AVID January

Post date: Jan 1, 2014 8:14:17 PM

In this month's AVID Newsletter you'll find information about AVID at Valley View Elementary, the AVID Elective Tutorial, a strategy for students to use when responding to text through writing and illustration called a "One-Pager", and upcoming AVID events including opportunities for all teachers to attend AVID-related breakout sessions at Kennedy High School's winter and spring workshop days.

Spotlight on AVID Students

AVID Elementary Students at Valley View Elementary

All 5th grade students at Valley View Elementary School participate in AVID's Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading (WICOR) Strategies. At left, students are engaged in reading and answering higher-level thinking questions at Costa's Levels 2 & 3. In the center, students are engaged in collaboration as they read one anothers writing and work together on content revisions. At right, students use their AVID binders to organize and review their 2-column notes for a research project.

VVMS AVID Students at Base Camp, December 10th

KHS AVID Students

Eighth grade AVID students at Valley View Middle School participated in team building and collaborative problem solving activities at Base Camp. Take a look at the slideshow below to see them in action!

AVID 8th Graders at Base Camp

Kennedy AVID Sophomores share their service learning project fundraising ideas and plans on December 5th.

Kennedy AVID Freshmen discuss their pathways to college and set short, mid-, and long range goals during their elective class on December 5th.

AVID Resources

AVID Elective Tutorial

WICOR Strategy of the month

One-Pager Activity

A one-pager is a strategy for responding to a text through writing and illustration.

Watch this short video to learn more about what happens before, during and after the twice-weekly AVID Elective Tutorial.

Students fill the entire sheet of paper with:

two or more direct quotes from the text

one or more drawn pictures/symbols related to the quotes or to the reading as a whole
a written personal response, including comments, connections, or interpretations, and
anything else that is relevant to the reading.

Upcoming AVID Events

Online AVID Support

AVID Breakout Sessions offered at Kennedy High School

Weeks at a Glance

Daily/weekly elective class lesson plans

On Demand Modules

Informational/instructional videos, handouts and downloads over many AVID Essentials, including Writing, Inquiry, Tutorials, Data and Site Teams.

AVID Live!

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.

Cornell Notetaking (March and May Workshop Days)
Critical Reading (March Workshop Day)
Inquiry (May Workshop Day)

Teachers from ALL schools are welcome to attend!

AVID Regional Path Training

Making Your Data Work For YOU! (see attached flyers)
When: February 26-27, 2014, 8:00-3:30
Where: Edina, MN (Minnesota State University-Edina Campus)
Registration Deadline: January 25, 2014

This web meeting allows coordinators and teachers a wide variety of dates and times to choose from to best fits their schedule.

This 2-day training is intended Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Curriculum Directors, Elementary and Secondary Principals, Counselors and Teacher Leaders. Participants will engage in a five-step process to systematically evaluate program and instructional effectiveness which will then enable leaders to make changes to school culture using data. Moreover, participants will learn the various types of education data including qualitative and quantitative, recognize program strengths and challenges using AVID data reports and identify data sources outside of AVID Center.