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Post date: Feb 4, 2015 5:18:49 PM
In February's AVID Newsletter you'll find information on the upcoming 8th Grade AVID student Goals Presentation Event, Kennedy's AVID Parent Night, College Day at VVE, VVM AVID students' trip to Base Camp, AVID Awareness Campaign at VVM, the reciprocal teaching strategy, and upcoming AVID Events in the area.
Spotlight on AVID
SAVE THE DATE!
You are invited to attend Valley View Middle School's Second Annual Goal Setting Presentation! Please come and listen to 8th grade AVID students discuss their short-, mid-, and long-range goals.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 6th, 8:30am - 9:30am
WHERE: Valley View Middle School Cafetorium
Watch the video slideshow below for photos of last year's event
VVM, NCC and Black History Month
Valley View Middle School students attend a lecture on Civil Rights at Normandale Community College as a part of Black History Month activities.
AVID Parent Night at Kennedy
College Day at VVE
Valley View Elementary 5th graders learn about AVID and the importance of going to college. Once each month teachers wear college gear to support the college-going environment they are creating at VVE. During the Thursday, January 22 College Day Celebration, several lucky 5th graders won college gear of their own!
Kennedy AVID students and their parents gathered to learn more about preparing for college and the amazing classes and resources Kennedy has to offer as they continue along their path.
VVMS AVID Students at Base Camp
Ask Us About AVID!
It's AVID Awareness time at Valley View Middle School! See Valley View Middle School's AVID promotional video below for information about what AVID is and how it looks for students at VVM.
Valley View Middle School AVID students participated in a variety of activities at Base Camp, including rock climbing, team building games, and archery.
AVID Resources
WICOR Strategy of the Month:
Reciprocal Teaching
Reciprocal teaching refers to an instructional activity in which students become the teacher in small group sessions. Teachers model, then help students learn to guide group discussions using four strategies: summarizing, questioning, clarifying, and visualizing.
This Reciprocal Teaching Video, geared toward students, shows how to use reciprocal teaching to read and understand a shared text in a small group. See the attached documents below for more information/ideas.
AVID Weekly Article of the Month:
Elementary: Compare and Contrast the Birds of North America
This article compares the bald eagle and the turkey as candidates for America's official bird.
Secondary: Voices: Do Celebrities Have the Right to a Private Life?
In this article, Africa Baker and Andie Linker argue opposing views regarding the private lives of celebrities and other public figures.
All AVID Weekly articles, lesson plans and activities are archived monthly and available in the following Google Folders for anyone to access and use:
Roles:
Clarifier: Looks for new vocabulary or words that are confusing. Identifies unknown words or concepts.
Questioner: Creates Costa's Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 questions from the passage/text. Asks questions about words or concepts that are unclear.
Summarizer: Creates a brief summary of the main ideas and concepts. Provides the main idea from the reading.
Visualizer: Draws the main idea with strong visual cues and images. Connects the main idea to a shared or common visual.
Additional/Optional Roles:
Predictor: Makes predictions about the next section of the text or topic. Justifies predictions from facts. Checks predictions at the end of the text.
Note-gatherer: Records the group discussion in words, phrases, and/or visuals. Each member receives a copy of the record following the discussion for future studying and review.
AVID Support and Events
Online AVID Support
Daily/weekly elective class lesson plans
Informational/instructional videos, handouts and downloads over many AVID Essentials, including Writing, Inquiry, Tutorials, Data and Site Teams.
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.
Upcoming AVID Events
These events are a part of the district/site membership fee and thus, there is no charge other than the cost for a substitute teacher which will be covered by your District/Site.
AVID Elective Teacher Workshops:
These workshops are specifically designed for AVID Elective Teachers and Coordinators.
- Thursday, February 26, 2015 in Roseville, MN
- Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in Brooklyn Park, MN (NW Suburban)
- Thursday, April 16, 2016 in Woodbury, MN (EMID)
- TBD in Mankato, MN (MSU-Mankato)
Topics include:
- Collaboration: Increasing Levels of Rigor through Inquiry: How can I increase collaboration in my lessons to expand critical thinking? Can I share these strategies effectively with others in my class?
- How to take the Cornell Way Schoolwide: How do I help my entire school learn the difference between Cornell Notes and THE CORNELL WAY?
- Rigor Across the AVID College Readiness System: How can I help all of the teachers at my school to increase the RIGOR in their lessons while supporting students in their learning?
Site Team Workshop
- February 25, 2015 in Plymouth, MN
- The Spring 2015 Site Team Conference is designed for AVID Elective Teachers, Coordinators, Site Team Members and District Directors. Participants will engage in 3 professional learning modules and Site Team Planning Time.
Topics include:
- Content Area Study Groups (Tutorials for Content Classes)
- College Acceptance for all
- Student Selection and Retention
This web meeting allows coordinators and teachers a wide variety of dates and times to choose from to best fits their schedule.
*If you would like access to any of these resources and do not currently have an account on my.Avid.org, contact Kelly Killorn
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