increase educational expectations for our students to ensure that all students reach their highest potential and are successful in their high school and college classes Freshman Seminar Teacher Role and Responsibilities Provide a variety of classroom techniques and methods Promote high levels of achievement in relation to individual student abilities Employ teaching strategies congruent with planned student outcomes Select teaching strategies emphasizing student involvement Monitor student learning and pace instruction accordingly Provide instruction predicated on course goals and objectives Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities Develop and maintain positive interpersonal relationships Model personal behaviors of honesty, fairness, courtesy, and consideration Maintain a cooperative relationship with administrators, staff, students, and parents Share appropriate information with parents and with other staff members Provide documentation of students' progress Provide timely and accurate feedback/documentation to students, parents, and appropriate staff members Maintain appropriate records of student performance, progress, and development Build motivation and interest in learning Exhibit personal interest and encourage student interest in core class content Maintain an ongoing personal program of professional growth and development Cultivate and model a respectful working and learning environment Manage student behavior in the classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures Maintain discipline in accordance with the rules and disciplinary systems of the school Assist students, individually or in groups, with developing academic, college, and career goals and plans. Course topics include, but are not limited to: Understanding the importance of a balanced lifestyle Realistic goal setting Career exploration The importance of relationship building - in school and in personal and professional lives College planning Study skills College-writing skills Note-taking skills Critical Thinking Problem Solving Life Skills Digital Citizenship Decision making Professionalism Entrepreneurship Debating/Argument Skills Attitudes and how they affect all aspects of life Time management Growth Mindset Character education Entrepreneurship Building research-based arguments Creating High Level Thinking Questions Self-awareness: passions, values, personality traits, strengths, skills Familiarization with the high school and college Codes of Conduct Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices.