Freshman Seminar Pilot Teacher Webinar II Friday, November 6, :00 PM EST Cheree Davis Executive Project Manager

Goals 1.To provide support and guidance to classroom teachers who are piloting Freshman Seminar learning modules. 2.To answer any questions classroom teachers may have about how to use the pilot lessons, resources, and student materials.

What is Freshman Seminar? Freshman Seminar is a first-semester ninth-grade course. Which is taught using in-depth lessons that are implemented using innovative and traditional teaching techniques including long-range projects, cooperative learning and reflective journal writing. Students learn social and academic readiness skills that can enable them to be successful in their core content courses as well as their social life.

Freshman Seminar

Improved reading skills Better math skills Study skills Note-taking skills Time management skills Technology skills Organizational skills Research skills Conflict and anger management skills 5

Why are we doing this? To close cognitive and non-cognitive skills gaps of students who live and learn in poverty. Ultimately to design student success curriculum that will enable schools to meet the diverse learning needs of students.

FRESHMAN SEMINAR WEBINAR Thank you for agreeing to pilot some of the new learning modularized lessons for Freshman Seminar! This is good news and your feedback and input is valuable to our curriculum development team! Today we will review the new teacher and student materials with you and hopefully provide you with key information about how to use our learning modules to keep your students engaged and connected! Few things to keep in mind during our webinar today: 1.These are pilot lessons in draft form. 2.These materials are only for your use! Let’s get started! GOOD NEWS - Since 1999

Our Goal

About it… Recent research suggests that non- cognitive skills which are the strategies, attitudes, and behaviors youth use inside and outside of the classroom are critical to young people’s success in school and the workplace. ~Public Profit

The Non-Cog 9 1. Mindset Intelligence and skills can be built and I can learn from my mistakes. 2.Mindfulness Directing attention skillfully develops well-being and focus. 3.Resiliency Productive Persistence: Tenacity + good strategies

The Non-Cog 9 4.Cultural Competence Disrupting stereotypes and myths of race, poverty, and cultural knowledge. 5.Social Interactions – Relationship Management Conflict Resolution, Self-Advocacy, Relationship Skills, Emotional Regulation 6.Brain Science Cognitive processes that impact goal-directed behaviors and higher order thinking in both learning and social interactions.

The Non-Cog 9 7.Purpose / Goal Setting Helping kids find, define, and align to purpose and goals. 8.Scarcity When things we need are in short supply: money, time, attention. 9.Shame and Trauma How shame and physical and emotional trauma impact self- esteem, academic self-confidence, and achievement motivation.

National Standards 1.College Career Readiness-CCR 2.American School Counselor Association-ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors 3.International Society of Technology in Education-ISTE 4.21 st Century Learning Skills 5.Universally Designed Learning Standards-UDL

Freshman Seminar Module Topics 1.Note-taking/Mind Mapping 2.Active Listening 3.Stress Management 4.Dealing with Authority 5.Approaches to Conflict 6.Turning Failure into Success 7.Life After Graduation 8.Using the Internet for Research 9.Study Skills What will you be piloting?

What type of technology will you need? MS PowerPoint LCD Projector Internet Access Adobe Pro Maybe speakers Maybe a Smartboard Maybe cellphone text messaging Ability to access YouTube videos, etc.

Technology Integration Features Each lesson can be displayed using MSPowerPoint Adobe enables us to create electronic handout students can complete, save and if they are working away from the classroom. Remind 101 is a live link in some lessons, because we want to encourage teachers to use features like this to send reminders to students and families. TDS Teacher Web Page will have a blog feature for teachers to share tips and ideas with each other regarding the modules. Student Weebly Web Page. Survey Monkey feedback (anonymous) Smart Board compatible when teachers have MS PowerPoint on show.

Key Questions 1.Do you have internet access? 2.Do you have the ability to stream video and MS PowerPoint? 3.Are you able to assign online work to your students? 4.Do you have an LCD projector? 5.Do you have the ability to play videos with sound? 6.Will you be using any text messaging apps or features with your students?

Prototype Prototype- a first, typical or preliminary model of something, from which other forms are developed or copied. The prototypes we share today, is not our final product for Freshman Seminar, we are experimenting with how to create a new and improved product!

Accessing the lessons/modules Password: FS2015 (ALL CAPS, no spaces)

TDS Teacher Web Page Read everything on the welcome page! Live links to resources and materials are embedded throughout the page. Step 1: Resources you will need to teach a module Step 2: Explains how to access modules, how to display them during teaching, and how to access student materials. Each module can be edited by the classroom teacher after they have downloaded it. Encourage your teachers to download the modules they plan to teacher. This will allow flexibility with planning and lesson additions, if necessary.

Lesson Overview Page

© Copyright, Johns Hopkins University. All Rights Reserved. Student Printables Begin Module 1 Before You Teach Step 1. Student can download their materials at: Step 2. You have the option to print the each module with teacher’s notes. If you are using Success Highways and/or College Summit materials in conjunction with Freshman Seminar, then… Module 1 Module 1 Success Highways Teach this FS lesson after...U6:D7 And before you teach...U6:D8 Making all the Connections NTSE Research and information fluency Technology operations and concepts 21 ST Century Learning Information Literacy College Career Readiness Standard Research to Build and Present Knowledge If you are not using the website materials, click the “Student Printable” icon to print the student activity sheets for all three module. Module 2 Module 2 Module 3 Module 3 — OR —

ACCESSING THE LESSONS/MODULES module-prototype-2015/ module-prototype-2015/ Password: FS2015 (ALL CAPS, no spaces)

What happens after I pilot? Survey Feedback Please! r/tdsmmgfs2015

Six Planning Tips 1.Start with the lesson overview pages. 2.Then download the modules with the notes. 3.Read through notes on each slide. They contain essential questions and directions for both the teacher and the students. 4.Pay close attention to what materials might be needed and decide before the module is taught if you will require students to do work online using Adobe Acrobat Reader or if you will print materials. 5.Key terms are intended to be used by the teacher, you may want to decide how to teach the terms that are not already explicitly being taught in the lesson. 6.Always double check your technology needs, links, videos, etc.

Teacher Commitment Pilot the lessons/modules. Provide feedback via Survey Monkey to the developers. Work with support staff associated with the program or pilot. Periodically solicit feedback from students and support staff who assist with the implementation of lessons/modules.

Additional Pilot Information Friday, January 29, 2016, Pilot phase will conclude Friday, January 29, 2016, we hope all lessons have been piloted and surveys are completed by this date. We would like to acknowledge every teacher by name for your contribution to this pilot. Please make sure we have the name of your school along with your first and last name. Let us know if you do not wish to have your name printed in our thank you! Please complete the Participation Agreement and have your principal sign off on it ASAP!

Questions/Feedback

If you have any questions… Cheree Davis Executive Project Manager Phone: