First-Year Students come to college with diverse backgrounds, knowledge, abilities, and interests. Part of the task of teaching first-year students is preparing them for the academic climate of the university and equipping them for what lies ahead. Instructors of first-year students can play a major role in helping these students realize their potential as future scholars.

CIDR Resources

	CIDR Teaching and Learning Bulletins What helps students learn? CIDR Teaching and Learning Bulletin, 5(1) Teaching Freshman Interest Groups CIDR Teaching and Learning Bulletin, 3(3) Teaching and Learning in Sections and Labs CIDR Teaching and Learning Bulletin, 7(1)
	Consult with CIDR CIDR consultants are available to meet with you and discuss your questions about teaching first-year students. See our Consulting pages on exploring teaching issues, diversity and inclusive teaching practices, designing courses and assignments, and collecting student feedback for more information. To schedule a consultation, call 206-543-6588, or contact us by email to arrange an appointment.
	Available in the CIDR Reading Room Erickson, B. L., Peters, C. B., & Strommer, D. W. (2006). Teaching first-year college students: Revised and expanded edition of Teaching college freshmen. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Leamnson, R. (1999). Thinking about teaching and learning: Developing habits of learning with first year college students. Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Best Practices for Teaching First-Year Undergraduates
from the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence at Carnegie Mellon University (1997)

Changing Institutional Culture for First-Year Students and Those Who Teach Them
by Raymond Smith (2003, March-April). About Campus, pp.3-8

Checkers and Chess: What's in a Game? The Transition from High School to College
by David Johns (1993), the University of Delaware Center for Teaching Effectiveness

From High School to College
summary of Chapter One from Bette LaSere Erickson and Diane Weltner Strommer, Teaching College Freshmen (1991).

Knowing Your Students Better: A Key to Involving First-Year Students
by Joseph Fenty (1997). The University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT), Occasional Papers, No. 9.

Metamorphosis: Freshman to Successful Student
by James G. Ladesic (1995), Professor of Aerospace Engineering, and Catherine A. McClellan, Mathematics Coordinator at the Student Success Center, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Who needs these headaches?
Reflections on teaching first-year engineering students. Felder, R.M. (1997, Fall). Success 101, p. 2.

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