July 16-July 27 Session

Time: 8am - 3pm

Time change due to State seat time requirement for credit.

Freshman Seminar:

Online Pre-Registration Required -Deadline Thurday, May 3, 2007
(CLOSED)


Those pre-registering online must submit their $100.00 non-refundable certified check or money order payable to Enloe High School between Tuesday, May 8th and Friday, May 18th to complete registration. (no personal checks will be accepted).

Parents that have pre-registered for summer session of Freshman Seminar may also render payment before Magnet Open House (May 8th) from 5:45 - 6:30 pm.

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Freshman Seminar Objectives

952026 FRESHMAN SEMINAR (S 1/2)
* Required course for all incoming freshmen. Planning and preparation begins in this course for the final graduation project which will be a graduation requirement starting with the class of 2010.

This course, designed specifically for incoming freshmen, will ease the transition from middle school to high school by focusing on four essential principles

  • strategies for learning how to learn
  • how to reason effectively and articulate the logic applied
  • how to deal with complicated ideas
  • how to relate to and work with others

To help students manage the workload of the high school environment, the course will build study- and test-taking skills, teamwork, decision-making, and problem solving. In addition, students will use inquiry-based research methods to investigate complex issues that relate to teens, their local community, and the global community. Using strategies such as self-assessments and reflective journals, students will develop a sense of personal responsibility for their own learning and behavior, an ability to collaborate with peers, and the capability to deal effectively with change in an ever-changing global environment.

The class will be offered during 1st and 2nd semester as an elective, or before or after school. We are also offering the class during a two week summer session July 16 - July 27, Time: 8am - 3pm..

Course Objectives

Graduation Project Requirements
The Freshman Seminar course is designed as the first step at addressing the final graduation project requirement. Freshmen will develop research skills that are necessary to completing their senior project (including, but not limited to: writing a research paper, citing sources, writing a bibliography, presenting their research), as well as develop skills that are essential to all disciplines.
Personal Effectiveness for Academic and Social Experiences

Organizational and Learning Skills

  • Rubrics
  • Portfolio
  • Reflections
  • Graphic organizers
  • Meyers-Briggs

Time-Management Skills

  • Planners
  • Goal setting

Test-Taking Skills

Study Skills

Team-Building Skills

Decision-Making for Academic and Social Experiences
  • Questioning Skills
  • Problem-Solving Skills
  • Reasoning Skills
  • Public Speaking
  • Seminar
Social Awareness and Responsibility
  • Multicultural Awareness (using research projects and Power Point presentations)
  • Global Issues and Ethics

Information Literacy

Research Skills

  • MLA/APA

Access, Analysis, and Validation of Information

  • Credibility / plagiarism

Media Presentations

  • ProQuest
  • Web credibility
  • Blackboard, Turnitin.com