates
- Department Chairs for Guidance or Counseling
- Instructors for Career Planning, College Success, or Freshman experience courses
- Dual Enrollment/Early College Leadership
- Educators in charge of developmental courses
From Secondary Schools:
- Principals and District Leaders
- Administrators in charge of curriculum
- Teams of academic instructors in freshman academies
- Guidance department chairs
- Administrators in charge of dropout prevention
- Teams working on High School/College Collaborations
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