Guides and Lesson Plans

The resources on this page include sample lesson plans and teaching guides for first-year instruction.

Useful tips are shared by LeaRN Director April Heney in her Supporting Underserved College Students in Writing & Reading Courses blog.

Other resources are available at the Elbogen Center for Teaching & Learning.

Teaching Guides from Venderbilt University are excellent resources as well.  

In addition to the lesson plans and guides below, a great resource for your classes is the First-Year Student Guidebook, Making College Count. This can be used in its entirety or simply used for various lessons.

1. Order the guide as a course packet for your students to purchase through the University Bookstore (only $4 per booklet).
2. Ask students to access web content for class discussion, presentations on transition skills, etc. URL:  https://www.uwyo.edu/fye/making-college-count/index.html
3. Access the guide through WyoCourses modules that contain assignments (which can be downloaded into your existing course shell). Instructions for accessing the Making College Count course shell.