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Post date: Mar 27, 2014 10:21:42 PM
In this month's AVID Newsletter you'll find information about AVID Elementary and AVID Secondary, the WICOR Strategy called "Snowball," upcoming AVID events in the area, and photos from VVE's College Gear Day and KHS's field trips to Cargill and Toro.
Spotlight on AVID Students
College Gear Day at Valley View Elementary
Teachers at VVE wear their college gear the last Thursday of each month.
Cargill Career Fair
Toro E-Mentor Meet and Greet
On Thursday March 13th, the 10th grade AVID students at Kennedy High School attended the Cargill Career Fair at Cargill Headquarters. Thanks to Best Prep for providing this opportunity to learn about careers at Cargill and meet other AVID students from Cooper, Armstrong and Rockford. There were presentations from Cargill professionals in a variety of departments representing thirteen different careers. The students elected to attend four different sessions, and had a working lunch with speakers from the Global Diversity & Inclusion Team.
AVID Resources
What is AVID (Secondary)?
Watch the following video for an in-depth look at AVID in a secondary school. This video is geared toward explaining AVID to parents and students. It is a great information resource for interested families!
WICOR Strategy of the Month
The Snowball Activity
More information about AVID Elementary
The following video shows how AVID looks in an elementary school. This video features a new AVID school, Machado Elementary in Lake Elsinore, California.
The snowball activity is a way for students to share their thoughts about a topic, reflect on learning, ask questions, brainstorm ideas, and more!
Directions:
- Students are given a writing prompt (a question, directions for reflection, etc.).
- Students write in response to the prompt and crumple their paper into a "snowball."
- At the teacher's signal, students gently toss their snowballs toward the center of the room.
- Students collect one snowball and read the response.
- Students share ideas from the snowball they read.
Upcoming AVID Events
Online AVID Support
AVID Breakout Sessions offered at Kennedy High School
Daily/weekly elective class lesson plans
Informational/instructional videos, handouts and downloads featuring many AVID Essentials, including Writing, Inquiry, Tutorials, Data, and Site Teams.
- Cornell Notetaking (May Workshop Days)
- Critical Reading (May Workshop Day)
- Inquiry (May Workshop Day)
Teachers from ALL schools are welcome to attend!
A time-sensitive support and collaboration forum for AVID Elective Teachers and Site Coordinators, providing an opportunity to collaborate with other coordinators and teachers from all over the country about issues and topics affecting their students and classes right now.
This web meeting allows coordinators and teachers a wide variety of dates and times to fit their schedules.
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