Services for First-Year Seminar Instructors

Lesson Plans

The Student Success Center offers lessons plans to support the unique needs of first-year students enrolled in first-year seminar courses. These lessons are designed to strengthen the skills essential for academic success at Temple University, while also fostering collaboration and relationship-building among students.  

Sessions

  • Navigating the Interpersonal Skills of College
  • Addressing Imposter Syndrome
  • Preparing for a Super-Busy Week
  • Making the Most of Group Work
  • Self-Advocacy in Action
  • Good Bot, Bad Bot: Ethical Usage of AI - Part 1
  • Good Bot, Bad Bot: Ethical Usage of AI - Part 2

Session Formats 

Instructors have the flexibility to engage with the session materials in the format that best fits their teaching approach. Options Include:  

  • Option #1 -  Request Lesson Plan Materials -  Instructors will receive a lesson plan, a PowerPoint presentation, and student materials.  Instructors can present lessons independently in their first-year seminar sections. 
  • Option #2 - Request Lesson Plan Materials and SSC Peer-Facilitator Support - Instructors will receive a lesson plan, a PowerPoint presentation, and student materials.  An undergraduate, SSC Peer-Facilitator will provide support while the instructor presents the lesson.  Peer-facilitators can guide small-group activities and monitor student questions throughout the lesson.  Peer-facilitators also provide a unique undergraduate perspective.
  • Option #3 - Request SSC Peer-Facilitators Present Lesson Materials- Peer-facilitators will visit the first-year seminar class and present the lesson to students.  Please note - instructors will be present during the lesson.
  • Option #4 - Coordinated First-Year Seminar Courses - Course Coordinators Request Lesson Plan Materials - Course coordinators will receive session materials.

Questions? Please email